[Folmes]

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.

To win this Trotter, tell me their favorite weather!
End Date: Thursday, November 10th

Username: Autosarcophagy
Show Name: Trapped Under Ice
Barn Name: Sterling

Gender: Stallion
Height: 13.2 hh
Eye Color: Raspberry Marmalade
Phenotype: Death’s Touch Blue Roan Surgeons Coat Drizzle Overo
Genotype: EE aa Dtdt RnRn Scsc DrDr Oo
- will always pass roan
- will always pass drizzle

[Skittleboo]

Username: Skittleboo
Show Name:
Barn Name: SunGold (Chosen by my youngest sister XD)
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: Blue and green
Prompt:
SunGold loves the spring weather, Flowers blossoming, baby animals opening their eyes for the first time in life, the sweet scents of all nature growing around her, the memories of her being born in this beautiful weather where the sun beamed upon her and her mother as she opened her eyes for the first time <33

[Autosarcophagy]

Username: Autosarcophagy
Show Name: Trapped Under Ice
Barn Name: Sterling
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13.2 hh
Halter Color: Artist's Choice
Prompt:
The first frost of winter burgeoning at the corners of chilled window panes.
Breath blooming in the frigid air, briefly forming the shape of an unfurling flower before quickly disappearing amidst the gently falling snow.
Watching a blizzard outside from the comfort and warmth of a familiar stall.
The following morning, snow glitters on the ground, catching the light in a kaleidoscope of shimmering iridescence.
Sterling loves each season for it's own unique beauty, but in his mind nothing can quite upstage the renewing wonder of a winter snowfall.

[werepickle]

Username: werepickle
Show Name: HwP When The Winds Roar
Barn Name: Storm
Gender: mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: grey and yellow
Prompt:
Nestled in her barn, warmed by the hay which surrounded her. Her stall was illuminated every once in a while by the flash of lightning and her ears flicked at the soothing sound of thunder as it growled in the dark sky. The winds howled and whistled as the blew through the cracks in the stable and brought the harsh sound as the rain pelted the side of the stable. Storm content, lay listening to the sounds of the thunderstorm outside as she could feel herself slowly falling asleep.

[JerseyDusk]

Username: JerseyDusk
Show Name: One in the Chamber
Barn Name: Rifle
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.1hh
Halter Color: surprise me
Prompt:
Rifle's favorite weather is the façade of fog over the lowlands. Many nights in late spring and early fall, and the peak of summer, when the air around the ground cools more rapidly than the ground below and the air above. The blue stallion loves to drift through the fog, the thicker the better. He most admires how fog can make ordinary ground look extraordinary and eerie. With the visibility so low, you never know what lies beyond each step; and that titillates his senses beyond measure.

[Folmes]

Username: Autosarcophagy
Show Name: Trapped Under Ice
Barn Name: Sterling
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13.2 hh
Halter Color: Artist's Choice
Prompt:
The first frost of winter burgeoning at the corners of chilled window panes.
Breath blooming in the frigid air, briefly forming the shape of an unfurling flower before quickly disappearing amidst the gently falling snow.
Watching a blizzard outside from the comfort and warmth of a familiar stall.
The following morning, snow glitters on the ground, catching the light in a kaleidoscope of shimmering iridescence.
Sterling loves each season for it's own unique beauty, but in his mind nothing can quite upstage the renewing wonder of a winter snowfall.

Congrats!

HMs to JerseyDusk, werepickle, and Skittleboo <3

[Autosarcophagy]

Thank you so much!