Nocturne Fields said:

Henry Beaumont is accepted!

Please mark the following on your application form;

Figaro van het Hof (VHH) aka. Figaro - Barn 1, Stall #2

Vivaldi TSF aka. Vivaldi - Barn 1, Stall #6

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Julian Sears is accepted!

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Callaho Admiral aka. Mira - Barn 2, Stall #1

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Preferred Training Style: He does have a preference to train independently, for both his own comfort and his stallions. Legend can rarely focus in a grouped training session, given his status and youth, so Vance will often take up half of the arena to ensure the safety of others and their horses.

Affiliations: TBA -

Pm me! I am more than willing to discuss relationships. He's open for basically anything, just as!

Other Information:

Appearance: Standing around 16.2 hands, Legend carries himself with quiet strength, his muscular build balanced and athletic rather than heavy. A broad chest flows into strong shoulders and a deep barrel, with smooth muscle visible along his sides and especially through his rounded hindquarters. His neck is thick and well-shaped, arching naturally into a defined wither, and topped with a darker mane that falls easily to one side. His pinto coat is bold but clean, bright white broken by rich dark bay patches that curve across his barrel and hip, giving his body a striking, well-marked look. He has a masculine head with a straight profile, attentive ears, and dark, steady eyes that give him a calm, confident expression. His legs are clean and sturdy with good bone, neat joints, and well-formed hooves that suit his size.

Personality/Temperament: Legend is a competitive stallion who knows his size and isn’t shy about using it. He can be overbearing on the ground, pushing boundaries if handling gets soft, and needs clear, confident management. He isn’t aggressive, just stubborn and heavy-minded, with a tendency to test people. Under saddle, he is focused and driven, thriving in competitive settings. He works best with a quiet but firm rider and is deeply devoted to his own person, showing loyalty once trust is established. He responds to calm authority rather than force, and when locked in, he gives everything to the job. Around mares, he can become more alert and distracted, prone to posturing and forgetting his manners, and requires extra control in these situations. Even then, he remains rideable, very much acting like a stallion who knows what he wants and who he belongs to.

Strengths & Challenges: Legend’s greatest strength is his competitive nature paired with his loyalty to his rider. Once he’s focused, he works with intensity and purpose, giving full effort and staying mentally locked in, especially in high-pressure environments. He’s bold and confident, rarely shaken by new settings, and his physical power backs up his mindset, making him a formidable presence in competition. His challenges come from that same dominance and strength. On the ground, he can be pushy and inclined to test boundaries if handling becomes inconsistent. He’s stubborn once he’s made up his mind and isn’t naturally soft, requiring clear, calm direction to stay respectful and balanced. Around mares, he becomes more distracted and reactive, needing extra management to keep his attention.

Health/Maintenance Notes: Hes young and in his prime, theres nothing too stern to go into his daily routine - though turnout should be kept singular or limited timed when other equines are around.

Turnout Type: Individual

Relationship With Rider: Vance and Legend were placed together a few months ago, as the stallion's previous owner had gotten too old to care for him any longer. They've been through heaps and barrels together in this short time, mostly emotionally, as the stallion likes to give the man a scare once in a while. They are decently content and willing to grow together.

Other Affiliations: TBA!

Other Information:

Full Name: Camille Vincent

Nickname/Barn Name: Camille. Shorten at own risk.

Age: 22

Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Pronouns: She/her

Team Affiliation: CS

Team Role: Competitive Rider

Riding Experience Level: Advanced

Primary Discipline(s): Eventing

Secondary Discipline(s): Cross-country is her true love, though she enjoys the balance of eventing as a whole.

Reputation at Silverwood: She's seen as somewhat intimidating, an impression which she leans into at times. Her businesslike efficiency turns some people away and attracts others. Certainly not the most divisive person on the property, but she does have a penchant for biting remarks.

