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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The Okapi marking!
This marking has different states, depending upon its zygosity (dominance). In heterozygous carriers, it will only show the white barring on the legs and hindquarters. In homozygous carriers, the face shows a progressive greying that varies among individuals, and a darkening of the hind end completely, along with the white barring.
The legs will always have a split stocking, with the lower portion white being as minimum as coronets or as large as socks; the upper stocking will never pass above the knees and hocks, where it becomes barring rather than a solid marking.
Okapi is an uncommon marking.
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Show Name: HHB&S Short-Necked Safari
Barn Name: Kirin
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.1 hh
Eye Color: Jade Jungle
Phenotype: Palomino Okapi
Genotype: ee as Crcr OkpOkp
