[.Lyrebird]

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.



Happy Mother's Day!!
One of my family's traditions is making and enjoying chocolate covered strawberries together, so that is the inspiration behind this kid! Milk and white chocolate with a little white chocolate drizzle~
For their competition, tell me some other Mother's Day traditions - yours, this trotter's, or just one from around the world that you think is neat!
End Date: 5/10
Competition Ended!

Username: coaliev
Show Name: Mother's Pride
Barn Name: Lugia

Gender: Stallion
Height: 13.1hh
Eye Color: Strawberry Tart
Phenotype: Chocolate Palomino Tovero ( Tobiano + Splash )
Genotype: ee Aa Crcr Toto SplSpl

[Temper]

Username: Temper
Show Name: Dipped in Sweets
Barn Name: Marshmallow
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.2 hh
Halter Color: Surprise me
Prompt: We always go for a hike in the afternoon if the weather is nice, and watch my mom's favorite movies at nighttime!

[hunnybee]

Username: hunnybee
Show Name: Batteries Not Included
Barn Name: Billie
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: black
Prompt: Mother's day is celebrated for an entire week in Peru! | source

[ivyy.]

Username: bunnoblizzard
Show Name: Lollipop Carnival
Barn Name: Lolly
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.2hh
Halter Color: Artist's choice
Prompt: This trotter doesn't live near her mother but every time mother's day comes around, Lolly can't wait to see her mother when her owner, Bella brings her to the barn for two days! They prance in fields together and share meals for 48 hours, then her mother goes back 80 miles to her real home. Lolly isn't as sad when her mother leaves because she knows she'll see her next mother's day.

[coaliev]

Username: coaliev
Show Name: Mother's Pride
Barn Name: Lugia
Gender: stallion
Height: 13.1hh
Halter Color: eye color
Prompt: We always start the day by making a big breakfast for her to enjoy in bed (when we were younger she would always wake up before us, put on the coffee, then go back to bed and pretend she was still sleeping). After enjoying breakfast in bed it's time to go outside and pick a bouquet of wood anemones, it's often quite easy to find them since they tend to bloom around Mother's Day. When we're happy with our bouquets we drive over to my grandparent's house, give the bouquets and some small gift we've made/bought and spend the afternoon enjoying each other's company and eating good food. I really miss these kinds of small family traditions and I hope we can continue doing them next year. <3

[PrincessAlexis]

Username: PrincessAlexis
Show Name: Lux Stars' Everything I Know About Love
Barn Name: Ma
Gender: Mare
Height: 13 hh
Halter Color: White with either hearts or roses in red
Prompt:
In France, during the Napoleonic era families with many children were awarded with medals and that tradition has lived on to this day, because in some parts of France women are still given a medal to commemorate Mother's Day!

[RatFloof]

Username: RatFloof
Show Name: Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate
Barn Name: Cocoa
Gender: Mare
Height: 15.3 h.h.
Halter Color: Eye color with white stripes
Prompt: Ah, May 9th, Mother's Day. With her ears perked and head held high, Cocoa gave a small snort of happiness. Mother's Day was a favorite holiday as a foal. Before the stablehands came, she would manage to get out of her stall and slip halfway through the pasture fence to grab treats from the pail they were kept in, then bring them to her mother. Her young antics are why the stall doors are higher and the spacing of the fence planks are smaller. Even when expecting it, her mother couldn't help but be surprised and find it hilarious. They would then munch on the stolen snacks until the curriers found them. Cocoa adored those times, and maybe, she would get to experience them again, just from a different point of view.

[.Lyrebird]

Username: coaliev
Show Name: Mother's Pride
Barn Name: Lugia
Gender: stallion
Height: 13.1hh
Halter Color: eye color
Prompt: We always start the day by making a big breakfast for her to enjoy in bed (when we were younger she would always wake up before us, put on the coffee, then go back to bed and pretend she was still sleeping). After enjoying breakfast in bed it's time to go outside and pick a bouquet of wood anemones, it's often quite easy to find them since they tend to bloom around Mother's Day. When we're happy with our bouquets we drive over to my grandparent's house, give the bouquets and some small gift we've made/bought and spend the afternoon enjoying each other's company and eating good food. I really miss these kinds of small family traditions and I hope we can continue doing them next year. <3

this sounds like such a beautiful celebration! i love that she pretended to go back to bed just so that you all could still surprise her with something so sweet <3

[coaliev]

this sounds like such a beautiful celebration! i love that she pretended to go back to bed just so that you all could still surprise her with something so sweet <3

thank you! <3