Thoughts on Opposing Team: As little as possible. To Camille, the rivalry is purely superficial - something she engages in because she has to, not because she feels anything about it. She sees no problem with training with or helping someone of the opposing team, something which may irritate her captain as time progresses. In turn, she is easily annoyed by people who take it far too seriously, but generally keeps this under wraps. It's not worth her time.

Appearance: Camille has soft features that belie her non-nonsense personality. Her cheeks are rounded, all bone structure gentle rather than delicate, with dimples as well as a light dusting of freckles across her nose. Otherwise, her skin is clear, rarely seen without some light makeup. For Camille, her appearance is a priority; less out of vanity, but rather as a way to signal the effort and attention to detail that she pours into everything she does. She expects the same from others - an untucked shirt or messy lock of hair is enough to have a strike marked against your name. Her smile, though somewhat infrequent, is warm and magnetic. She stands around 5'4'' and carries herself with purpose. Her hair is a rich dark brown, layered to fall roughly shoulder-length in soft waves. When she's not riding, it's frequently loose; anytime 'on the clock', though, it's neatly tied back, if not in a bun beneath her helmet. Her skin is a healthy tan, likely from her frequent trips to the tropical vacation of the month. Overall, Camille comes across as someone far friendlier than she truly is and incredibly put-together.

Personality: (will update this as I write her) Camille is the type of person to talk you down from a panic attack and then immediately berate you for being too sensitive. She values efficiency and order over all else, though she does soften around the edges when not 'working'. You're unlikely to meet someone as pragmatic and logical; equally, you're unlikely to meet someone as fiercely protective of her people as Camille. She loves in action rather than words, and holds her cards close to her chest. She's not mean per se, but is certainly brisk. Additionally, she sees no room for gossip - if she has something cruel to say, she'll say it to your face. She'll compliment an element of your riding in the same breath that she attacks your work ethic and sense of style. According to her, if you don't terrify people at least a little bit, there's no real point. (It's easy than opening up and having them be the ones terrifying you.)

She's religious in a distant sense - she may have drifted from her childhood Catholicism, but still carries a rosary and attends mass whenever the guilt gets to her. (Generally directly after receiving a phone call from her mother, but those are few and far between these days. The local priest recognises her face but not her name.)

Strengths & Weaknesses:

will update with these, i'm still figuring her out a bit if that's alright <3

Events/Championships They're Working Towards: Spring Combined Test, Mid-Season Assessment Week, Silverwood Inter-Team Championship

Preferred Training Style: Instruction - she reluctantly accepts its benefits, though the instructor's style plays a major role in how successful it ultimately is.

Backstory/Riding History: (will update with time)

Camille grew up in an affluent family, born and bred in the South of France but rather quickly shipped off to an assortment of boarding schools, which is where she met Jules. Her accent is rather dull for this reason, though she roughens it up when she thinks she can get something out of it. Her parents weren't cruel but simply detached, so she grew up relying on herself, and acting as the emotional support for her younger brother, Matthias. (He's 14 and angry at everything, which means that he wants nothing to do with her unless he's in dire trouble.) An obsessive over-achiever, horseriding was just one of the few of her many hobbies that stuck. Debating, dance, theatre, gymnastics - you name it, she probably tried it. Once her weekends began filling up with junior eventing shows, though, the rest soon fell away - something she still resents.

Horseriding is not her passion, ironically - left to her own devices she may have pursued a law or international relations degree, but the family legacy demands that she succeeds. Besides, she's incredibly pragmatic: so few people have both the funds and the talent to make anything out of the sport, so she sees the necessity to continue as far as she can. (This might be the childhood-sport-burnout talking. Her psychoanalysis extends only to others, though, so she hasn't arrived or is choosing to ignore that possibility for now.)

Affiliations:

Rumoured to be attached to a German showjumper, which she maintains in order to fend off interested parties. pm me to scheme something up :)) (i have a couple ideas, esp if someone has a character who refuses to accept help)

Childhood/teen friends with Julian, for better or worse. Frequently the one dragging him out of bars at unholy hours and putting the fear of God in him when he needs it most.

