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So it’s been a really long time since I’ve used Penny...
Like a REALLY long time
So I decided she deserves a possible comeback even if her character may not be the most willing to leave her home in quiet Colorado...

This is my art bid for AusWB Import 69 who I fell in love with. She’s just such a lovely horse

Also another view of this image without the smaller comics:

my story to go along with this image:

Penny had been at Kinavara for a little bit now. She felt weird being in such an active environment. She almost felt violated if she was honest. Her mornings, evenings and even at night were filled with the work that involved horses, training, grooming, and mucking was her new free time activity she liked to say because she really did not have much free time anymore if she was honest. But it was okay, she had spent too much of her time alone working with one or two client horses in Colorado on her own private ranch with her lovely mare Paris who now was retired after several years of high competition. She was still sound, but when she had been bred she just wasn't ever brought back into her work, which was fine. She deserved a good break, and she did not deserve to be worked into the ground, and because of how light her bone structure was, Penny was a bit concerned she would get herself injured. So now she spent her days getting light rides, ground work, and filling her belly on hay, grain, and other grasses.
When Eden had called Penny a few months prior, Penny really did not think much on the proposition. Move to australia? To work with Australian warmbloods? Whoever put that crazy thought in Eden’s head must have been on something extra special. Or honestly, it probably wasn't someone it was probably something. She knew Eden’s tendencies, though she did not judge. But from the sound in Eden’s voice when she got the call she knew it was something important; “I do need your help with something. Or someone I guess. There is this guy riding for Kinavara and he needs a trainer with higher level experience, aka you. And if I didn’t think you were not qualified for this job, I never would have even called you. We both know i do not admire very many people, so I think you should take advantage of the fact you are one of the select few~” Eden spoke over the phone, and Penny could hear the sly smile on the younger girl’s face over the phone.
“Eden- I appreciate you trying to talk me up but it hasn't worked with others so why do you think this would work for you?” Was Penny’s bored response. She had been content living her quiet slow life if she was honest. Though of course Eden gave one of those ‘because you admire me as well and that's why you should come help me’ speeches and somehow Penny had been sold on the idea.
So here she was at Kinavara, with Eden standing next to her as she coached Lincoln and Kalum through a course consisting of some more higher level jumps.
“So penny-“ Eden started,
“No-“ immediately Penny started. She knew that tone. She did ot like how Eden got her to do most things when she used that tone. It was like Eden was flirting with her, but worse.
“Fine be a bitch then.” Was what penny got back, which made her scoff in both irritation, and amusement. Especially whe Lincoln glanced over like ‘What? Me?’
“Pay attention to your horse Lincoln. Not us. And please for the love of god move your leg back. Maybe if I’m lucky you will actually take advantage of your half halts.” Penny spoke, before she glanced to Eden who impatiently was ready to burst to Penny
“There is a sale coming. A really nice one. With Australian Warmbloods. And I am familiar with one of the mares, she actually used to be a client horse of mine before i-“ she made a circular motion next to her head, and continued.
“You will really like her. And honestly? If i was actually able to, I would get my hands on her. But her owner doesn’t really care for me after my fall. And hey, worse comes to worse if you don’t like her you can just sell her under the table to me.” Eden smirked slightly, and crossed her arms.
“Who says I even want another horse.”
“It wasn't who, it was you. I can tell you would prefer a horse to actually take you in the direction you want to go. Which is up. And not only does this mare have the talent, she also is the perfect age for you to train for yourself.”
“Mmm yeah. Alright. When is the sale?”
“It is posted on the bulletin in the barn. There is a letter from the association.”
“I will take a look…”

