#wild horse's Valley

[thomaswaynewolf]

[desert-love]

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

All Legs 38W9508 by Daniel D'Auria Via Flickr: One doesn’t have to look hard to see the love between a dam and her foal. This colt is likely no more than a day or so old. He is still a bit wobbly but horses stand within minutes of birth. They have to in order to nurse, and they must nurse in order to survive. They usually begin trying to run within a day and this little guy is no exception. You can see from his stature, he is all legs. The legs of horses at birth are proportionately large compared to adults. The reasons for this are clear. #WildHorses

[shannonsketches]

Weird Horsegirl Ganondorf fun fact of today is that in Ocarina of Time Ganondorf rides without a bridle! Even in the concept art his horse lacks any bit or reigns (as does Epona, and every other horse).

What it mainly means is that the N64 didn't have the power to mess with an unnecessary complex item to render -- but what it could be interpreted to mean for the sake of fandom fun is that the horses are raised and trained to be ridden bridleless.

Not to be up my own headcanons about horses being a big thing in Gerudo Valley and Malon's mom being Gerudo and there being a reason that Gan's horse is specified as a pure black Gerudo Stallion because other Gerudo horses don't look like that but -- have you seen the dressings on the other horses?

All of them, even Zelda's horse, have a call to Gerudo patterning. Except for Epona, who was only able to be approached, touched, and ridden by Link and presumably Malon herself.

It's no secret that the Gerudo are more or less pulled from African and Arabic cultures, but fun fact about Arabian horses, they used to be given as prized gifts to royalty and important political figures.

So if they are inspired by Arabian horse history --

Although the specific area of the Arabian Peninsula where the breed originated can’t be pinpointed, it is widely accepted that around 2500 B.C., the Bedouin people were responsible for developing the desert horses that became the ancestors of the Arabian horse. The nomads’ keen horse sense and meticulous attention to proper care and breeding created an animal that could withstand the harsh environment of the desert, surviving extreme heat and cold with little water and the food they shared with their handlers. A life of travel also required horses with great lung capacity, endurance and stamina. (x)

It's very possible that all of the horses in OoT have ancestry in Gerudo Valley!

[horsegirlz]

New & Upcoming Horse Games! 🏇

(Updated from my old post on my SSO blog! Thanks to those who helped link stuff to add to the new list!)

Games that are playable now:

Equestriad World Tour (mobile, free with premium options)

Equestrian the Game (mobile, free with premium options)

Horse Club Adventures (pc, purchasable)

Horse Club Adventures 2: Hazelwood Stories (pc, purchasable)

Horse Reality (browser, free with premium options)

Horse Riding Tales (pc & mobile, free with premium options)

Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch (pc, purchasable)

Horse Valley on Roblox (pc/mac & mobile, free with premium options)

House Flipper - Farm DLC (pc/mac, purchasable DLC to House Flipper)

Rival Stars Horse Racing (pc/mac & mobile, free with premium on mobile, one-time cost on pc)

Spirit - Lucky's Big Adventure (pc, purchasable)

Star Equestrian (mobile & pc, free with premium options)

Star Worm Equestrian (Minecraft mod)

The Ranch of Rivershine (pc, purchasable as Early Access)

The Sims 4 Horse Ranch EP *July 20th 2023. (pc/mac, purchasable DLC, TS4 basegame is free)

Wild Horse Islands on Roblox (pc/mac & mobile, free with premium options)

Wildshade (mobile, free with premium options)

Upcoming projects, with or without demos:

Astride (very small demo available in Early Access on Steam)

Horse Life Simulator

Horse Project (demo available)

Horse Shelter 2022 (demo available on Steam)

My Horse: Bonded Spirits (beware: this game may be a lie)

Rising Star: The Horse Game (pixel art!!!)

Tales of Rein Ravine (demo available on Patreon)

Unbridled: That Horse Game (old riding demo available, horse creator demo coming out soon)

Feel free to add more new games/projects in reblogs or replies! I know there are definitely more Roblox horse games, but I haven't tried them and don't know if they're worth mentioning.

[mascamaiorum]

"The Lord of Animals", Pashupati Seal, from the city of Mohenjo Daro, Indus Valley Civilisation

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Hyrule's Horse God Malanya

[yellingart]

A while back I finally got admitted into Cottondown Valley and this is my first stallion for that harpg! His name is Glitter Man <:)

[horsegamergirl]

[nuggetland]

looked through my computer for some old sso pics and got these :)

from 2016-2017 i think. i am also supposed to have a bunch more pictures from 2014 but can't find them rn. but i got this one from a youtube video i made in 2015, i forgot that fort pinta looked like this :')

[rabbitcruiser]

Nevada was admitted as the 36th U.S. state on October 31, 1864.

[o3-sso]

day 1. - tail

[terebelli]

[nostalgicdarknss]

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[gosh-darn-sucking-vacuums]

So I started playing Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch (I wasn’t a horse girl as a kid but I do have nostalgia for horse video games), and the mailbox I woke up to in game is killing me.

Four. Different. People.

Sent me “hot single horses in your area” letters.

[katjadarkrider]

?, Aerico, and Basilius (raven)

StarStable edit from 8th November 2022

Time: 4h 14m

[forever-awake-adventurer]

Wild horses are a common sight in Ruby Valley in Nevada. I was on my way to Fort Ruby when I saw these horses. They are the progeny of the ponies from the Pony Express days. When the Pony Express ended due to the completion of the transnational telegraph system, the ponies were just released there. They've lived and thrived there ever since.