Other Information:

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Horse Application Form

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Registered Name/Show Name: Costello VHS

Barn Name: Costa

Age: 12

Gender: Gelding

Breed/Type: Selle Francais

Assigned Barn & Stall Number: tbc

Experience Level: Advanced. Confident at 2* and starting to take the step up into 3*.

Primary Discipline(s): Eventing

Secondary Disciplines: XC

Appearance: Costa is a tall dark bay, almost black in winter until his points lighten with the summer sun. He has no markings except for a thin sock on his righ hind and a small snip between his nostrils. Otherwise, he's well-built and muscled, standing at 16.3hh.

Personality/Temperament: Costa is a bit of a statesman - slightly haughty around other horses, amenable on the ground but not overly affectionate. He takes a while to warm up to new people, and isn't opposed to pushing their buttons until he's sure they'll stand their ground. Even after a break, he'll do the same to Camille - not out of naughtiness but simply needing to recheck the boundaries. He's intelligent but quickly gets bored, which means that a lot of their flatwork is done out of the arena to keep him engaged. He's been there and done that, and boy does he know it.

Strengths & Challenges:

Costa is bold on the XC course, thriving on new experiences and rough terrain. He is sure-footed and will make a plan himself if the going gets dodgy rather than waiting on the rider - sometimes this causes issues, but for the most part, he needs a rider who trusts him entirely. He tends to run himself out by the end of a cross-country course if not carefully managed at the start, and struggles to transform into a calmer beast for dressage. Camille has worked hard at drilling flatwork until the dressage score is less of a disaster, but even with that, his conformation and temperament lend themelves better to the cross-country course.

Health Notes/Maintenance Needs: n/a

Turnout Type: Group. He thrives on companionship

Relationship With Rider: Well-established.

Other Affiliations: n/a for now

Other Information: n/a for now :))

sneaking in here to reserve a SL junior rider, because i have a healthy direspect for my own levels of free time

Venetia Harcourt

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Full Name: Venetia Sloane Harcourt
Nickname/Barn Name: Venetia/Vee [selectively]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Pronouns: She/Her

Team Affiliation: Silver Lances
Team Role: Junior or Competitive Rider, wherever she fits best?

Riding Experience Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Primary Discipline: Showjumping (1.20-1.30cm)
Secondary Discipline: Dressage

Reputation at Silverwood:

Venetia’s reputation precedes her, often not in the best of ways. While she is not intentionally self-centred, she has spent her entire life being accommodated, prioritised, and indulged. As a result, she can be demanding without realising it, dismissive without meaning to be, and genuinely bewildered when something doesn’t fall neatly into place for her. Some peers see her as a privileged girl playing at elite sport with horses bought rather than earned. Others recognise that while she may not be exceptional, she does work — just never quite as hard as someone who has had to fight for their place at the top.

She is often underestimated. Not because she lacks resources (quite the opposite) but because people question how much of her success is truly hers.

Thoughts on Opposing Team:

Perhaps a reflection of her age, Venetia treats the rivalry very seriously, at least when people are watching. Competition is part of the spectacle of Silverwood, and Vee has always understood the value of spectacle. Her fiercely competitive nature was drilled into her from a young age, winning matters because it reflects well on her and by extension, her family. Losing is, to quote her father, 'embarrassing', and she cannot afford embarrassment.

She tends to view Crimson Spurs riders with a mixture of fascination and mild defensiveness. Their tradition and discipline feel intimidating in a way she would never openly admit, particularly to someone who didn’t get to this position by measure of her talent, but rather her father’s bank balance.