Of course and from there, one thing led to another. It led to Penny going to the sale, trying the mare and of course appreciating to mare, her fiery personality and immense love to show who was the queen of the ring. Penny first came, meeting Cressie at her stall and finding the courage to actually befriend her as someone explained to her more of the mare before agreeing to let Penny try her.
She may not like mud, but that was fine. Penny wanted too much of a fan of cross country if she was honest. She found the show jumping ring the most exciting, but over the years she also found her fascination for dressage. She had attempted some of it when she was younger with Paris, but now it was mostly long behind her and Eden offered to help her if she came to help with Lincoln. She led the mare from the stall and was shown where the grooming supplies were. The first thing she noticed when she picked up the brush was the mare’s attitude. She pinned her ears when Penny went to one side, and thankfully Penny was paying attention otherwise she probably would have been a subject of the wrath from the very upset red headed mare. So she switched the other side and found that the horse seemed to calm down, but still kept a close eye on the stranger.
“She has a system I see..” Penny spoke as she looked to the staff member who was helping her,
“Yes. I meant to mention that. She’s picky, she likes it if you start on her left side and work from her neck to her rump, and then switch and do the same on her right side. From front to back and then top to bottom. You will clean her hooves last.” She was instructed and Penny nodded, looked back to the mare who seemed to snort and nodded her head like ‘yeah that’s right I’m the queen here.’
Penny was phased though, and when she finished the rest of the process she started to tack the mare up and then led her out to the arena and to the mounting block when she carefully mounted the horse and gradually allowed herself to settle into the saddle. Though the mare, even at a walk, was testy. A single shift would make her stop, pin her ears slightly and give Penny the oh so famous ‘mare stare’ though what she may not have noticed was that her attention never left Penny. She always was focused on Penny as Penny was focused on her, and it definitely made Penny happy even if Cressie wasn’t all too thrilled. As they continued though, Penny learned her buttons, she found the mare really could be a good partner as long as she was ridden correctly, and that she was indeed just as prosperous with talent as Eden had described. Sure, she had an attitude and Penny quickly realized after trotting past a pasture with a few old geldings that it was one of the things that stole her attention, but she otherwise was fine and willing to do her job. She could see herself doing some great things in the future with the horse, like maybe actually getting her butt dragged to a few shows now that she actually had found the motivation to bring another horse up to the top with showing as she had with Paris.
The ride came and went, ending with a nice small trail ride on a field next to the facility just to get a feel for how she felt in a slightly unfamiliar atmosphere, she had the mare untacked and into a cooler before leading her back to the same field and allowing her to graze for a bit. She watched the mare carefully pick her way through the slightly wet field until they found a small dryer spot and cleared it of grass over a small duration.

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Import #69
Registered Name: Crescendo
Barn Name: Cressie

Sex: Mare
Age: 6 years
Height: 15.3hh
Build: Close to Ideal

Appearance: Red Dun with three socks, star and snip (flaxen carrier)
Genetics: ee-Aa-DD-Ff
FFS Status: Clear

Breed: Australian Warmblood
Bloodline: Pure
Breed Grading: Quality (13)

Lineage:
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----------------- Sire: Pure Australian Warmblood
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----------------- Dam: Pure Australian Warmblood
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About this horse:
Cressie is partially the typical redhead, where she is spicy and expected to be treated as a princess by those who handle and care for her. She adores being pampered, really her ideal day is getting groomed, bathed, fussed over and then hand grazed through all the choice grassy spots that are normally out of reach of the *regular* horses. Her stall must be cleaned and prepped the correct way otherwise she will be hesitant to go in, and she hates manure in it so is very fastidious about only pooping in the one corner, and heaven forbid if it sit there too long. She only eats food she actually likes the taste of which is a selective few brands(she would make a great brand ambassador. She is very loyal.) and treats, so remember to pack those when she travels or she can be REALLY displeased and refuse any other offerings. She doesn’t need to get worked everyday, but it’s probably best that you try and get her out of her stall and her pasture at least once a day to get her moving and staying motivated otherwise she will spend every single moment sleeping or eating (or terrorizing her pasture mates). She can be rather particular about mares that she is turned out with, but she is entirely un fussy with geldings (and stallions). She calls, dances, flirts, whatever it takes to get the boys attention. Once she has that attention she can be rather fickle about if she actually is pleased with it. Some days its endless grooming and playing or grazing together, other days she tires of it after a short while and will deliver a sharp nip before trotting off to find a new boy to see if he suits her mood better. On another note, she is an extremely athletic and flexible mare making her a great dressage prospect, though she could do well in Show Jumping as well. It is uncertain if she would be suitable for Eventing as she seems very displeased about mud and being dirty in general, so while she would have the athletic ability, she may lack the temperament.

Notes:

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Personality by Serendipppitous + Sealle
Designed by sealle

No specific references used.

Inspiration was taken from illustrations
from illustrations from the early 1900s.
I did not use them so much as references though,
I just had the style pictured by memory but here are
a few images I know influenced the style and ideas:
Here
Here
Here
Here

Description

So it’s been a really long time since I’ve used Penny...
Like a REALLY long time
So I decided she deserves a possible comeback even if her character may not be the most willing to leave her home in quiet Colorado...

