Post by .~.T.e.a.k.~. on Mar 15, 2009 17:19:41 GMT -6
Travis Damien Price
xxBasics
Full Name;; Travis Damien Price
Nicknames;; Trav
Gender;; Male
Age;; 22
Birthday;; August 7th
xxAppearance;;
Height;;6”1
Build;; Trav is tall and slim, though he’s built well and is slightly muscled from working out on occasion
Hair Color;; His hair is deep brown with a few sunbleached highlights
Hair Length;; Travis’s hair is longer in the back than in the front, going down to almost the base on his neck in the back. The front of his hair stops just below his ears and has a slight natural wave to it. His bangs fall to frame his face, occasionally falling in his eyes.
Eye Color;; His eyes are the exact same color as his hair… a deep brown color.
Skin Tone;; Moderately tanned… He tans easily, but never gets extremely dark
Tattoos;; He has one tattoo on his right shoulder-blade… it’s a yin-yang sign made of a white/grey wolf and a black panther. He also has an American Eagle holding the American Flag in its talons on his left forearm.
Piercings;; N/A
Disabilities;; His lower back gives him problems every now and then because he flipped a four-wheeler and nearly broke his back when he was twelve
Clothing Style;; Travis likes the more casual style of dress such as simple jeans, comfortable boots, and t-shirts or long-sleeved shirts with jean jackets, whether he’s at the stables or in town he dresses the way he likes.
xxPersonality;;
Likes;;
- Working with animals
- His son
- Working outside
- Reading
- Fishing
- Trucks
- Four-wheeling
- Drinking on occasion, like after a very long day or when going fishing…)
- Hunting
Dislikes;;
- His ex-wife
- Big cities
- Being cooped up
- Fighting/Arguing
- Extremely cold weather
- Cars
- Salads
Negative Traits;;
- Sometimes speaks his mind and doesn’t pay any attention to what he’s saying
- Is always prepared for the worst, though that doesn’t make the worst any easier to deal with
- Gets lost in big cities easily
- Has very little patience for people who won’t listen to reason
Other;; Travis looks a few years older than he really is and tries to put all the bad behind him and focuses on the good, or what good can come. He’s a person who will listen to someone’s troubles, but he’s horrid at offering advice.
xxHistory;;
Hometown;; Houma, Louisiana
Parents;; John Murray & Martha Price (He was born out of wedlock and took his mothers last name)
Siblings;; Kimber Murray (half-sister)
Other Relatives;; Cousins, uncles and aunts, grandparents… etcetera…
Past Horses;;
- Chili - A chestnut Quarterhorse he had when he was four and five
- Romeo - A black Quarterhorse he rode until he was ten
- Aaron - his first actual horse, a bay Quarterhorse/x/Arab
- Sugar - His mum’s Quarterhorse horse that he rode every now and then… she taught him to hang on
- Accidents Happen - An unplanned foal out of Sugar by a big TB stallion that became his personal riding horse after it grew up
- Country - An old-timer Quarter Pony he saved from the slaughterhouse that went on to teach his son how to ride
- Lots o’Pep - A small-but-fast Quarterhorse mare he bought for his wife but ended up him riding it more often than his wife
- Rainmaker - a Paint mare he bought because her owners were going to put her down because she was too old to ride
Started Riding at Age;; 4
Started Teaching at Age;; Um… Well, he started volunteering as a vet assistant when he was fourteen. He graduated school at sixteen due to skipping two grades in elementary school and immediately went on to college to become a Vet Technician. Within three and a half years (when he was close to twenty) he was working as a certified vet technician instead of just volunteering.
Major Events;;
- Learning to ride
- Getting his first actual horse
- Being thrown for the first time
- Meeting his dad when he was eleven
- Flipping his four-wheeler when he was twelve
- Meeting his future wife (a major city girl named Kayla Dean)
- Proposing to her when he was seventeen
- Getting married shortly after he turned eighteen
- His sons birth (who they named Joseph Price)
- Becoming a certified vet tech
- The first horse he saved from the slaughterhouse
- The first time he rode his son on a horse
- his sons first word (after hours of saying it over and over, he finally got the boy to say ‘ohrsee’)
- The first time his son rode a horse by himself
- When he bought his son his first horse (a Welsh Section B pony gelding named Charlie)
- The first time his wife got angry and walked out to spend the week with her sister
- When his wife filed for divorce
- Going to court and arguing over who got custody of their son
- Moving to Ravenhook, Virginia from Louisiana and bringing his sons pony with him after his ex-wife got custody of their son and moved from Louisiana to California where her brother lived.
xxJob;;
Position;; Vet Technician (not an actual vet, but more like a ‘nurse’… can take care of smaller things, but nothing very major, regardless, he knows a bit about veterinary stuff) /or/ Stable Hand (groom)
Experience;; Volunteered at a vets office when he was fourteen, went to college to become a vet tech and graduated with high grades, worked at a vet office for two years // groomed, fed, worked with, and exercised his neighbors horses occasionally when his neighbors (an elderly couple) couldn’t get out to work with them
Past Jobs;; Volunteered at a vet office, worked as a vet tech for two years, helped his neighbors when they couldn’t get out to groom, feed, or work with their horses.
xxOther;;
Favored Riding Style;; Western, though he knows a little english riding
Favored Discipline;; Trail riding/pleasure riding
Riding Level;; Intermediate/Advanced
Theme Song;; Country Man by Luke Bryan // The Impossible by Joe Nichols // Remember When by Alan Jackson
Hobbies;;
- Fishing
- Riding horses
- Attending horse auctions
- Listening to country music