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This past weekend, I hung out with an online friend for the first time since they moved to my city. While we were out, we swung by a local bookstore they recommended me. There, I splurged on a few books, a bookmark, and a new pair of socks. Of the books I got, I have The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity by Timothy C. Winegard, which unsurprisingly captivated my thoughts alongside Uma Musume. The entire book follows the history of horses through anthropology, focusing specifically on the evolution of the horse and how the species's relationship with human beings has progressed civilization through the years. Being both human and horse, it was right up my alley. I spotted the book by chance as I was leaving the nonfiction section, and I'm rather thankful for it catching my eye that day. I’m pretty early into the book, but I can tell it'll stick with me for a while. If not for the gaps I'm bridging between my humanity and my equinehood, then certainly for the invaluable information therein.
As of lately, I'm in a much happier place with my equinehood in contrast to my feelings when I first embraced my animality. I'm not sure how or why equinehood has surpassed other experiences with animality for me, especially when many of my experiences tie back into leonine animality rather than equine animality. Nonetheless, this experience is more than welcome to occupy my thoughts further. The long-standing companionship between humankind and horses is becoming an interest of mine. It's hard to imagine this world's progress without this simple yet storied connection. Beyond my perspective as a horse (one with an Uma Musume vaguetype no less), I'm glad that texts like The Horse exists. I'm also thoroughly satisfied with how Uma Musume weaves together these connections in its own way. This is best captured through the racers, their stories, and the bonds they build with human trainers. One such example being one of my favorites, King Halo. Her character story not only pulls from the pedigree and career of this world's King Halo, but also pulls from the struggles of Yuichi Fukunaga, his original jockey. King (character), King (racehorse), and Fukunaga each experienced the hardship of surpassing the shadow of their predecessors, particularly their parents. Although these perspectives differ across this world and that one (especially between humans and nonhuman animals in this world), the narrative written around them makes it feel as though their goals have culminated together as one. Playing King Halo's career also feels like an opportunity to change fate for both King and Fukunaga through this character. It's part of why I love King Halo so much as a character in Uma Musume, and generally why I've garnered a fondness for Uma Musume, be it for vaguetype reasons or otherwise.
I work the next few days, so I'll be a bit behind on both the book and Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray. Despite this hurdle, it's funny to think about how my journey with equinehood has played out so far. Horses were one of three species of earthen animals I've questioned when I became more familiar with my animality, and it was the hardest for me to understand of those three. Yet, it took linking a species of centaurs from a Roblox MMORPG to get me back into the swing of exploring my equinehood. Now, I'm more accustomed to being a horse. Furthermore, I developed a vaguetype that's meant a lot to me so far. I still need to break down how this vaguetype is experienced when I get the time. I've touched on it before with my vaguesona, but there's other factors that I've discovered since then. I suppose that'll have to wait until this work period passes.
As of lately, I'm in a much happier place with my equinehood in contrast to my feelings when I first embraced my animality. I'm not sure how or why equinehood has surpassed other experiences with animality for me, especially when many of my experiences tie back into leonine animality rather than equine animality. Nonetheless, this experience is more than welcome to occupy my thoughts further. The long-standing companionship between humankind and horses is becoming an interest of mine. It's hard to imagine this world's progress without this simple yet storied connection. Beyond my perspective as a horse (one with an Uma Musume vaguetype no less), I'm glad that texts like The Horse exists. I'm also thoroughly satisfied with how Uma Musume weaves together these connections in its own way. This is best captured through the racers, their stories, and the bonds they build with human trainers. One such example being one of my favorites, King Halo. Her character story not only pulls from the pedigree and career of this world's King Halo, but also pulls from the struggles of Yuichi Fukunaga, his original jockey. King (character), King (racehorse), and Fukunaga each experienced the hardship of surpassing the shadow of their predecessors, particularly their parents. Although these perspectives differ across this world and that one (especially between humans and nonhuman animals in this world), the narrative written around them makes it feel as though their goals have culminated together as one. Playing King Halo's career also feels like an opportunity to change fate for both King and Fukunaga through this character. It's part of why I love King Halo so much as a character in Uma Musume, and generally why I've garnered a fondness for Uma Musume, be it for vaguetype reasons or otherwise.
I work the next few days, so I'll be a bit behind on both the book and Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray. Despite this hurdle, it's funny to think about how my journey with equinehood has played out so far. Horses were one of three species of earthen animals I've questioned when I became more familiar with my animality, and it was the hardest for me to understand of those three. Yet, it took linking a species of centaurs from a Roblox MMORPG to get me back into the swing of exploring my equinehood. Now, I'm more accustomed to being a horse. Furthermore, I developed a vaguetype that's meant a lot to me so far. I still need to break down how this vaguetype is experienced when I get the time. I've touched on it before with my vaguesona, but there's other factors that I've discovered since then. I suppose that'll have to wait until this work period passes.
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