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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.
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Show Name: MR Life's a Party
Barn Name: PartyBoy
Gender: stallion
Height: 15.2hh
Halter Color: royal blue
Prompt: PartyBoy had started out his career as an endurance horse, however he found little success in that field. He wasn't quite fit for running long distances and his rider eventually sold him to a little ranch out in the country. There, he became more or less a field decoration, spending all his days in the pasture with the little jersey cows that the ranch raised. His inactivity was almost as miserable as his time competing, he was out of shape and a little chubby from all that green grass. A few years after his arrival at the small farm, a woman decided to buy him off of the ranches for her son to learn to ride on. He was the perfect little pony to learn on! Lazy and pretty much a babysitter, he fit in perfect with the other lesson horses at Magee Run Ranch.
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