[paradise,]

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.

Introducing the Snow Leopard marking!
Similar to the Jaguar marking, this marking appears over dilutes, but under other marking types such as white markings or sooty/jackal.
Snow Leopard features large rosettes; these rosettes appear all over the body, but turn into full dark spots around the stomach and legs. The spots on the head and face tend to become smaller with more being present. Also within this marking is a sort of pangare effect around the stomach, neck, flank, and cheek.
These spots will always be a cool grey color, but can lighten or darken depending on the base.

To enter for this babe, tell me how they feel about cold weather!
End Date: March 2nd

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Eye Color: Ice Capped Mountains
Phenotype: Palomino Snow Leopard
Genotype: ee/aa/Crcr/SlSl



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[HowlingHooves]

Username: HowlingHooves
Show Name: Clouds Above
Barn Name: Peak
Gender: Mare
Height: 11.3
Halter Color: Stone-grey, please!
Prompt: Peak loves the cold weather! Her fluffy winter coat makes getting scratches all the better from anyone she can get them from, and when it’s pasture time she’s always the first to dash off into the chilly banks! She makes a wonderful snowplow, mmhmm.

[blackhoeses]

Username: blackhoeses
Show Name: Kitty Goes Purr
Barn Name: Purr
Gender: mare
Height: 12.3 hh
Halter Color: eye color
Prompt: Purr haaaates the cold, she will not budge from her stall until she has her blanket or blankets on depending on how cold it is. She will go out in snow but will call to come in after 4 hours exactly. Yes there are running jokes about using her as a timer in the winter. If it is cold rain she will only let the humans take her to the indoor arena. Unless it is one of the young kids, then she goes anywhere. But as soon as they put in the pasture and are out of sight, she suddenly is a Olympic jumper that can get out of anywhere.

[Zentropy]

Username: Zentropy
Show Name: Hold and Release
Barn Name: Palm
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.9
Halter Color: artist's choice
Prompt:

Palm has mixed feelings about the winter. She loves looking out her barn at a beautiful snowy landscape, where trees add dark splotches of color and the patches of tall grasses poking through the snow that black birds and cardinals land on. The sky takes on a completely different personality, crystal clear and blue one day then dark grey and dreary the next. When the sun does shine, Palm is known to find the sunniest spot in the barn and soak it in, but if there is no sun, then Palm hunkers down in her stall and refuses to budge without a blanket...maybe two.

[werepickle]

Username: werepickle
Show Name: Gentle As Snow
Barn Name: Maruki
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: light blue
Prompt: Maruki loves the snow. The soft crunch under her hooves, the chilly breath as she exhales and the snow twinkling in the sunlight she can't think of a more beautiful sight One of her favourite activities is rolling around in the snow and seeing how much snow she can get covered in. Sometimes Maruki will pull on the tree branches, causing snow to fall and in turn showering her with snow. At night she loves sticking her head out of her stable and watches as the snowflakes fall gentle from the sky. Sometimes she'll try to catch them but more often than not she enjoys watching them fall.

[Furrydogs12]

Username: Furrydgos12
Show Name: Winter's Nice Coat
Barn Name: Flurry
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13.2 hh
Halter Color: eye color
Prompt: Flurry loves snow because it is part of his heritage. Some horses never get to experience snow, winters are cool and dry in places. But his herd is special. They make their home at the base of a tall mountain covered in ice and snow. Their legends say that an ancient being, Vaknoir, led them through the mountains and gifted them resistance from the cold. Not everyone believes the tales, but their resistance to the ice and snow can't be denied. Those born with Mountain Pass blood are able to climb far higher up the cliffs than those who joined the herd. Flurry spends much of his time wandering the peaks. It's up there, amidst the darkness and flurries of snow that she feels closest to the world. It was the snow that birthed his herd, this unforgiving place that they made their home. It's nothing short of magical. But their mountain isn't their enemy. Their gift allows Flurry to discover the beauty of its slopes. The small, furry creatures that live up there. The patterns of the snowflakes and the way it sparkles. It's truly a gift.

[paradise,]

Username: werepickle
Show Name: Gentle As Snow
Barn Name: Maruki
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: light blue
Prompt: Maruki loves the snow. The soft crunch under her hooves, the chilly breath as she exhales and the snow twinkling in the sunlight she can't think of a more beautiful sight One of her favourite activities is rolling around in the snow and seeing how much snow she can get covered in. Sometimes Maruki will pull on the tree branches, causing snow to fall and in turn showering her with snow. At night she loves sticking her head out of her stable and watches as the snowflakes fall gentle from the sky. Sometimes she'll try to catch them but more often than not she enjoys watching them fall.

Congrats!

[werepickle]

tysm ^-^

[werepickle]

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