This breed of mini drafts, a mix that was started between Haflingers and Icelandic Horses, was established in the early 1900s to assist in the development of roadways and hiking trails within Banff National Park up in Canada. Their broad chests and fluffy winter coat make living up in the cold Rockies bearable, and their densely muscled bodies make all the hard work they typically do possible for such a small breed of draft horse. Their size range varies, coming in around 13hh-15hh, with the tallest horses being only 15.0hh.
They tend to make a much better working horse rather than show horse and can often be used for carriage pulling and pulling farm equipment. They can still be ridden though despite being great working horses, and have retained the same unique gaits that Icelandic Horses are known for, the 'tölt' and 'skeið' gaits. They are typically hard working, easy going, and spirited horses, making for a great working or riding companion.
In recent years, the breed has come back into the spotlight after it had been more or less abandoned within the park and surrounding areas. Locals took it upon themselves to set up an event during the warmer months of the year to catch the wild horses, know as the "Summer Mini Round-Up". During the round-up, people from across the world can come and watch the horses parade through the main thoroughfare, making sure to keep an eye out on any horses they'd like to adopt after they've all been herded into the auction fields.
European Badger [E_ / EbgEbg | E_ / Ebgebg] (u) - This facial marking has both the dark face, ears, and throat as well as white stripes and ear tips that a European Badger has. In order for this marking to show, the horse has to be carrying at least one copy of black in its genotype (E_). This marking will go over dilutions and sooty, but under white markings.
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Username: DuskzeHedgie
Barn Name: Nero
Stable Page: wip!!
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.1hh
Eye Color: Melancholy Day
Phenotype: Copper Buckskin European Badger Snowcap Appaloosa
Genotype: Ee/Aa/Crcr/EbgEbg/LpLp
