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Q&A How to describe a horse from the POV of someone who has never seen one?

She would focus on both the familiar and the parts that are out of place. Familiar: * It's an animal (mammal) (4 legs, hairy) * It works in a helper capacity to humans Bizarre: * Its size! This i...

posted 6y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-20T00:40:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:14:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T10:14:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
 **She would focus on both the familiar and the parts that are out of place.**

Familiar:  
\* It's an animal (mammal) (4 legs, hairy)  
\* It works in a helper capacity to humans

Bizarre:  
\* Its size! This is probably her first impression.  
\* It can be ridden. If this is part of her first view, it will likely be paired with size for her first reaction.  
\* Long face, neck, mane, and tail unlike any other she's seen.  
\* Those feet! Hooves not paws.

She might at first use words like "beast" and "monster." Some of the familiar vs the new will be simultaneous and in other cases she'll go back and forth while she gets her bearings. Not all new animals elicit this type of reaction, but one that is 10 times the size of any she's ever seen (and/or being ridden) surely will.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-11-23T16:30:23Z (almost 6 years ago)
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