This is my art bid for AusWB Import 69 who I fell in love with. She’s just such a lovely horse

Also another view of this image without the smaller comics:

my story to go along with this image:

Penny had been at Kinavara for a little bit now. She felt weird being in such an active environment. She almost felt violated if she was honest. Her mornings, evenings and even at night were filled with the work that involved horses, training, grooming, and mucking was her new free time activity she liked to say because she really did not have much free time anymore if she was honest. But it was okay, she had spent too much of her time alone working with one or two client horses in Colorado on her own private ranch with her lovely mare Paris who now was retired after several years of high competition. She was still sound, but when she had been bred she just wasn't ever brought back into her work, which was fine. She deserved a good break, and she did not deserve to be worked into the ground, and because of how light her bone structure was, Penny was a bit concerned she would get herself injured. So now she spent her days getting light rides, ground work, and filling her belly on hay, grain, and other grasses.
When Eden had called Penny a few months prior, Penny really did not think much on the proposition. Move to australia? To work with Australian warmbloods? Whoever put that crazy thought in Eden’s head must have been on something extra special. Or honestly, it probably wasn't someone it was probably something. She knew Eden’s tendencies, though she did not judge. But from the sound in Eden’s voice when she got the call she knew it was something important; “I do need your help with something. Or someone I guess. There is this guy riding for Kinavara and he needs a trainer with higher level experience, aka you. And if I didn’t think you were not qualified for this job, I never would have even called you. We both know i do not admire very many people, so I think you should take advantage of the fact you are one of the select few~” Eden spoke over the phone, and Penny could hear the sly smile on the younger girl’s face over the phone.
“Eden- I appreciate you trying to talk me up but it hasn't worked with others so why do you think this would work for you?” Was Penny’s bored response. She had been content living her quiet slow life if she was honest. Though of course Eden gave one of those ‘because you admire me as well and that's why you should come help me’ speeches and somehow Penny had been sold on the idea.
So here she was at Kinavara, with Eden standing next to her as she coached Lincoln and Kalum through a course consisting of some more higher level jumps.
“So penny-“ Eden started,
“No-“ immediately Penny started. She knew that tone. She did ot like how Eden got her to do most things when she used that tone. It was like Eden was flirting with her, but worse.
“Fine be a bitch then.” Was what penny got back, which made her scoff in both irritation, and amusement. Especially whe Lincoln glanced over like ‘What? Me?’
“Pay attention to your horse Lincoln. Not us. And please for the love of god move your leg back. Maybe if I’m lucky you will actually take advantage of your half halts.” Penny spoke, before she glanced to Eden who impatiently was ready to burst to Penny
“There is a sale coming. A really nice one. With Australian Warmbloods. And I am familiar with one of the mares, she actually used to be a client horse of mine before i-“ she made a circular motion next to her head, and continued.
“You will really like her. And honestly? If i was actually able to, I would get my hands on her. But her owner doesn’t really care for me after my fall. And hey, worse comes to worse if you don’t like her you can just sell her under the table to me.” Eden smirked slightly, and crossed her arms.
“Who says I even want another horse.”
“It wasn't who, it was you. I can tell you would prefer a horse to actually take you in the direction you want to go. Which is up. And not only does this mare have the talent, she also is the perfect age for you to train for yourself.”
“Mmm yeah. Alright. When is the sale?”
“It is posted on the bulletin in the barn. There is a letter from the association.”
“I will take a look…”