Appearance:

Venetia stands at 5'7, elegantly built, with the kind of posture that comes from years of correction rather than natural ease. Her hair is a soft champagne blonde, typically secured into a neat low bun when riding and styled into glossy waves at all other times. Her skin carries the even warmth of someone who spends time outdoors, usually draped over a sun lounger in the Hamptons, but never unprotected. Stable work, for Venetia, has always been something that happens around her rather than to her. With expressive blue eyes and the sort of nose that people show their surgeons (whether she did or not, she will neither confirm nor deny), Venetia embodies an ideal — sun-lit, immaculate, and seemingly untouched by anything as mundane as difficulty.

Her riding wardrobe is meticulously curated. Custom-fitted breeches, immaculate boots, monogrammed saddle pads, gloves replaced at the first sign of wear. Some may call it vanity (and they may be correct), but in Venetia’s world, looking the part is 99% of the battle.

Personality:

Venetia has grown up at the centre of things: attention, opportunity, expectation. She has rarely needed to compete for space in a room, and as a result, she does not naturally consider that others might be doing exactly that. She is confident in a way that borders on assumption, a natural result of her world arranging itself in her favour throughout her life.

She is charming when she chooses to be, warm, bright, and socially polished. She knows how to make people feel included, especially when their inclusion benefits her. However, patience is not one of her virtues. Frustration comes quickly when progress feels slow, when horses don’t respond perfectly, or when expectations are not met. She dislikes discomfort of any kind — physical, emotional, or professional — and has limited experience tolerating it.

Venetia does want to succeed. She wants to be admired, respected, and taken seriously as a rider. The difficulty is that she has rarely had to struggle long enough to build the resilience that true mastery requires. At heart, she is not malicious, merely sheltered. The world has always adapted around her, and she has never quite learned how to adapt in return.

Behind closed doors (more specifically, out of sight of her parents), Vee is unashamedly a party animal, one of the few acts of rebellion available to her in an otherwise picture-perfect life. Having spent her teenage years launched into a new social class, Venetia quickly learned to rub shoulders with her now-fellow elites over far too much champagne. It’s not an unusual occurrence to see her popping a handful of ibuprofen before a morning lesson after a heavy night, that is, if she doesn’t make an excuse not to show up.

Strengths & Weaknesses:

Venetia’s greatest advantage has always been access. The best horses, the best trainers, the best opportunities — all available to her at the drop of a hat. Her father has ensured that every obstacle that might have otherwise slowed her progress has been removed before she ever had to face it. As a result, she competes at a level many riders spend their entire lives striving toward, supported by resources that make excellence not just possible, but expected. Within that structure, she performs well. She rides beautifully presented horses, carries herself with polished composure, and understands how to make a round look controlled even when it feels anything but. When things go to plan, she appears every inch the elite competitor she has been positioned to be.

What lies beneath that polish, however, is a far less secure foundation. Venetia’s progression has been accelerated, curated, and carefully protected, leaving gaps in her experience that no amount of presentation can fully disguise. Many of the riders around her have built their skill through years of difficult horses, repeated setbacks, and the slow accumulation of the infamous ‘feel’ that you can only develop through painstaking repetition. Venetia has rarely had to endure that process. Her horses often compensate where her judgement hesitates, given that she has almost exclusively been mounted on the most tolerant of schoolmasters. When something unexpected happens — a stride disappears, a decision must be made quickly, or confidence falters mid-round — the difference becomes harder to conceal.

For all her outward confidence, Venetia often feels as though she has arrived somewhere she was never fully prepared to reach. She stands among riders who have grown into their place at this level, while she has been delivered to it. She performs as though she belongs, because she has been taught to, but privately, she is not always certain she does. More than anything, she fears the moment when talent alone must carry her, with nothing left to compensate for what she has never truly had to build for herself.

Events/Championships They're Working Towards:

Spring Combined Test, Inter-Team Schooling Championship

Preferred Training Style: Venetia always trains under close professional supervision, and on the odd occasion will venture out of the ring to hack her horse around the property when they are on a lower-intensity day in their training program.

