[strangetales]

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 tapir brindle! based on a baby tapir, this marking expresses as cream striping that turns more spotty down the legs and on the head. the stripes on the rump can be solid or broken up and the shell of the ear always has a cream colour.
tapir brindle only expresses with dun brindle (B+) and is recessive to regular dun brindle (B+_ +brindle/reverse brindle).

Username: Pandora!
Show Name: OHS Smile For The Camera
Barn Name: Parker

Gender: stallion
Height: 12.3hh
Eye Color: jumping and running
Phenotype: seal tapir brindle
Genotype: EE Ata B+B+ TaiTai

[►Athena◄]

Username: ►Athena◄ 
Show Name: ORT Hidden in the Jungle
Barn Name: Shadow
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.3hh
Halter: Red
Prompt: World Tapir Day is April 27th!

[Tineye]

Username: Tineye
Show Name: Stripes And Shadows
Barn Name: Augustus
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.1hh
Halter: Eye color
Prompt: There used to be a giant tapir (Tapirus augustus). Not much is known but it's estimated that they got up to ~5ft at the shoulder while tapirs today are only about 3ft tall.

[Furrydogs12]

Username: Furrydogs12
Show Name: Dancing on Tip-toes
Barn Name: Grace
Gender: Mare
Height: 14 hh
Halter: eye color
Prompt:
Take a look at a picture of a tapir. Can you tell where it fits in the animal kingdom? Despite its snout, it’s not closely related to the elephants. And though it’s pretty portly, it’s not a pig or a hippopotamus.
Stumped? It turns out that tapirs’ closest relatives are rhinoceroses and horses. They all belong to a group called the “odd-toed” mammals—they have an odd number of toes (as opposed to an even number). Horses walk on one hoofed toe, and rhinos walk on three toes. Just to be confusing, tapirs have three toes on their hind feet and four on the front. And their feet look pretty weird.

[werepickle]

Username: werepickle
Show Name: Cute & Squiggly
Barn Name: Bigsby
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14hh
Halter: light green
Prompt:
Tapirs may look like fuzzy, gentle plant-eaters. They’re typically very shy, and when they’re scared, they’re likely to flee.

But tapirs have a tough side. These animals are unpredictable and will fiercely defend themselves and their young, sometimes maiming or even killing people.

[Zentropy]

Username: Zentropy
Show Name: ZG Little Bit of Everything
Barn Name: Potpourri
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15.3hh
Halter: Green
Prompt: The now extinct genera Miotapirus from the Miocene era (about 20 million years ago) were nearly genetically indistinguishable from the modern tapir we see today

[Tyrant001]

Username: Mister Hollow
Show Name: Deletus Yeetus
Barn Name: Yeet
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13hh
Halter: Artist's choice
Prompt: Tapirs can grab things with their trunks, somewhat like an elephant. They use them to pluck leaves and fruit out of trees, according to National Geographic, and then place these goodies in their mouths, and some Tapirs have even been known to hurl things at human visitors or each other!

[strawberrymwilk]

Username: strawberrymwilk
Show Name: Gospel of James
Barn Name: Kimi
Gender: stallion
Height: 14 hh
Halter: artist choice
Prompt:

For 2 days every 2-3 months, the female Brazilian tapir is able to conceive. Once pregnant, she will carry the baby for over a year before giving birth!

[Pandora!]

Username: Pandora!
Show Name: OHS Smile For The Camera
Barn Name: Parker
Gender: Stallion
Height: 12.3hh
Halter: Lush jungle green
Prompt: Just like a horse, the tapir exhibits what is called the flehmen response. This occurs when the tapir curls back its upper lip to expose scent ducts to the vomeronasal organ, a special sensory organ. This extra powerful organ lets the tapir use a sense that is somewhere between both smell and taste. Other animals including giraffes and even house cats are known to have the flehmen response. Say cheese! x

[strangetales]

Username: Pandora!
Show Name: OHS Smile For The Camera
Barn Name: Parker
Gender: Stallion
Height: 12.3hh
Halter: Lush jungle green



congrats! hms will be awarded to mister hollow and furrydogs12.