Making Your Horse a Character
Oct. 16th, 2011 02:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithS.A. Bolich gives some general tips and specific examples on the characterization of horses.
Some things I've found useful:
* Get a list of bad and good horse quirks, which appear in some horse books. Pick one of each for a horse you are writing about.
* Use a list of personality traits for humans. A horse can be friendly, pushy, shy, disciplined, lazy, hopeful, greedy, etc. Again, picking the most prominent virtue and vice is helpful for balance.
Some things I've found useful:
* Get a list of bad and good horse quirks, which appear in some horse books. Pick one of each for a horse you are writing about.
* Use a list of personality traits for humans. A horse can be friendly, pushy, shy, disciplined, lazy, hopeful, greedy, etc. Again, picking the most prominent virtue and vice is helpful for balance.
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Date: 2011-10-16 08:01 pm (UTC)dapple, roan, and chestnut mean,
or the difference between cantering and cantoring, for that matter,
as well as gallop and trot and so forth,
well, of course, find out.
It wouldn't hurt to decide on breed/variety and find out about distinctive characteristics.
Yes...
Date: 2011-10-16 08:13 pm (UTC)Since we're on the subject, I can't resisit a horse laugh...
Date: 2011-10-16 09:00 pm (UTC)-Frankly, my dear, I don't give a dam.
Re: Since we're on the subject, I can't resisit a horse laugh...
Date: 2011-10-17 06:55 pm (UTC)Re: Since we're on the subject, I can't resisit a horse laugh...
Date: 2011-10-17 07:05 pm (UTC)