[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.

[ every breed specific gene challenge / #17 & #18 slated & blizzard ]

Username: rws sweater weather
Barn Name: sam

Gender: stallion
Height: 15.0hh
Eye Color: continental breakfast
Phenotype: slated black blizzard
Genotype: Ee aa SltSlt BlzBlz LpLp P1p1

- will always pass slate (Slt)
- will always pass blizzard (Blz), will express with Lp and P1
- will always pass leopard complex (Lp)

[fruitbat]

Username: fruitbat
Show Name: The Polar Express
Barn Name: North
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: silver please!
Prompt: When North was a foal, he would always hang out in the most far left corner of Sugar Apple Stables' field. Why? Because his best friends were there! He always felt quite isolated to the other foals, so he made friends with the rabbits that inhabited the fields as well. North has developed a noticeable bounce in his gait from seeing the rabbits hop around at a young age.

[odi]

Username: odi
Show Name: ODI Wintergreen Midnight
Barn Name: Blizzard
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.3hh
Halter Color: same as eyes
Prompt: blizzard hates getting wet. it's a bit surprising, you'd think she'd love the snow... but snow, rain, mud, anything that means she'll end up soggy -- she can't stand it!

[arcadia bay.]

Username: green.
Show Name: rws sweater weather
Barn Name: sam
Gender: stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: surprise me
Prompt: this range trotter cannot jump unless he sees another horse do it first. this has been a crucial pain in trying to train him for cross country. now, he just needs to chill around the start box to see other horses go.

[Furrydogs12]

Username: Furrydogs12
Show Name: Let it Go
Barn Name: Elsa
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.4 hh
Halter Color: Artist choice
Prompt: She will lay down with her legs tucked underneath her like a rabbit

[strangetales]

Username: green.
Show Name: rws sweater weather
Barn Name: sam



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