This is my new horse breed, though for me they've been around since 2000.

The only way to get a purebred Draygloth is from my founding pair. Just note me if you want one and draw up the breeding pic. You get to draw the foals. I will be having foals from the pair up for adoption first come first serve. I will reserve one if you ask me.
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Origin: These horses origins are unknown though it is suspected they came from the eastern deserts.

Appearance: Lightly built, prismatic equines with reptile or amphibian coat markings. Due to retaining the dragon genes, the horses have bright jewel-like coats with a mixture of hair and scales. Just like their coats their manes and tails can be prismatic or closer to a natural color. Both mares and stallions have backward curving horns in front of their ears, fangs, spikes that run down the length of the spine, and light colored eyes with slit pupils. The spikes run from the top of the head to the withers then pick up again at the hip down to the flowing tail. These equines have heavy scaling from throat to genitals. They vary in height depending on breed but are usually anywhere from 13-16 hands. Draygloth eyes have exceptional night vision due to reflective membranes in the back of the eyes. Fangs unfortunately could not be bred out but luckily cannot be grown past the bottom lips. They can still leave nasty gashes. Both genders have mobile dew claws on all 4 legs.

Stallions: The primary feature of males are their horns. If straightened out, they are about 12 inches long. Males stand taller than the females and quite aggressive. The horns adorning their heads are used in breeding fights. They lower their heads and lock horns trying to push the opposition over. They do fight with them in normal equine fashion as well which is why the males' throats and bellies are thickly scaled. Usable dew claws on the front legs help with grip during mating but can be used in defense.

Mares: Their manes and tails are usually brighter than the stallions' but the coat colors are generally more diluted. Females have much shorter horns, closer to 4 inches. Females also retain their dew claws but only for defense. They have longer fangs than the males.

Foals: Young are unusual because the mother does not have just one foal, she can have up to 3. Foals are born with soft scales and dew claws but without horns, spikes, and fangs.Newborns have dark coat colors that brighten to their adult colors when they are 5 months old. They depend entirely on their mother's protection until about a year old.

Care: Draygloth are high spirited and require lots of patience as they have only recently come about and are not very used to humans. Special care is required to keep one of these equines in good health and happiness. First, they are omnivorous and need the protein that fresh meat provides. It is prudent to keep the horns, spikes, and dew claws at a safe level. The scales need to be picked every once in a while to keep them comfortable. Extreme caution should be taken near to breeding season for both mares and stallions. Draygloths should not be near other normal horses at this time; they are far too dangerous and could potentially gore a stablemate.

Genetics: Those horses from the foundation pair are considered BL. Only purebreds will show all characteristics of the Draygloth. A Draygloth bred with anything else will have only a 30% chance of passing on the coat colors and pattern. There is a 10% chance of getting the horns or spikes. Dew claws do not pass except to another with Draygloth blood. Rare traits include the more reptile-like characteristics such as small non-usable dragon wings(only seems to be carried by females), scaled tails with no hair, saber fangs,fins running the length of the spikes, natural coat colors, dark eyes, fully clawed feet, full body scaling, entirely carnivorous diet, and different styles of horns or no horns or spikes at all.

Things have been just so busy lately. I haven't really wanted to draw much.. and if I do, its usually WoW related. Sad. The countdown continues and I feel more anxious everyday. There is still so much to get done before the big day! I still haven't found a decent flight to Miami and the prices are rediculous going out of Louisville! I hope I find something we can afford and fast..or part of the honeymoon will be driving 20+ hours to get to the ship. x.x I really don't want us to be exhausted the first day of our honeymoon. Sleeping all day is not my idea of romantic. Oh and if anyone knows of a good limo company around here let me know, we're looking for something around PRP or Dixie Highway.

