[coaliev]

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.

Write a short sea-inspired poem for this trotter! You can also use someone else's as long as you properly credit the original author!

Username: heyheygirl101
Show Name: LLE The Draw Of The Sea
Barn Name: Kraken

Gender: Stallion
Height: 13.0hh
Eye Color: Pure Black
Phenotype: Slated Black Surgeon's Coat Smoke Chick
Genotype: Ee aa SltSlt Scsc CiCi +Smoke


- will always pass slate [Slt] & chick [Ci]
- smoke pass at 25%
- shoulder fins will not pass to offspring

[heyheygirl101]

Username: heyheygirl101
Show Name: LLE The Draw Of The Sea
Barn Name: Kraken
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13 hh
Halter's Pearl & Shell Colors (3 shells): artists choice
Prompt: Beneath the storming tides, the monster does hide
He glides beneath the sailing ships, awaiting for his time
The sailors have a name for him, the monster down below
Beware the Kraken for he'll take your mast and all your men to sea
Where Davy Jones has a locker awaiting thee

[Boghound]

Username: Lath
Show Name: BKD's Midnight Soup
Barn Name: Thai
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter's Pearl & Shell Colors (3 shells): Black shells, golden pearls
Prompt:
The Ocean has its silent caves,
Deep, quiet, and alone;
Though there be fury on the waves,
Beneath them there is none.

The awful spirits of the deep
Hold their communion there;
And there are those for whom we weep,
The young, the bright, the fair.

Calmly the wearied seamen rest
Beneath their own blue sea.
The ocean solitudes are blest,
For there is purity.

The earth has guilt, the earth has care,
Unquiet are its graves;
But peaceful sleep is ever there,
Beneath the dark blue waves.

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

[ImogenEquine]

Username: ImogenEquine
Show Name: Kiss from the Abyss
Barn Name: Abyss
Gender: Mare
Height: 15.2 hh
Halter's Pearl & Shell Colors (3 shells): something that gives you spooky/haunting vibes
Prompt: (by me!)

Sometimes I'm afraid of the abyss.
The darkness, the unknown, too far beneath the surface for light to shine,
Monstrous or misunderstood? I'm afraid of what I'll find

The depths of the sea and the depths of the heart,
Share a similar nature, potentially holding treasures or terrors,
So we avoid them, fearing making errors,

But I think I'm ready to embrace the darkness,
And I'd be honoured if you'd take my hand,
Let's discover the deepest parts of each other and where water meets abyssal sand

[coaliev]

Username: heyheygirl101
Show Name: LLE The Draw Of The Sea
Barn Name: Kraken
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13 hh
Halter's Pearl & Shell Colors (3 shells): artists choice
Prompt: Beneath the storming tides, the monster does hide
He glides beneath the sailing ships, awaiting for his time
The sailors have a name for him, the monster down below
Beware the Kraken for he'll take your mast and all your men to sea
Where Davy Jones has a locker awaiting thee



congrats! hm to Lath & ImogenEquine

[heyheygirl101]

Thank you so much! and congrats on the hms!

[heyheygirl101]

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!

[heyheygirl101]

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