[Pandapop]

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.

Three part prompt!
#1. Give this Trotter a fitting show and barn name and tell me why you chose them.
#2. Give this Trotter a themesong (no lyrics! Vocals are just fine.)
#3. Find (credit please!) or create a moodboard that you think fits the aesthetic of this Trotter.
End Date: 8/30

Username: fruitbat
Show Name: You're My Alibi
Barn Name: Bi
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.3hh
Eye Color: Can You Keep a Secret
Phenotype: Black Chaetodon w/Eye Glow
Genotype: EE aa CtCt + eye glow

- Dominant for extension [E_]
- Will always pass chaetodon [Ct_]
- Tail and mane thread do not pass

[heyheygirl101]

Username: heyheygirl101
Show Name: LLE Bring Me To The Scales
Barn Name: Anubis
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15 hh
Halter Color: inspired by the scales ⚖️ that weigh the heart in Egyptian mythology
Prompt: 1. Named after the Egyptian God, Anubis. One of his roles is to usher souls through the afterlife which includes bringing the soul to the scales and weighing the heart against Ma'at (truth), which determines if someone is worthy of entering Duat or if they are doomed to be devoured by Ammit.

2. Temple Of Anubis - Overwatch/Blizzard Entertainment. It has the uniqueness that I feel captures his essence. It is new age enough to capture his youthfulness while not losing out on his regal qualities.

3. Made On Canva, all images are free use from them. Tried to keep it associated with the roles he played in Ancient Egyptian culture, as the Embalmer, Protector of Tombs, Guide of Souls and Weigher of Hearts.

[Embergleam]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Gilded Devourer
Barn Name: Ammit
Gender: Mare
Height: 15.1 hh
Halter Color: Something Egyptian
Prompt:
1. Named after the goddess Ammit, who ancient Egyptians believed devoured the souls of the unworthy. As heyheygirl101 mentioned a bit up-thread, ancient Egyptians believed that the souls of the dead were weighed against the feather of Ma'at. Those whose souls were lighter than the feather went on to the Field of Reeds and eventual reincarnation; those whose souls were heavy with sin were devoured by Ammit, never to be seen again. Ammit herself was viewed with equal parts reverence and fear- it seemed only appropriate to give her a beautiful name!

2. Breathe the Black, from Where The Water Tastes Like Wine. This song has always struck me as a patient, slightly melancholy song, something refined to simple perfection over the course of years. That vibes perfectly with ever-patient, ever-waiting Ammit, whose unenviable task is as unrelenting as she is.

3. Eternal Vigil, made on BeFunky's collage maker. Most of the symbolism here is pretty obvious- the only two pieces that might need explaining are the cobra and the crocodile. The former is associated with royal authority and kings of ancient Egypt, the latter with the Nile river and strength. (Ammit herself was part crocodile, part hippo, and part lion, able to pursue the dead no matter where they ran.)

[Echo Revna]

Username: Echo Raven
Show Name: PE Queen Of The Nile
Barn Name: Cleopatra
Gender: Mare
Height: 15 hh
Halter Color: eye color
Prompt:
1. The first thing I thought of when I saw her, her eyes specifically, was ancient Egypt, and my favorite story from ancient Egypt was the story of Cleopatra the 7th.

2. River Flows In You by Yiruma, my favorite instrumental piece ever it's beautiful and sad, but also somehow happy at the same time, which seems to fit her in a way.

3. ~~~ decided to continue with the Cleopatra/Egypt theme since that's all I can think of when I see her.

[fruitbat]

Username: fruitbat
Show Name: You're My Alibi
Barn Name: Bi
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.3hh
Halter Color: artist choice
Prompt:
1. I read the eye colour name and it instantly gave me a very suspicious feeling about this trotter. I wanted to replicate that in the show name- like you had witnessed them doing something wrong but convinced you to play along with their 'secret'. "Bi" is traditionally a prefix meaning "two", like the two sides/personalities of this trotter. The good, innocent side and their more mysterious, devious side.

2. The Untold

3. Made on canva with F2U images

[ShadyBro]

Username: ShadyBro
Show Name: NVR Drinking Poison From The Same Vine
Barn Name: Daylight
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15.2hh
Halter Color: Artist's Choice
Prompt:
- Inspired by the song Daylight by David Kushner. It's a song about, as the artist describes it, 'the part of us attracted by darkness, even when we are generally driven by light'. This trotter exudes a feeling of good and evil, a delicate balance of light and dark.
- 'Balance' by CG5. An interesting techno based instrumental showcasing this trotter's common theme.
- Made using Canva

[Queen Vivane]

Username: Queen Vivane
Show Name: Eternal Of The Shifting Sands
Barn Name: Gila
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: Gold
Prompt:
I originally wanted to go with an Egyptian mythology theme but I felt that would be too much of an obvious thing to go for so went for something that sounded like it might fit but also be a more general desert kind of name. For the barn name I admit I looked up desert creatures and chose Gila after the Lizard, even though it's on a completely different continent!

Prison Break - Warhammer 40k Darktide

Made on canva using free images from their library and from unsplash
Moon Image & Water Image

[Pandapop]

Username: fruitbat
Show Name: You're My Alibi
Barn Name: Bi
Gender: Mare
Height: 14.3hh
Halter Color: artist choice
Prompt:
1. I read the eye colour name and it instantly gave me a very suspicious feeling about this trotter. I wanted to replicate that in the show name- like you had witnessed them doing something wrong but convinced you to play along with their 'secret'. "Bi" is traditionally a prefix meaning "two", like the two sides/personalities of this trotter. The good, innocent side and their more mysterious, devious side.

2. The Untold

3. Made on canva with F2U images
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Congrats!
I really enjoy the play on the eye color name, and how you rolled with it for your entry.

HM's to heyheygirl101 and Embergleam.

[fruitbat]

Yippee thank you so much! Im really glad you liked my interpretation :) Congrats to the hms too!