We have just, and I mean this very minute, gotten back from our engagement retreat. It lasted from Friday to Sunday and we had to stay on campus the entire time. Most of it was absent physical activity and by the end of it my butt was asleep. We had to do it to get married in our church and so both of us were dreading the time. The thing I most hated was having to get up at 7am, us being nearly nocturnal, the schedual was terrible for us. The first night I could not sleep until about 3am. I had no idea the beds were so damned hard! My sleep was fitful and painful at best. Needless to say I was no happy camper the next morning when we were discussing(always sitting!) how to better our marriage and what it truly meant. That Saturday had to be the most trying. I had 4 hours of sleep(it was more like 2 for decent sleep)and we sat, discussed, talked, and sat some more. My patience wore thin by 9pm and I was snappy. There were many other couples with us over the weekend and we had a group session. It took longer than I expected and we actually ended up going to bed at 1am and waking in 6 freakin hours! Sunday the end is in sight! I had very little patience for any of the important discussions and I probably was venting. However, the talks Andy and I had helped to set straight some things we normally would not say to each other had we been home. Many key decisions were made this weekend that will help us in the coming marriage. Even after all the mood swings it still was worth what we learned. By god I am tired though! I still have to see Eric off tonight because hes leaving tomorrow for his station in New Mexico. I won't see him till the wedding, then who knows when next he will be able to come in.

BlueGrass update.

JOURNAL-

Evanescence, our newest horse, is settling in well. Even with Viper constantly stamping his feet and trying to nip her, she seems content. Its almost like she breathed a sigh of relief when she was caught and brought here; like shes home again. Later on after being checked over by the vet and quarantined for a week, I personally turned her out into a different field from Viper, that way they might learn to like each other but not injure. A bright flash of color at the end of the small field caught my eye as I released the mare's halter. I knew it couldn't have been Viper because he was in a different field to my left. I closed the gate and kept a careful watch on the shadowed treeline but I never saw it again. Walking back up to the stalls I went to tell the staff what I'd seen and expressed my hope that it may be another of Viper's strange kind. If indeed it was, the breed needed a name. Viper had scales, and horns leading us to believe he was crossed with some sort of reptile; how we don't know. One of the groomers spoke up and called him a Draygloth. It was an odd name but it somehow sounded right. Draygloths it is. God I hope that little flash of color is a mare Draygloth... I want so desperately to breed more of his beautiful kind.
On another note; Evanescence has been with a trainer to see what she'll do. For now shes a trail horse. Not quite in shape for the more strenuous disiplines, but she is showing promise in reining. She likes to please which is a great quality. More on this later. Need to muck out the stables.

BlueGrass Medows is expecting a second horse! The staff and trainers might have found a companion for Viper!! Shes a beautiful chestnut appaloosa mare. She is trained as a pleasure riding horse but can easily be molded for any other disipline.

Mares: Soon to come!

He is of breeding age! Note me if interested.

Stallions:

Name: Viper
Gender: Male
Breed: Arabian, Draygloth.
Age: 5
Height: 15hh
Color: Light cerulean, Dark cerulean, Navy, Cream, Tan, yellow eyes.
Markings: Bright yellow eyes with python markings. Darker blue runs down the head and spine. His pelt is covered in Navy splotches and spots with navy socks.
Discipline: Jumping hopefully
Passible Traits: 25%reptile pattern, White or cream mane and tail, 25% coat color, 15% scales horns and spikes if colt. Fillies may have very small dragon wings but this is quite rare.
Sire/Dam: Unknown
Bloodlines: Foundation horse
Offspring: None
Other: Hes not all bad. Once a person earns his trust through some major trials set by Viper, hes really a calm and sweet-tempered horse. Trainers need to make personal time with him to avoid misbehavior which could severely injure someone. He likes one-on-one time with me and is protective of those he holds in high regard. Viper's harrowing ordeal when he was a colt has fortunately left no scars, either physical or emotional. He does however think hes a human since the stable has had a hard time getting another horse as his companion.
For stud/lease: yes

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