Backstory/Riding History:

Venetia was raised in an upper-middle class household in Sussex, England. Her father was a businessman, her mother a typical trophy wife. Their family, in a nutshell, is beautiful and blonde and oh-so-superficial. Horses were always present, but the scale of Vee’s involvement with them changed dramatically as her family’s wealth did. They had always been comfortable, but their rise into true nouveau riche territory came when Venetia was around eleven and her father’s business took off in the US. From that point onward, her riding was no longer a half-hearted hobby practised only in good weather, it became an investment opportunity.

Now splitting her time between their family home and their new property in the Hamptons, carefully selected strings of high-level horses were assembled for her use. Typically imported, these horses were talented, impeccably trained, and replaced the moment they no longer aligned with her progression. Her father approached the sport with the same intensity he applied to his business ventures — strategic, ambitious, and deeply invested in the prestige that success could bring. Venetia does like horses, but her personal attachment to riding has never quite matched her father’s enthusiasm for what her riding represents. For him, it presented an opportunity to buy the legacy and status that they never truly had.

Given that Venetia’s teenage years were split across the Atlantic, her accent now sits in that familiar nowhere-place of globally raised wealth. Not quite American, not quite the Queen’s English she grew up speaking.

Because her professional training accelerated alongside the family’s financial rise, Venetia’s time competing seriously at the highest level has been markedly shorter than many of her peers’. Where others built their careers gradually, Venetia’s ascent was condensed, engineered, and resourced into being. Silverwood is the first environment where that difference feels truly visible, and whilst she would never admit it, she would be lying if she didn’t feel somewhat out of her depth.

Affiliations: TBD

Other Information: Will likely come back and refine this later! [read: when I'm not supposed to be working]

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Montague VDL

Barn Name: Romeo
Age: 12
Gender: Gelding
Breed/Type: KWPN
Assigned Barn & Stall Number: TBA

Experience Level: Advanced; showjumped internationally
Primary Discipline: Showjumping
Secondary Disciplines: Flatwork/dressage

Appearance: Romeo is your typical Black Beauty. A striking, long-legged gelding, with 4 even white socks and a star hidden under a neatly pulled forelock. Standing at 16.3hh, he exudes athleticism, still fit from the showjumping season.

Personality/Temperament:

Sharp, intelligent, and intensely work-oriented, Romeo is not unkind but he is deeply professional, and expects the same from his rider. He is sensitive to inconsistency, quick to question unclear aids, and categorically not the schoolmasters that Venetia has become accustomed to. He thrives on confident, decisive riding and becomes tense when he feels uncertainty above him.

Strengths & Challenges:
Exceptionally careful and technically precise, Romeo has campaigned at the top level of the sport for the last two seasons. He has all the jump for the biggest of classes, and is highly responsive to subtle aids. This, ironically, is the biggest challenge Venetia faces with him. Romeo has a low tolerance for insecure riders, having been exclusively ridden by seasoned professionals until purchased for her. Romeo requires confident, tactful riding, becoming tight and resistant when Venetia messes or rides him defensively.

Health Notes/Maintenance Needs:

Having spent his career being maintained as a high-performance athlete with a carefully structured programme, Romeo is finding it hard to adjust to the lower workload at Silverwood. He benefits from consistent work and mental stimulation — it's often evident when Venetia has been slacking and he turns up at their lesson cold-backed and reactive.

Turnout Type: Individual, at her father's request

Relationship With Rider: What relationship? Venetia has known Romeo for all of a handful of weeks, he arrived at Silverwood straight from Europe. Unlike her previous pairings, Romeo is sharper, more capable, and far less forgiving. He doesn't automatically compensate for her mistakes, or find the stride for her when she canters him down to a line of fences. As such, they aren't quite gelling as a partnership yet, but Venetia is too proud to ask for help (for now).

Other Affiliations:

Other Information: N/A

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