Leo Horse

Quick Facts

 * Full Name: Leo
 * Gender: Male
 * Race: Horse
 * Age: 4
 * Hair: Palomino
 * Eyes: Dark brown
 * Anime: Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Song: Remember the Name - Fort Minor

Family
He was born to a mare belonging to Mina and Lily's grandfather. Now he is the girls' most trusted companion.

Appearance
Leo is a strong and sturdy stallion of a palomino color. That means his body is a golden yellow with a silvery white mane and tail. He also sports a whit blaze down on his face. The most unusual feature of his anatomy is an actual automail leg that replaced the majority of his right foreleg.

Bio
Leo was born and raised on Grandfather Conner's farm in a region of Amestris still reliant on horses to plow and work the land. The people in this region are often called the "Last of the Great Horsemen" and people generally respect their knowledge of horses. Leo was a wild and unruly young colt, until he met Mina. With Mina's gentle but firm training methods, Leo grew into a well-rounded stallion. Though he now belonged to Mina, he would often assist in pulling a plow from time to time.

There was an accident when he was three, and it was Mina who came up with the suggestion to replace his unrepairable leg with an automail one. None of the automail mechanics in their town would attempt it, but fortunately Mina's grandfather knew a skilled mechanic not far off who was willing to undertake the challenge. It took a while to find the right design that would be able to support 1,000 lbs of horse at full gallop while remaining light enough to not hinder Leo's movement. During this time, Leo was kept upright via a sling. Mina and Lily helped keep his spirits up while they waited.

After monthes of work, Leo finally underwent the surgery and made it through the painful procedure and spent weeks recovering. Finally Mina was able to excercise him again, starting off with lunging. She was overjoyed to have saved her best friend's life.

Abilities and Forms
Leo is just your typical horse, although he can do some significant damage with his automail leg. For that reason he absolutely must be prevented from fighting with other stallions, as he could easily and quickly deliver a fatal wound.