[Archaeopteryx.]

Range Trotters are the result of crossbreeding Orlov Trotters, Finnhorses, Welsh Cobs (section C & D) and Hanoverians. Later crosses of Quarter Horses, Paint and Appaloosas to gain color and to give a boost to their hardiness.With a height average of 13-15 hands, they're a hardy breed with characteristics for various disciplines.

Created for use as work, carriage and leisure riding horses originally, they now serve as long-distance range horses, such as work with Park Rangers and mounted officers.

Willing and eager personalities, most are quickly trained to be bombproof and therefore trusted mounts in all lines of work; some are being seen in local show jumping competitions, others are notably used in therapeutic sessions for their calm temperaments. Harness races and endurance trials are common for the breed, as they are able to sustain an extended trot without tire. Cross-Country competitions see some of the taller Trotters, but due to their cob lineage this is still uncommon.

Despite the variety of competitions and work these horses are being seen in, they are still famously skilled as endurance racers. Many competitors have chosen Range Trotters due to their tireless work ethic, as well as the ease in which they can be trained. Many have become champions in endurance trials, and they have quickly become a sought after breed for their natural ability.

One of the pirates has offered to strike a deal with you; you tell them an interesting fact about fish they've never heard of before, and if it's interesting enough, they'll give you this trotter in return.
End Date: Monday, May 20th

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Eye Color: Old Ocean
Phenotype: Bay tobiano whitecap pintaloosa
Genotype: EE Aa Toto Lplp WcWc

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[Queen Vivane]

Username: Queen Vivane
Show Name: The Quiet One
Barn Name: Nylaria
Gender: Mare
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: Match eyes
Prompt:

"Some fish have the genetic sequences needed to make fingers" - Holly Spindler in her fish facts article on thehumaneleague website

[Embergleam]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Tidepool Jester
Barn Name: Jester
Gender: Stallion
Height: 11.3 hh
Halter Color: Artist's choice
Prompt:
The barreleye fish's eyes aren't those little divots in the front of the fish's head.

Its actual eyes are those weird green things inside its head. Scientists used to think their eyes were fixed looking upwards, but more recent observations have proven barreleyes can rotate their eyes inside of their heads just fine. They evolved their unique ocular setup to catch prey silhouetted against what little light filters into the deep ocean from the surface.

The deep sea is awesome, y'all.

(Photo courtesy of MBARI!)

[fruitbat]

Username: fruitbat
Show Name: Tidal Explosion
Barn Name: Tide
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14hh
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Prompt: Lungfish can live out of water for several years. It secretes a mucus cocoon and burrows itself under the unbaked earth. It takes in air with its lung through a built-in breathing tube that leads to the surface. Without surprise, the oldest known age for a fish was an Australian lungfish called Granddad, who died in 2017 at the age of 109.

[Bear.]

Username: Bear.
Show Name: WTS Sunken Treasure
Barn Name: Urca
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.3hh
Halter Color: same as the fins
Prompt: Clown Loaches have retractable spines on their face, thought to be used as a defense mechanism!

[werepickle]

Username: werepickle
Show Name: HwP Shimmering Seas
Barn Name: Auburn
Gender: mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: light red
Prompt:
Stargazer Fish

The Stargazer is both venomous and can electrocute its prey. Like the eel, stargazers from the genera Astroscopus and Uranoscopus are bioelectronic. Therefore they are capable of creating electricity to stun their target or ward off potentially dangerous adversaries

[Aizaka]

Username: Aizaka
Show Name: Pool Of Fire
Barn Name: Vaiura (mixed Tahitian name meaning 'red' and 'water' (red water). If I'm wrong please tell me.)
Gender: Female
Height: 14.1 hh
Halter Color: A warm color like the fins (?) or the ufa. ^_^'
Prompt:
(Loved #9 on the same site Queen Vivane used, but went with this one instead.)

"A male emperor angelfish lives together with up to five female mates. If the emperor angelfish dies, one of the females turns into a male fish and becomes the leader of the group. "
Credit - 63 fun fish facts

[kijauni]

Username: kijauni
Show Name: VEO's Finding Meg
Barn Name: Bud
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15 hh
Halter Color: Based on the Eye Colour
Prompt:

Fish can drown.
You see, fish don’t actually breathe water. Instead, they filter dissolved oxygen from it. That’s why aquariums usually have those machines that pump oxygen into the air. If there’s no oxygen to filter from the water, then fishes in it will drown.
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[green.]

Username: green.
Show Name: RWS No Caller ID
Barn Name: Megan
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.1hh
Halter Color: artist choice
Prompt: Contrary to popular belief, fish do have great memories. Some species of fish can recognize and remember humans that give them food rewards. Cleaner fish, as described above, can recognize their clients that they regularly clean, which can be up to 100 different fish. The clients also remember and recognize their specific cleaner.

Fish can also remember musical tunes; one group of researchers fed their fish while playing a specific song before releasing them into the wild. Five months later, the fish returned when the song played at sea.