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This is what I see for #3.

A large white speckled chestnut mare. She's a little light to be a draft, but muscular and tall. Some of her patches shone like the snow on a clear day, and most of her back was covered with rich deep spots. Sweet brown eyes, and 3 white socks.

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Medieval fantasy, Nano, AND horses?? Count me in! I signed up for Nano this year but still have no clue what I'm writing oops so we'll see lol. But figuring out everyone's horses are my favorite part!

First, a quick question; are the horses in your story based off of the medieval "breeds" that were around at one point, or more based off of the horses we have today? In either case, I'll link some horses I feel fit your story lol.

1) I could see something like this girl for the prince, though probably a gelding instead of a mare haha. Maybe a bit stockier, too.

The Summer Court BPC

2) I think this girl fits for a war horse pretty well:

Black And White Priestess

3) This girl for a traveling horse, maybe?

BS Valors Tauri

4) This girl coloring-wise for the protag's brother's horse? Depending on the dam, she could be lighter or more midweight boned.

Stars Quest Quilt UE4G pl

5) As an inverted version of that trope you mentioned, maybe this one or a similar gray for the antagonist's? (Could symbolize grey morality if you wanted to go that route too lol)

Stars Lioness Dancer $

6) Maybe this one coloring-wise for the wild horse?

Stars Stormy Valor

Your story sounds awesome! You'll have to let us know how it goes and good luck with Nano!

Adding my 2 cents to the pile!

1) The prince's mount: I would love to see a haflinger!
2) The Royal Guard's war horse: clydesdale/shire/percheron all the way!
3) The Royal Guard's traveling horse: arabian or criollo, or an icelandic pony
4) The protag's brother's horse: thoroughbred or a finer quarter horse. Or a finer Canadian!
5) The antagonist's horse: american saddlebred
6) A wild mare: one of the Alberta Wildies!

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't gotten back to you all sooner; life threw another curveball and I've been trying to get everything back in order. Unfortunately, I will not be doing actual NaNo this year because of the curveball, but I do still plan on writing the entire book in a month. It will just be next month, I guess. b-( More time to prepare I suppose. Anyway, I wanted to thank you all for your feedback; I was shocked that so many people had amazing ideas for horse types. I'll respond below. Note: I've only really decided on the antagonist's horse, so I don't have many specific choices yet, but you all gave me so much to think about and I am seriously looking at them all.

@Seaswell, she is absolutely beautiful! I love how you describe her, too. I'm not sold on the traveling horse being so big, but the markings are wonderful and I can definitely hear my character speaking about his horses that way. So thank you!

@BlaxkDiamond, I definitely understand about personality first with horses; that's why my protag's horse is black. I tried so hard to avoid black and white, and he popped up black anyway. Anyway, the main reason I was looking for ideas for these horses is that they don't show up in the story as major characters that much, whereas the protag's horse does. So I don't know how much of their personalities I'll actually get into. But I did love your suggestions; I actually did decide to make the antagonist's horse cremello after I looked it up. It just fits the antagonist so much to have that color horse. So thank you!

@stardustgirl, I hope you figured out what to write; NaNo is really fun to do! I'm disappointed I wasn't able to do it this year. I also loved your suggestions; the markings on the first and second just jumped out at me as perfect, though I still don't know why. That's the fun of writing your own story; even YOU don't know what's going to happen next sometimes. When I finish the story, I'm hoping to find a few people I can send it to for feedback on how to refine it, so I will be sure to let you know how the story goes.

@HTRanch, wow. I didn't even think to look up the color meaning in horses. @-) That is so cool! Unfortunately, my story isn't really based on English culture; it's actually more based on indigenous people who have been invaded/conquered and how they have to find a new place in their homeland when they are not welcome anymore. Sorry I didn't explain that before. But the Invaders are based on stereotypical white people, so the insight was fascinating and very helpful. Thanks so much!

@BlueValley, this was a lot of fun! I only knew a few of those breeds and had to look up the others, but seeing actual builds and quirks helped me get a better idea of what I was looking for in these horses, so thanks so much! After all those pictures, I did decide to base the antagonist's horse off of an American saddlebred; it fit so well. So thank you so much!

@WolfDen, how did I never think of satin horses for the prince?! Gah! They are so pretty and perfect for the royal hierarchy. Thank you so much for the examples; they helped a ton. I also totally fell in love with the second horse, though I'm not sure why. Maybe I can work him in somewhere else.

Anyway, again, thank you all for your suggestions; they have helped immensely. If anyone is interested in how the story goes I can certainly keep you all updated. Also, since I have had to move my start date on writing a bit, if anyone else has any ideas, feel free to leave them! I got a couple of other characters that might need horses of their own, so all suggestions are welcome and valued. Hope you all have a great end to the year! Be safe!