Kelpies & Diontite Horses: A Twighlight Manor Lens

Kelpie Facts:

• Kelpies are considered by some people to be mythological creatures and therefor not real animals.
• Kelpies are considered by some people to have once been real creatures that are now extinct.
• Exact descriptions of Kelpies are wide and varied.
• Some descriptions say that Kelpies have a single spiral horn growing from their foreheads, like Unicorns, while others say that they have wings like a Pegesus.
• Said to be shapeshifters, they can take on other forms, but are believed to do so only when "baiting a trap".
• Kelpies are water horses, and always live in, near, or around water.

Types of Kelpies:

1. SaltWater, Ocean, Marine, or Sea Kelpies
2. Freshwater, Pond, Lake, Stream, or River Kelpies
3. Brackishwater, Marsh, Swamp Kelpies.
4. Pretty Ponies or Fairy Horses.

Saltwater Kelpies:

• Usualy Sea Kelpies are described as having the upper body of a horse and the tail of a fish, with wild firey eyes that glow like white hot coals.
• Ocean and deep sea Kelpies are said to lead the chariots of Neptune or Merfolk.
• Sea Horses are said to be baby Sea Kelpies and are raised by mermaids.
• Saltwater Kelpies are generaly considered to be harmless and peaceful creatures, who humans have no reason to fear.
• Sometimes Kelpies owned by evil sea witches or saltwater sirens are said to be eaters of human flesh, but stories of dangerous Saltwater Kelpies are rare.

Freshwater Kelpies of Lakes, Ponds, and Rivers

• Freshwater Kelpies live in or alongside of freshwater ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams, where the water is clear and safe to drink.
• Freshwater Kelpies are considered to be darker, grimmer, and slightly more evil that Sea Kelpies, but not nearly as evil as Brackishwater kelpies.
• Usualy Freshwater Kelpies are described as having the body of a shaggy horse or pony, often small and friendly looking, and usually with white or palmino fur.
• Lake, Pond, or River Kelpies are considered to be mischivous and playful tricksters who enjoy throwing their human rders headlong into lakes, ponds, and rivers. They are not considred to be truely dangerous.

Brackishwater Kelpies:

• Brackishwater Kelpies live in both fresh and salt water, in swamps, salt marshes, salt flats, and brackishwater ponds, where the water is still and stagnant and not safe for human to drink.
• Brackishwater Kelpies are sometimes said be small ponies with long shaggy black fur and wild firey eyes that glow like white hot coals. Othertimes they are shown as resembling large Friesians horses.
• It is said to be very dangerous to walk near the water's edge of swamps and marshes, because the Kelpies lurk just below the surface waiting to pull you in a drown you.
• Sometimes it is said that these horses breath fire.
• Often seen in the company of Phookas, Cerebus, and HellHounds, Brackishwater Kelpies are considered to be highly dangerous and very evil.
• Often pictured with torn leathery black wings and a gleaming silver horn dripping with blood.
• Said to be the vampires of the horse world, Brackishwater Kelpies are believed to eat human flesh.

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Modern Day Kelpies: Pretty Ponies

• In recent years, Kelpies have become very popular as childrens toys sold under the brand name of: My Little Pony.
• Modern day Kelpies or Pretty Ponies are thought to be small, winged or horned ponies, with bright rainbow or pastle colored fur.
• Pretty Pony Kelpies are said to talk, sing, dance, and grant wishes to children.
• Pretty Poney Kelpies are usually thought to be cheerful and friendly and are rarely potraied as evil.