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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.

This kiddo reminds me of a shark.. tell me a cool fact about sharks!
End Date: December 8th

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Phenotype: Grullo Wildebeest Dun Drizzle Splash
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[Embergleam]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Barn Name: Mariner
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15.2 hh
Halter Color: Artist's choice
Prompt: Greenland sharks are the longest-lived vertebrate species on the planet! One specimen caught in 2018 was theorized to have been born anywhere between 1504 and 1744. It's been theorized that they don't reach reproductive maturity until around 150 years of age. :mindblown: (picture courtesy of dw.com.)

[Tineye]

Username: Tineye
Show Name: Euryhaline
Barn Name: Bull
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: Golf inspired
Prompt: Bull sharks can survive in both salt and fresh water with ease, which is just so cool because most fish and other sharks can't survive the change in salinity. During a flood in Australia in 1996, some bull sharks got trapped in a golf course lake and are still there. The only reason that they're able to stay and reproduce there is because of their ability to survive in fresh and salt water. And of course this is in Australia. Come golf with the sharks!

[Pandapop]

Username: Pandapop
Show Name: "EVS" Look Out!
Barn Name: Bruce
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: Black
Prompt: Sharks kill fewer people than... coconuts. In fact, there are a number of things much more likely to kill you than a shark. Here's a link listing a few of them! There's estimated around 150 coconuts per year killing people by falling from trees and hitting them on the head, sustaining fatal injuries. I didn't even know that until today, and I wish I were joking.

[Cowgirlte]

Username: Cowgirlte
Show Name: Deep Water Secrets
Barn Name: Namor
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15.0h
Halter Color: Artist's Choice
Prompt: You've probably heard that some species of lizards are capable of asexual reproduction, but you probably didn't know that this phenomenon has been documented in sharks as well. So far, this has only been seen in captive animals where there are no other options for reproduction available, but scientists thinks it could also happen in the wild where there is a severe lack of males available.

[Kirei]

Username: Kirei
Show Name: OLS River Rain
Barn Name: Rainier
Gender: Stallion
Height: 16.2 hh
Halter Color: navy blue
Prompt:
Scientists age sharks by counting the rings on their vertebrae.
Vertebrae contain concentric pairs of opaque and translucent bands. Band pairs are counted like rings on a tree and then scientists assign an age to the shark based on the count. Thus, if the vertebrae has 10 band pairs, it is assumed to be 10 years old. Recent studies, however, have shown that this assumption is not always correct. Researchers must therefore study each species and size class to determine how often the band pairs are deposited because the deposition rate may change over time. Determining the actual rate that the bands are deposited is called "validation".

[Furrydogs12]

Username: Furrydogs12
Show Name: Dungeon Dweller
Barn Name: Jaws
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.3 hh
Halter Color: Artist choice
Prompt:Shark Embryos attack each other. Sharks are so tough, their embryos are known to attack one another. The largest embryo in a shark litter is known to eat its fellow embryos, in an act known as intrauterine cannibalism. Researchers looked at this phenomenon in sand sharks, noting that, "While 12 littermates may start out the journey, all but one is devoured by the biggest in the pack. That strategy allows sand tiger sharks to have much larger babies at birth than other shark species, making the little ones relatively safe from other predators."

[fleurs]

Username: fleurs
Show Name: Playing With Death In The Depth
Barn Name: Sharkbait
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: Your choice
Prompt: The bite of a Great White shark is much more powerful than jungle cats. Researchers
discovered that a 21-foot Great White has the biteforce of 4000 pounds per square inch! This
is four times stronger than that of a tiger or lion (who have a biteforce of 1000 per square inch).

[PotatoPup]

Username: PotatoPup
Show Name:Gentle Giant of The Ocean
Barn Name:Wally
Gender:Stallion
Height:15hh
Halter Color:Artist's Choice
Prompt:The largest species of shark is also one of the most easygoing. Whale sharks have been known to give a ride to hitchhiking swimmers, and cruise through the water atop them. But be warned that marine life experts caution against popularizing this.

[Zentropy]

Username: Zentropy
Show Name: ZG Shark Bait
Barn Name: Mako
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.3hh
Halter Color: seafoam with white flecking
Prompt: The jaws of a shark are not attached to its skull, which allows them to move independently and even extend forward if needed.