DYLAN'S HORSES

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THE NIGHT HAS FALLEN

SHOW NAME
The Night Has Fallen

BARN NAME
Yiska

OWNER
Dylan Hobday

AGE
Six years old

BREED
Friesian x Mustang

GENDER
Stallion

HEIGHT
16.3 hh

COLOR
Dark flaxen

EQUIPMENT
Hunter green

PERSONALITY
Yiska is not your regular, ordinary, packaged-neatly-in-a-box horse. He is half domesticated horse and half wild, so has never really 'belonged' in either worlds. He is a true diamond in the rough, and his amazing flaxen coloring makes him stand out in a crowd. Yiska is a fantastic jumper and it's insane to watch him and Dylan out on a course, as both horse and rider have nerves of steel and are willing to tackle anything. Yiska is a sought-after horse because of his odd breed and is living proof that breed has nothing to do with capability, as he's one of the only Friesians on the competitive circuit. He is instantly recognisable because of his beautiful coloring and so he gets a lot of attention - therefore he's used to it. He can be fairly arrogant and Dylan has to use a firm hand with him to get him to calm down.

HISTORY
Yiska's story starts when a prize Friesian escaped from his paddock and found a wild mustang mare out in the hills. Nature took its course and the mare was impregnated. The Friesian's owner found him and took him home and the two horses never saw each other again, the regular Romeo and Juliet. Soon the mustang mare gave birth to a foal who had the beauty of a Friesian with the temperament of a mustang. Several months later government-funded roundup captured several dozen horses in the wild and put them up for adoption. Dylan and Audrina attended the auction, looking for potential trainees, when Dylan's eye fell on the odd yearling that was Yiska. He instantly fell in love and dragged his mother over to inspect the colt. Audrina was willing to take on the challenge and they bought the unruly horse and took him home to Saracen, where years of training began. Yiska was difficult to break but once he was under saddle began to settle down. He developed his natural talents under Audrina's experienced hand and is blessed with almost too much potential.

DISCIPLINES
Eventing, primarily cross-country.