Of course and from there, one thing led to another. It led to Penny going to the sale, trying the mare and of course appreciating to mare, her fiery personality and immense love to show who was the queen of the ring. Penny first came, meeting Cressie at her stall and finding the courage to actually befriend her as someone explained to her more of the mare before agreeing to let Penny try her.
She may not like mud, but that was fine. Penny wanted too much of a fan of cross country if she was honest. She found the show jumping ring the most exciting, but over the years she also found her fascination for dressage. She had attempted some of it when she was younger with Paris, but now it was mostly long behind her and Eden offered to help her if she came to help with Lincoln. She led the mare from the stall and was shown where the grooming supplies were. The first thing she noticed when she picked up the brush was the mare’s attitude. She pinned her ears when Penny went to one side, and thankfully Penny was paying attention otherwise she probably would have been a subject of the wrath from the very upset red headed mare. So she switched the other side and found that the horse seemed to calm down, but still kept a close eye on the stranger.
“She has a system I see..” Penny spoke as she looked to the staff member who was helping her,
“Yes. I meant to mention that. She’s picky, she likes it if you start on her left side and work from her neck to her rump, and then switch and do the same on her right side. From front to back and then top to bottom. You will clean her hooves last.” She was instructed and Penny nodded, looked back to the mare who seemed to snort and nodded her head like ‘yeah that’s right I’m the queen here.’
Penny was phased though, and when she finished the rest of the process she started to tack the mare up and then led her out to the arena and to the mounting block when she carefully mounted the horse and gradually allowed herself to settle into the saddle. Though the mare, even at a walk, was testy. A single shift would make her stop, pin her ears slightly and give Penny the oh so famous ‘mare stare’ though what she may not have noticed was that her attention never left Penny. She always was focused on Penny as Penny was focused on her, and it definitely made Penny happy even if Cressie wasn’t all too thrilled. As they continued though, Penny learned her buttons, she found the mare really could be a good partner as long as she was ridden correctly, and that she was indeed just as prosperous with talent as Eden had described. Sure, she had an attitude and Penny quickly realized after trotting past a pasture with a few old geldings that it was one of the things that stole her attention, but she otherwise was fine and willing to do her job. She could see herself doing some great things in the future with the horse, like maybe actually getting her butt dragged to a few shows now that she actually had found the motivation to bring another horse up to the top with showing as she had with Paris.
The ride came and went, ending with a nice small trail ride on a field next to the facility just to get a feel for how she felt in a slightly unfamiliar atmosphere, she had the mare untacked and into a cooler before leading her back to the same field and allowing her to graze for a bit. She watched the mare carefully pick her way through the slightly wet field until they found a small dryer spot and cleared it of grass over a small duration.

———

Import #69
Registered Name: Crescendo
Barn Name: Cressie

Sex: Mare
Age: 6 years
Height: 15.3hh
Build: Close to Ideal

Appearance: Red Dun with three socks, star and snip (flaxen carrier)
Genetics: ee-Aa-DD-Ff
FFS Status: Clear

Breed: Australian Warmblood
Bloodline: Pure
Breed Grading: Quality (13)

Lineage:
----------------------------------------------------------- SSS:
---------------------------------- SS:
----------------------------------------------------------- SSD:
----------------- Sire: Pure Australian Warmblood
----------------------------------------------------------- SDS:
---------------------------------- SD:
----------------------------------------------------------- SDD:

----------------------------------------------------------- DSS:
---------------------------------- DS:
----------------------------------------------------------- DSD:
----------------- Dam: Pure Australian Warmblood
----------------------------------------------------------- DDS:
---------------------------------- DD:
----------------------------------------------------------- DDD:

About this horse:
Cressie is partially the typical redhead, where she is spicy and expected to be treated as a princess by those who handle and care for her. She adores being pampered, really her ideal day is getting groomed, bathed, fussed over and then hand grazed through all the choice grassy spots that are normally out of reach of the *regular* horses. Her stall must be cleaned and prepped the correct way otherwise she will be hesitant to go in, and she hates manure in it so is very fastidious about only pooping in the one corner, and heaven forbid if it sit there too long. She only eats food she actually likes the taste of which is a selective few brands(she would make a great brand ambassador. She is very loyal.) and treats, so remember to pack those when she travels or she can be REALLY displeased and refuse any other offerings. She doesn’t need to get worked everyday, but it’s probably best that you try and get her out of her stall and her pasture at least once a day to get her moving and staying motivated otherwise she will spend every single moment sleeping or eating (or terrorizing her pasture mates). She can be rather particular about mares that she is turned out with, but she is entirely un fussy with geldings (and stallions). She calls, dances, flirts, whatever it takes to get the boys attention. Once she has that attention she can be rather fickle about if she actually is pleased with it. Some days its endless grooming and playing or grazing together, other days she tires of it after a short while and will deliver a sharp nip before trotting off to find a new boy to see if he suits her mood better. On another note, she is an extremely athletic and flexible mare making her a great dressage prospect, though she could do well in Show Jumping as well. It is uncertain if she would be suitable for Eventing as she seems very displeased about mud and being dirty in general, so while she would have the athletic ability, she may lack the temperament.

Notes:

------------------------------------------------------------------

Personality by Serendipppitous + Sealle
Designed by sealle

No specific references used.

Inspiration was taken from illustrations
from illustrations from the early 1900s.
I did not use them so much as references though,
I just had the style pictured by memory but here are
a few images I know influenced the style and ideas:
Here
Here
Here
Here