Doll Diaries: June and a Jeju

Welcome to June! We're loving the sunshine, greenness, and all the extra daylight!

Last weekend while it was still May, we lassoed our 4th lucky find! That's right, 2 in the same month! Like when we caught our Highland on the 8th, we were again in the stone forest, but this time the equine did stick out a bit more: he was quite small and not grey.

What a handsome color, and look at that strength stat!

Sadly, he is too small for Pepsi to ride, so we knew right away we weren't going to keep him. (He's 11.3 hands tall, one inch too short, and only weighs 624 lbs. For comparison, little Pizza is almost 760 lbs, about 136 lbs heavier.)

His stubborn leader personality combo should have meant some spinning around in circles when we got out the pony cart, but he actually didn't do any of that for us. Maybe he was on his best behavior in hopes we'd change our minds about selling him?

We did think about it, that's for sure. We also had to at least find out what breed he was, because we were utterly stumped. The expert deemed him a Jeju, which is a hardy South Korean breed we'd never even heard of before. No wonder we were clueless. XD What a shame he wasn't a bit bigger!

If we hadn't already caught so many other great equines in May, it would've been much harder to part with him. But, part with him we did. He's the first equine we ever attempted to auction, just on the off chance there were players out there looking for the rare breed. He got three bids! Low bids, but enough to cover the auction fee. Best of luck to you, little guy!

Even without the Jeju, by June 1 we still had amassed quite a few potential additions to the herd.

2 were still hanging around from April:

- Pizza: highest stats ever for us but so very small

- Ivory (now Corelli): big, handsome, and speedy with a great persona

Then there were a whopping 6 from May:

- Breman (now Eagle): high genetic stats, fairly quick, and a decent jumper, but maneless and on the skittish side

- Ray of Light: best persona ever for us and a pacer, but her genetic stats, metrics, and appearance are not nearly as impressive

- Evergreen: our third lucky find, a cute but pokey and lazy Highland Pony

- Bumpy: a very maneuverable stallion, thanks to his impressive rear end. He accelerate, decelerates, and turns more quickly than our other horses

- Cast No Shadow (now Taurus): a stubborn, lazy pinto with 1000+ genetic stats and a powerful jump

- Loch Ness (now Nessie): pretty, skittish, and our fastest wild ever

How interesting. 8 horses. 4 sisters. You can guess what I'm pushing for. No official decision has been made yet, but if by some miracle Lily did let us keep them all, here's how I'd arrange them:

Felicity:

Taurus (because Felicity loves spots the most)

Nessie (because Felicity likes to go fast)

Julie:
Ray of Light (because Teatime wants a pacing buddy)
Evergreen (because Julie clearly has a thing for cute ponies. Also, Lily needs to stop hogging lucky finds. ;^)

Lily:

Corelli (because they can bond over having pale hair)

Eagle (because she easily blends in with Lily's herd's athletic horse look)

Me (Bethany):

Pizza (because I love pizza and it's about time I broke my big horse pattern)

Bumpy (because he is Starfleet's look-alike and his name starts with the same letter as mine)

Fingers crossed! We'll see if I'm right!

And now for a few fun recent screenshots for your viewing pleasure: