[Bruja]

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.

Naming comp!! On the natural coat kick, here is a sweet and simple friend - who might be more than they appear! In the spirit of the day, give this Trotter a name that ties back to Irish folklore in some way. My favorite one wins!
End Date: 03/20

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Féth Fíada
Barn Name: Fey

Gender: Mare
Height: 14.1hh
Eye Color: Heathered Hills
Phenotype: Flea Bitten Grey (Black)
Genotype: EE/aa/GG + Eye Glow

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[Kenjaku]

Username: Lath
Show Name: BKD's A Witch In Disguise
Barn Name: Cat-sìth
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: Black
Prompt: Named after the cait-sìth.

Some common folklore suggested that the cat-sìth was not a fairy, but a witch that could transform into a cat nine times.

[jpano96]

Username: dws_jpa
Show Name: The Phantom Queen
Barn Name: Morrigan
Gender: mare
Height: 13.7 hh
Halter Color: Artist choice
Prompt: the Morrigan is associated with war, death, fate, and battle and a prominent shape shifter in Irish folklore!

[Embergleam]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Féth Fíada
Barn Name: Fey
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.1 hh
Halter Color: Same as UFA sign
Prompt: A lot of pre-Christian Irish mythology involves the Tuatha Dé Danann, otherworldly beings who could perform feats of magic and couldn't be seen by the average mortal. They performed this latter trick by wrapping themselves in the féth fíada, a magic shroud of fog or mist. Given this trotter is foggy grey, and might just be hiding something out of the ordinary, naming her after mythical mist seemed pretty fitting!

[snapshot]

Username: snapshot
Show Name: Molly Malone
Barn Name: Molly
Gender: mare
Height:13.3 hh
Halter Color: green, maybe with shamrocks? up to you!
Prompt: based on Molly Malone, both a historical and legendary figure from Dublin. There is a song about her that is really beautiful, though a bit sad.

[Tyrant001]

Username: Tyrant001
Show Name: The Drunken Horse Ride Home
Barn Name: Pooka
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15.2hh
Halter Color: Your choice!
Prompt: Named after my favorite of Irish folklore creatures, a shapeshifting trouble-maker known as the pooka. Pookas are commonly found as horses who like to take drunken people for terrifying rides:

When a Pooka is in horse form he tends to have fun by inviting a rider to jump on his back. This usually happens when the rider has had a little too much to drink and is making his weary way home from the pub. Thus starts the wildest trip the rider will ever know for the Pooka loves to terrify the rider with its great prowess jumping over hedges and rocks and making death-defying leaps. Come the grey dawn the rider is thrown off the horse’s back and left trembling but none the worse from the night’s events to find his own way home.
This is maybe where their reputation slips a bit as while on a wild night out like this they do tend to run through crop fields and knockdown fences without care.

[Cowgirlte]

Username: Cowgirlte
Show Name: A Seal in Disguise
Barn Name: Selkie
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.3h
Halter Color: Artist's Choice
Prompt: The selkie is kind of like the Irish version of a mermaid. It is said to be a seal while in the water, but on land they shed their skin and become human. In their human form, they are said to be incredibly attractive and irresistible to ordinary humans.

[Starwindrider]

Username: Starwindrider
Show Name: NAS The Faerie Child
Barn Name: Changeling
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: Eye color
Prompt: Changelings are fairies left in place of a human that has been stolen by other fairies. Be careful about leaving this trotter alone overnight, because the trotter returning to you the morning may not be the one you knew before...

[Zentropy]

Username: Zentropy
Show Name: Gan Ceann
Barn Name: Tynan
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15.1hh
Halter Color: black <3
Prompt: In reference to the Dullahan or Gan Ceann of Irish folklore. They are typically malevolent spirits whom carry their heads and ride a black horse.

[Bruja]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Féth Fíada
Barn Name: Fey
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.1 hh
Halter Color: Same as UFA sign
Prompt: A lot of pre-Christian Irish mythology involves the Tuatha Dé Danann, otherworldly beings who could perform feats of magic and couldn't be seen by the average mortal. They performed this latter trick by wrapping themselves in the féth fíada, a magic shroud of fog or mist. Given this trotter is foggy grey, and might just be hiding something out of the ordinary, naming her after mythical mist seemed pretty fitting!

I love the thought process behind this <3
Congrats!