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A soft, trickling sound of a nearby gurgling brook could be perceived by new coming visitors as they passed the intricate, wrought-iron, black front gate, which could read "Double Dance" in the center, with the logo of two horse silhouettes performing a levade, back to back. As the trailer pulled up to the main building, it swerved cautiously around the centerpiece to the circular parking lot, adorned with a splendid decoration feature: a fantastic fountain of a picturesque Iberian-type stallion, perfect in all its fantastic musculature, prancing in a collected piaffe, its tail fanning out beautifully in the air and swinging down to his hocks. The thick, curly mane wove down the line of its arched neck through an intricately detailed running braid, and the eyes of the life-sized statue almost shimmered, they seemed so realistic.
All around, the leaves of the seemingly endless woods had turned to a stunning shade of bright ocher, cherry red, or golden, buckwheat yellow, in this late October weather. With fiery pigments tinting the backdrop, one didn't usually immediately notice the cozy, century-old, Victorian country farmhouse until the chilly air began to creep upon them. Embellishing the lovely slanted shingle rooftop was a towering little chimney, where silver, puffy streams of smoke could be discerned, floating gently upwards. It gave the property a characteristically warm and inviting feel, especially on such a cool, autumn day.
Across the sprawling 2500-acreage farm grounds, there were not only countless trails to explore on horseback, but also a plethora of state-of-the-art facilities capable of tending to and pleasing any taste. Immense, lush pastures of faded green, with elegant and freshly painted wooden fences adorned a large part of the open plains, while not far off from the farmhouse, large, refurbished barns could be noticed. Behind these, guided by a fork of several little dirt paths, stood a number of round pens and outdoor arenas - all varying in sizes -, mostly engulfed partly by the shadows cast from the tall willow trees surrounding the little clearing. A little further down, the vast Olympic-sized indoor arena resided, closest to the training barn.
This haven of a ranch is known as Double Dance stables, home to true champions.
Our specialties: Andalusian; Hanoverian; Thoroughbred.
Side project breeds: Mustang.
Double Dance was officially inaugurated on September the 4th, 2008, and was in steady construction and development during the preceding years. Since this fateful day, our dedicated staff has made it their goal to tend to, breed, train, show, and supply the finest "earthbased" (realistic) horses available on the Horse Art RPG. Which also means that we do not breed unrealistic horses, and do not allow our horses to be bred by/to other players' fantasy horses.
Based in Canada, Double Dance stables has successfully branched out additional centers to Spain and the United States over the years, quickly growing into one of the world's largest, most reputable and illustrious equine breeding operations.
We only own and breed the "crème de la crème", as it is our motto. Our staff is of a great number, yet every individual has its own specific task, and they are all remarkably well trained and qualified to do so. We boast an on-hand dietitian, two on-hand veterinary doctors, an on-site farrier, and numerous professional stablehands, handlers, grooms, trainers (including a Cadre Noir rider of Saumur), instructors, work-out riders, mechanics, technicians, etc. The animals you will find here are purebred and have outstanding pedigrees that can not be compared anywhere else. Our aim is to improve the blood of the breeds we focus on, and to boast the best of our champion studs and broods on the public market, for reasonable fees.
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1. In order to breed to one of my horses, you must first be a #HorseArt-RPG registered member (or have a pending application or be an independent ranch running under similar rules to the HARPG) and, obviously, have a ranch journal page.
2. Next, you have to DevNote *Hazel-rah with at least the following information about the mare or stud you wish to use in the breeding: Name, Gender, Breed, Age (no younger than 5 years of age), Height, Discipline, Color (with genotype, please), Markings, Bloodlines (sire & dam if not Foundation), Offspring (if any), Image, and Your Ranch link.
3. Please do not create a mare, in the spur of the moment, just to perfectly match my stallion (even though I can't control issues like that...)
4. Once breeding is accepted by both parties, please submit a drawing of the two horses together (the "mating pic") and promptly send it to me for approval.
5. The foal is not born before the requesting player draws an image of the foal (as a foal or an adult), and edits their ranch journal mentioning the breeding and the foaling.
