Post by Tinsley Elena Rutherford on Dec 20, 2015 0:51:53 GMT -8
TinsleyElenaRutherford
<<Played by Kat>>
Full Name>>Tinsley Elena Rutherford
Nicknames>>Tins, Lee (strictly family)
Age>> May 9th, 2001; 15
Staff or Student>> Student
House>> Blue Ribbon House
Gender>> Female
Sexuality>> Pansexual (exploring her sexuality)
Face Claim>> Lilli Hymowitz
Personality>> Naive, honest (to a fault), devoted to family, less focused on friendships (though she maintains a good rapport with a select group from home), silly with her brother, Owen, sophisticated with her sister, Teagan. Tinsley has learned how to convince people in order to get what she wants from them. Passionate most of all about the hunters and equitation. Tinsley feels strongly that she doesn't have "the stomach" to do the jumpers. She looks up to her older brother and sister. Tinsley is particularly haughty about equitation, and will succumb to opportunities in gossip. She loves to watch sports and will take part in lacrosse and crew in addition to riding. She loves sailing with her family, and enjoys the beach as much as she loves being out on the water. She is partial to animals and would rather spend time in the company of horses and dogs over other people. She is easily persuaded into misbehavior, as she is impressionable when attempting to impress a new crowd. She is judgmental and tends to base her judgments on appearances.
Likes>>
-her horses
-sailing
-equestrian fashion
-southern France
-sports (football and hockey) with her father and brother
-music
-fancy cars (she can't wait to drive)
-warmbloods
Dislikes>>
-illicit drugs (habits of peers in her social circle)
-"scenes" or tacky, boorish behavior
-hates asking others for help, though she calls her parents when in a pickle
-smoking (e-cigarettes included)
-young children
-flooded arenas (when riding)
Fears>>
Parents taking her horses away due to poor school performance.
Not making it big in the show jumping world (due to her fear of jumping).
Horses who rear (her worst nightmare).
Hopes>>
Accomplished equine professional (trainer or rider).
Stellar academic performance.
Acceptance to a great college (to please her parents).
To be as popular and as well-liked as her older sister and brother.
Secrets>>
She is terrified of jumping, but she loves it an equal amount. She refuses to own up to how much jumping makes her nervous.
She loves to play video games in order to destress. As an excuse to not hang out with friends, she will tell them she is sick or on vacation, and will hole up in her room for hours on end to play games.
Appearance>> Tinsley wishes for blonde hair, like her sister and father. She inherited her mother's darker features and thicker hair. Her siblings are taller and have a more commanding appearance, while she, the baby, is petite at five foot one. She carries herself as if she possesses the same height, though she enjoys being able to wear the tallest heels without worrying about towering over her dates. She has thick eyebrows and a foxlike facial structure. She has a quick metabolism which allows her to eat for three people. If she isn't careful about eating right, she occasionally breaks out on her face. Her eyes are a deep brown, but she has considered contacts for hazel or green eyes.
Markings>> She has scars from attempting to pierce her own belly button, but has just pierced earlobes otherwise. She has a scar on her knee from surgery when she was once pinned under a horse (a jumping-related accident that caused her to fear jumping).
Medical History>> A jumping accident caused her left knee to require surgery only a year ago. She has only gotten sick on occasion.
Criminal History>> Nothing serious (yet?)
Full History>> English businessman and former royal Navy Commander Cullen Rutherford married American socialite and philanthropist Ariadne Trevelyan six months before the arrival of their first child. Teagan Rachelle Rutherford was born in the spring of 1994. Shortly following, in the late fall of 1996, Owen Stanton Rutherford was welcomed into the world. It was not until May 2000 that Tinsley Elena Rutherford was brought into the world. She was born in Birmingham, England while her family was on holiday visiting Cullen's parents. Because her father is English, Tinsley was granted dual citizenship.
The Rutherford family spends their time shuttling between their large property in Sagaponack, NY, and a townhome in the Beacon Hill area of Boston. The family has rented equestrian properties in Wellington for Teagan and Tinsley's WEF participation, though they have since allowed Tinsley to stay with trainers instead of bringing the whole family along.
Growing up, Tinsley experienced a wide range of activities. Her brother took to playing football, baseball, and hockey, while her sister began riding lessons. Tinsley tried everything from ballet to figure skating, and while she enjoyed watching sports with her father and sailing with her family, her true passion was ignited in horseback riding. Ariadne and Cullen did not mind what she pursued, only that she made sure that she enjoyed it, and picked something to stick with.
Tinsley fell in love with the graceful hunters and the poise of the equitation riders. While Teagan eventually grew out of the juniors and horseback riding as a whole, Tinsley only took to it that much more. The two sisters had five horses between them, and after Teagan quit riding, Tinsley took on the care and the riding of Teagan's equitation mount and large junior hunter in addition to her own three-ring horse, and her medium and large ponies. Because of the work involved with riding five horses as much as she could between days at school and family duties, Tinsley was slowly beginning to burn out.
She loved every horse, and still dreams of being named to the US Equestrian Team in international competition, but with her slipping grades and increased pressure to do well in school, she lashed out. She reverted back to throwing tantrums and would refuse to go to school. Her parents limited her horse showing, and made the decision to sell her ponies and Teagan's equitation horse. Tinsley showed signs of improvement and continued showing and jumping higher, branching out here and there into the jumper ring, but after an accident involving a slippery ring and an awkward distance, Tinsley's mount slipped and fell nearly on top of her and broke her left leg.
During her healing time, Tinsley reverted back to misbehavior and sullen behavior, and her parents decided a change of scenery would be good for her. Tinsley had dreamed of attending a school like Blue Ridge Riding Academy, and has high hopes that a prestigious riding program will assist her in bringing her back to her A-game...
Pets>> N/A
