Name: Night Star

Nickname: Star, Night

Age: Depends

Breed: Mustang

Gender: Female

Coat: Minimal tobiano black/blue roan 

Sire: Unknown

Dam: Unknown

Siblings: Unknown

Mate: Yutis

Foals: None yet

Personality: A careful and wise mare who is caring and loving too. She is loyal as well, but can be quick-tempered, but she likes peace and quiet. She can get on the bossy side

Likes: The night but also sunny weather, being listened to, the woods, foals, Alma, Yutis

Dislikes: Being bossed, being offended, foals being bullied, rainy and grey weather, lightning, winter, bad manners  

History: Night Star was Alma’s best friend since they were foals. But when Alma grew up, got a mate, and became a mother, she didn’t notice Star as much as she used to. Though, Star was a great help when Alma had trouble. She helped her take care of her filly, Esperanza, and the other foals of the herd.

Then came a harsh winter. Alma tried encouraging the herd to go on, but Night Star along with many others were scared. Stat knew this was strange for herself, who was normally wise and careful. She decided to stay behind and letting the herd move on without her. But Alma didn’t want to let her die and tried convincing her to come with. But as Night Star was quick-tempered, she angrily galloped away as Alma spoke sternly with her. She felt her best friend should not speak to her like that. But then she realised, as she ran through the woods, that this had been her most foolish act she’d done in her life. She’d never been like this before, and as much as she wanted to go back to Alma and say sorry, she was going to go on her own to punish herself. But as she went on she thought herself foolish again. How could she survive out here? She decided to go back to Alma, but when she got there, the others had already left. 

Night Star followed the hoof prints in the snow, but she often got lost. One day she collapsed as she was starving, but after a few minutes she was found by another mare. The mare was from her herd that had been lagging behind. Now, she thought she heard something and turned back and found Star. She called Alma and the others to come and Alma was happy to see her friend again and encouraged her to go on with her. 

As winter ended, they found some land and soon joined another herd. Yet, Night Star was not quite satisfied. By now many mares had foals, but she hadn’t any.

Night Star tried to make friends with the leading mare, but she wasn’t really interested in her. Star felt a bit out of place in the herd; no one really noticed or paid attention to her. However she was not going to leave just because of that.

One day, Night Star went to go have a drink. But when she came to the lake, she saw something in the water. It was a horse, not one from her herd. Night Star stared at it for a few seconds, then went to go try and help it up. The horse tried to push her but she managed to get him up, though his legs were very wobbly. Star brought him to land and waited for him to calm down, then she asked where he came from. The horse snorted at her, disgusting Night Star.

“Hey, I asked you a question, mister,” she said to him, “and that wasn’t the answer I wanted!”

The stallion grumbled that he didn’t need to tell her anything. Night Star gave him a stern look. After pause, the stallion then told her that he worked at the mines and that he had been pulling a cart of coal, but the cart in front of him hit him and pushed him down the mountain side and later he dragged himself to this lake. Night Star looked at him. She was about to speak when the stallion decided he wanted to be by himself. But Night Star explained that he wouldn’t be able to survive out here on his own in the way he was. So she decided to bring him to her herd. The trip was slow as the stallion was injured, but it did come to an end. Many of the horses greeted him, however he just either snorted or said nothing. Night Star understood that he was probably shy, but she still wished he’d say one little ‘hello.’ 

Night Star spoke to the herd leaders about letting the stallion stay, who she now knew was named Yutis. They agreed, knowing Yutis was hurt. Night Star told Yutis that he could stay, however he must learn manners and how to live the way her herd does. Yutis didn’t answer. 

“The first thing you must learn is to actually answer when others talk to you,” said Star, “It’s very rude not to say anything.”

Yutis sighed but agreed to try. 

And so, Night Star taught Yutis how to behave around others, and taught him rules. She warned him about cougars. Night Star actually quite liked teaching Yutis. She loved seeing the results and liked having someone to talk to. She wondered if maybe she had a crush on him. But she didn’t want to tell anyone, not even Alma, unless Yutis felt the same way with her. But she doubted it, as she bossed him around. But she could see Yutis tried his best to please her, which made her happy. 

Night Star decided Yutis didn’t need to be taught anymore, but they were still friends. Night Star liked it that Yutis was patient with her and the fact that he was nice to the foals in the herd. She also liked the stories he told. She began to see that Yutis liked her a lot, and she decided to give hints that she really liked him so that it wouldn’t be a big surprise to everyone, and so she didn’t just admit her love to Yutis all at once. Horses were able to take it in slowly and easy this way, including Yutis. So it wasn’t really much of a surprise when the two became mates.

Head base by me. Body image by Blackhorsebeth