[Pandora!]

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.

To win this trotter, tell me briefly what gift they're hoping to receive and why this holiday season!
End Date: December 17th @ cs rollover

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Midnight Snow
Barn Name: Midnight

Gender: Mare
Height: 13.3 hh
Eye Color: Green Apple Jolly Rancher
Phenotype: Sooty Silver Grullo Sabino Utsuri Koi
Genotype: EE aa Zz DD StySty Sbsb Ukuk

[Embergleam]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Midnight Snow
Barn Name: Midnight
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.3 hh
Halter Color: Artist's choice
Prompt: Midnight wants one thing for Christmas: a place to belong.

Her mother was a hippocampus, and Midnight inherited more than just her mother's striking utsuri koi markings. She inherited all the wild, wily intellect that kept her mother's ancestors alive without humans for protection. Alas, those same cagey survival instincts made her a nigh-insurmountable challenge for her original owners. They specialized in range trotters precisely because they were gentle, biddable, and above all else, predictable. Midnight was anything but. While they were never cruel to her, they also never listened, preferring to try the same tactics over and over again in hopes of a breakthrough. Eventually they threw in the towel and sold her on to Raven Ridge. Now, on a new farm and with new trainers familiar with her background, Midnight hopes to learn how to balance both halves of her heritage and make them coexist in peace.

[Kirei]

Username: Kirei
Show Name: OLS Silver Tears
Barn Name: Wulf
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15.3 hh
Halter Color: Silver
Prompt:

Wulf only hopes that he can get to see his mother again this holiday season. His owner's parents own her, as he was gifted to his owner when she was a young teen. Now that she is an adult and has her own property, Wulf only ever sees his mother on holidays such as Christmas. Even so, he loves her as much as always. It's always such a treat to get to see her and even sometimes pull around a sleigh for the neighborhood children alongside her.

[Cattail]

Username: cattail
Show Name: heart like a dragon
Barn Name: Drakon
Gender: stallion
Height: 15 hh
Halter Color: silver
Prompt:
All drakon wants for Christmas is for there to be peace and joy in the world
You see drakon is a mighty steed of a fierce warrior
And as much as drakon loves the thrill of being a hero he really would love to have a calm Christmas this year in a nice warm stall with his owner alongside him instead of knee deep in the cold snow fighting other horses and warriors
surviving isn't enough anymore drakon wants to live a life free of war and strife and filled with love and forgiveness.

[SabrinaB]

Username: SabrinaB
Show Name: GC Let's Talk It Out
Barn Name: Munister
Gender: stallion
Height: 15.0hh
Halter Color: artist choice
Prompt: Munister hopes to receive a charm for his halter of a silver butterfly. He used to look at butterflies with his mother, they remind him of her.

[Tyrant001]

Username: Tyrant001
Show Name: TV Made Me Do It
Barn Name: Angel
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: Artist choice!
Prompt: Angel is quite content with his life and has everything he could possibly need or want, so the only thing he wishes for for Christmas is for everyone around him that he loves to be happy and receive hope for the next year on this Christmas. The year has been long hard and while he has thrived, so many around him have fallen behind. He wishes for so much happiness, health, and healing for his friends this Christmas.

[bronc]

Username: wilder ✦
Show Name: that was a cold one
Barn Name: coors
Gender: stallion
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: eye color
Prompt: a sheep.
seattle has a donkey companion who is always by his side to keep him company for when he's on the road traveling to shows. american pharoah has smokey, seattle has the donkey, and coors wants a sheep.

[Pandora!]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Midnight Snow
Barn Name: Midnight
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.3 hh
Halter Color: Artist's choice
Prompt: Midnight wants one thing for Christmas: a place to belong.

Her mother was a hippocampus, and Midnight inherited more than just her mother's striking utsuri koi markings. She inherited all the wild, wily intellect that kept her mother's ancestors alive without humans for protection. Alas, those same cagey survival instincts made her a nigh-insurmountable challenge for her original owners. They specialized in range trotters precisely because they were gentle, biddable, and above all else, predictable. Midnight was anything but. While they were never cruel to her, they also never listened, preferring to try the same tactics over and over again in hopes of a breakthrough. Eventually they threw in the towel and sold her on to Raven Ridge. Now, on a new farm and with new trainers familiar with her background, Midnight hopes to learn how to balance both halves of her heritage and make them coexist in peace.

Congrats!

[Embergleam]

Eee, thank you so much, Pandora! I adored this girl from the moment I saw her and I'm tickled pink I get to keep her. <3

[Embergleam]

This trotter is a Champion endurance horse!
They will receive the following benefits:
• +1 Breeding Slot
• +3% to Twin Rate

They are also eligible for a makeover, and can now compete in dressage to aim for another championship!