6. After the foal's drawing is done, the owner of the newborn must contact Double Dance as soon as possible, for us to register him/her in our breeding logs, and to make sure the foal is suitable. We also reserve the right to demand you to redesign the foal if it's not adequate/realistic (fantasy color, triplets, horns, spirals, a palomino out of black parents, etc.), and if you do not comply, we can ask that the foal be deleted permanently (basically, "aborted".)
7. As this is a true-blue realistic stable, we will not tolerate breedings to unreal/fantasy breeds AND/OR colors. Don't even ask!
8. If you have a predominately fantasy-type ranch but wish to breed your one realistic mare with our stud, we ask that you not let anyone, in any future generation, breed that bloodline to fantasy-typed horses. And we reserve the right to take down the name(s) of our horse(s) from that bloodline, if it ever leaks and gets mixed in with fantasy blood.
9. We tend to frown upon horses who are terribly exaggerated. We like fancy, exceptional horses just as much as the next person, since this is after all a fictional game and we all want the very best, but please bear in mind we may decline you for a breeding to our studs if your mare or stud is too far-fetched or stupidly amazing (i.e.: a TB with $30M in winnings...)
10. Not all stallions at Double Dance are available for public servings. Those who are admissible to cover specific mares will be advertised as such. Also, we strive to keep our bloodlines pure and as refined as possible, so not every broodmare will be accepted. Please do no take this personally.
11. When choosing the color of the foal, please try to be original (not make a carbon copy of my stallion), but also try to keep it within the realms of reality and the genetics of each horse. Don't try to get a cremello out of two bays. Feel free to play with the Equine Color Calculator to see possible genotype options for various pairings.
12. I hate seeing unoriginal copy-paste's of whole layouts, descriptions or texts, especially of mine. Instead of copying and then tweaking just a few words, try to be as unique as you can with your ranch! It's the whole point of the HARPG concept. 
I've seen countless ranches with the exact same rules or statistics as DD stables. Please, be inventive! Copying is a huge lack of respect, and it just makes you look like a twerpy 'tard.
13. All of our horses bear the prefix "DD" in front of their registered name. It is strictly forbidden to use this brand, under any circumstance, on any horse, even if it comes directly from our bloodlines.
14. Some of my horses have restrictions. Read through them carefully before DevNoting me about a breeding, and please respect them. Also, don't be surprised if we send you a little survey or a few questions to answer, after you request a breeding from us. This is protocol procedure for everyone aside from personal friends or past breeders who have already done our 'test'.
15. No twins, if ever possible. If it's your mare that happens to unfortunately conceive twins, I feel sorry for her. But if you breed your stud to one of our mares, and the conception happens to result in more than one embryo (the vet can view this via ultrasounds and/or rectal palpation), your veterinarian has the mandate of "pinching" out one of them. If the other embryo happens to be aborted in the process, you obviously will get a chance to re-breed the pair, free of charge (meaning that drawing a second breeding pic will only be optional and not mandatory.) We're quite anti-twins, because it implicates immense risk factors for the lives and health of the mare and her foals.
16. Have fun, treat others how you would like to be treated, and enjoy yourself!
DD's Official Blacklist: chrissymax12
DIED: 11/07/2009 (12yo), due to colic complications.
RETIRED: 17/07/2009 (19yo), due to age and osteoarthritis.
RETIRED: 30/07/2009 (18yo), due to age.
DIED: 06/06/2010 (23yo), due to postoperative ileus.
DIED: 15/03/2010 (27yo), due to age.
DIED: 01/06/2010 (10yo), due to a freak paddock accident.
RETIRED: 21/06/2010 (14yo), due to osteoarthritis.
DIED: 10/07/2010 (24yo), due to cardiac arrest.
RETIRED: 19/08/2010 (17yo), due to age.
DIED: 28/08/2010 (11yo), due to freak riding accident.
DIED: 17/12/2010 (22yo), due to old age.
Attention all Iberian horse lovers! If you play the #HorseArt-RPG and one or some of the equine characters in your stables are of Iberian type, then you should seriously consider joining the #Iberian-Registry, founded by *Hazel-rah! It's very quick and simple to apply, so register your horses, today, and help improve future Iberian breeds!
If you like HARPG, but can't draw or simply prefer the textual side of roleplaying, then you might be interested in something similar, such as Babieca, an online, forum-based RPG website for any and all roleplaying tastes. A plethora of varied topics await! Come join us today and show off what your literary skills are made of!
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