Been comparing how you drew Ruby in her main story, as well as the picnic pic. A few things I did notice is the differences in the snout and eyes. The hooves are also slightly different. Still, Quickhorn’s style is very similar to yours @Carpdime :o , and also part of the reason why I consider his fluffy design a Type 1, much like yours.
I characterize Quickhorns has having a predominantly round head shape (non-prominent cheeks) and a broken line fluff style in their later works. The broken line fluff style was what I think I really “borrowed” from their style.
I think a Quickhorn would look and feel a little like a koosh ball in real life, except the hairs are finer and a little more soft.
That’s a pretty interesting analogy! I know @babbehteef has thought of the fluffy coat as being rather synthethic-like because of the whole biotoy idea, but I’ve been wondering if fluffy coats are actually more like wool or normal fur. Its definitely one of those ideas that would vary.