~:Named after a fantasy character; so I decided to become one:~

My name is Ivy, but you can call me Pony.
In real life, I am named after a princess from a fantasy novel (Piers Anthony, anyone?).

Dear Pony is a nickname my sister gave me when I was 10 years old and it stuck. Even my grandma calls me Pony on occasion.

-- I am an adult, so please keep that in mind if you are one of the younger players --

I have many hobbies:

-Horses: I started riding in 2012 and have owned my mare since 2019. I took lessons and showed for a handful of years, worked as a trail guide for a few more years and also managed a boarding barn/Equine-Assisted Therapy program for roughly 4 years. I am primarily a trail rider though occasionally I show both Western and English/fun shows. I sometimes give beginner lessons as well.

-I am an artist; I love colored pencil especially and have a very whimsical art style.

-I am an amateur leatherworker - I make pieces to wear to the renaissance faire mostly and medieval armor for my horse.

-I have played the piano for 20+ years. I mostly use that skill to play video game soundtracks (Legend of Zelda being my favorite).

-Writing is a passion of mine - I am working on the final book of a fantasy trilogy that I started 10 years ago.

-Reading: I adore all things fantasy but will read and enjoy just about anything I can get my hands on (Lord of the Rings will always hold a special place in my heart).

-Hiking: I love exploring State and National parks with my husband/favorite adventure buddy!

See something you want to chat about? I promise I don't bite hard, feel free to message me any time.

I've had this Howrse account for ages. Even my sister will sometimes ask if I still play "that horsey game" from when we were kids. lol.

That being said, I've worked my way up from scratch to where I am now, and through all the changes to the game over the years. If you ever need help with anything in game, please don't hesitate to ask. 

Send a friend's request if you like, I'll always try to return congrats when I see them and help with objectives/promos.

Most of my horses are NOT for sale unless listed as such.

Not looking to join a team at this time, just here to casually breed and BLUP Paints (Celebrate the Light affix) and Quarter horses (stars in the sky affix).

My breeding farms:

Retired (mortal 25+ years)
-Mortal horses that are 25ish yrs old and up - these just chill until I get a philosopher's stone and bring them back into my breeding rotation. Some I age up to feed my Yggdrasil.

Stallions (100 BLUP) & Mares (100 BLUP)
-My breeding stock (and older immortal horses). If you ever need a 500e covering from my 100 BLUP studs, shoot me a PM.

Training (BLUP In Progress)
-Horses that have not yet reached 100 BLUP, projects, experiments, AP finders, comp fillers, and random catch-all for horses 1 yr 6 mo and up.

Foals (under 1 yr 6 mo)
-The babies - all have foal games done to max gain. Often I'll have foals up for direct sale at 3,000-3,500e.

The Other Horses:
-Divines, specials, and wandering horses I've collected over the years! 

Caspian is my 14 yr old calico cat who I've had since she was 8 weeks old. I got her from a friend who named her after Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia) before realizing she was a girl. Most of the time we call her Cassie.

Jezebel, also known as Jez, is my (roughly) 25 yr old buckskin Quarter Horse mare.

I met Jez while working at a summer camp in 2016. At the time she was the horse no one wanted to deal with -- she spooked at her own shadow, had a bad habit of pulling back when tied, was aggressive, and perpetually had her ears pinned.

Soon, she ended up as my project because I was the only one she didn't seem to hate. The secret to working with Jezebel? Patience and gentleness. She's not a horse you can bully into listening to you, and was just begging for someone to listen to her. I spent the next 3 years doing exactly that, and she became unrecognizable to how she used to be.

These days, Jez is the gentlest creature and I trust her absolutely with my life. I formally purchased her in 2019 and she will live out the rest of her life with me.

In the last 5 years of horse ownership, Jez and I have gone to a handful of shows and county fairs (even winning a blue ribbon here and there), ridden countless miles on the trail systems of local national forests, spent two years teaching equine-assisted therapy to children and adults with disabilities, and now we teach 4H lessons. Currently we're gearing up for a mounted shooting clinic at the end of the month, and plan on going to some historical/wild west re-enactments soon. I also have a Riders of Rohan cosplay that Jez and I do together, and we're slowly adding pieces to that.

One of these days I'll get some photos of my animals on here. Stay tuned.