Zelia was born in a normal herd with siblings and friends. Until the leader, and her father, were challenged. Another slick stallion used this distraction to steal half of the herd before the fighting studs noticed what was going on behind their backs. While chaos ensued, Zelia's mother was torn from her eight month old daughter and thrown back to her leader. In a hurry to escape with his life, the stallion with a plan took off with his new herd. From that day on, Zelia was raised by an older mare who was rather strict. Her mentality rubbed off onto Zelia, giving her the habits and mannerisms she has now.