[Pandapop]

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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.

Which one of the Major Arcana tarot cards do you think this Trotter resonates with most?
And why?
End Date: 10/17

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
Barn Name: Fortuna
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.3hh
Eye Color: Act Like it Comes Naturally
Phenotype: Seal Bat Wing Dun Winged Eyeliner w/Luciferin Birdcatcher Spots
Genotype: Ee AtAt Dd BwdBwd Wgelwgel + luciferin bc spots

- Will always pass bat wing dun [Bwd_]

[ChevyTheQH]

Username: ChevyTheQH
Show Name: LFR Extravagant Empress
Barn Name: Amira
Gender: mare
Height: 13hh
Halter Color: flame color
Prompt: Amira most resonates with The Empress card because she has a deep love for nature and her feminine side. She cares for others and this card reminds her of how she is so lucky to have friends who she loves.

[Starwindrider]

Username: Starwindrider
Show Name: NAS Hermit's Wisdom
Barn Name: Rhudeus
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: Same as flames
Prompt: Rhudeus resonates the most with number 9, The Hermit. His colour scheme echoes that of a secluded forest clearing, with curious green magical fires drifting around, indicating that someone exceptional lived there. Just like The Hermit, Rhudeus prefers being alone. Having seen many years past on the island, he is more than capable of protecting himself if the need arose - if anyone found him, that is, as he is one of the most elusive horses of the Dark Woods Den. Amongst the herd in the Dark Woods Den, he is the one that most go to for advice, for reasons ranging from new grazing grounds or a dispute that had to be solved. Strangely, he shows up whenever someone needs him for guidance, as if able to hear the cries of their mind. All in all, Rhudeus is a kind and solitary figure, exceptional in his wisdom and knowledgeable in his advice, reflecting The Hermit arcana.

[Bruja]

Username: Bruja
Show Name: IF Traverse The Stars
Barn Name: Laika
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.2hh
Halter Color: Silver
Prompt: Laika resonates with the Star, a card associated with luck and guidance. All her life n Laika has found herself to be fortunate in big and little ways. Some days it's things along the lines of finding extra treats in her hay or not catching a cold that's been running through the barn. More impressively, she found out some days after the fact that she had been moved to a new pasture the day a dog had gotten loose and bitten two of her old pasture mates later that same night. Laika frequently finds herself "thanking her lucky stars".

[Echo Revna]

Username: Echo Raven
Show Name: PE A Single Glimmer In An Empty Heart
Barn Name: Kartika
Gender: Mare
Height: 15 hh
Halter Color: eye color
Prompt: Kartika resonates most with Justice. She realizes that all of her actions have consequences and believes that they are fair. She tries her best to be careful in all of her interactions with those around her, to be empathetic and compassionate. When she fails in her endeavors she is ready to accept the consequences that come along with it.

[Embergleam]

Username:
Show Name: RRS The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
Barn Name: Fortuna
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.3 hh
Halter Color: Artist's choice
Prompt:
Fortuna resonates the most with card #10, Wheel of Fortune. Her luck is neither good nor bad, it's simply... intense. If she were a human, she'd be the type to win the lottery one day and break every bone in her foot stepping off the sidewalk the next. Nothing in her life goes by halves- it's all or nothing all the time. She's learned to temper herself and hold steady through both the dizzying highs and the crashing lows. It's been a lesson a lifetime in the making, but it's made her fantastically level-headed and remarkably resourceful.

[strangetales]

Username: strangetales
Show Name: disaster has struck
Barn Name: turris
Gender: stallion
Height: 15.2hh
Halter Color: like the flames
Prompt: turris resonates the most with card #16, the tower! his life also feels like it's crumbling right now, as he got captured to begin a new life that he didn't really ask for and he has no way to stop it... the card says that the weakest parts of your life must be torn down to build something strong and sturdy instead, so now turris just hopes that he will indeed live a better life now. he has to see it as a chance to start fresh and build something new and better than his previous life on the dark, dangerous island where he lived most of his time as a loner.

[heyheygirl101]

Username: heyheygirl101
Show Name: LLE Hello Darkness My Old Friend
Barn Name: Gestört
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13 hh
Halter Color: flames please <3
Prompt: Gestört resonates most with The Hermit, he has been through much and in many ways has yet to heal hence his ever present infernal furnace. Seeing as he has yet to use his time on the Island to better his situation he is often reminded he needs to look inward as he still has a lot of his past he needs to process and forgive himself for, even if he believes himself past the point of healing.

[Pandapop]

Username:
Show Name: RRS The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
Barn Name: Fortuna
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.3 hh
Halter Color: Artist's choice
Prompt:
Fortuna resonates the most with card #10, Wheel of Fortune. Her luck is neither good nor bad, it's simply... intense. If she were a human, she'd be the type to win the lottery one day and break every bone in her foot stepping off the sidewalk the next. Nothing in her life goes by halves- it's all or nothing all the time. She's learned to temper herself and hold steady through both the dizzying highs and the crashing lows. It's been a lesson a lifetime in the making, but it's made her fantastically level-headed and remarkably resourceful.

Congrats!
Loved all the entries.

Again, wish I could give everyone an HM but I'm only allowed 3... so RNG chose!
HM's to Starwindrider, Bruja and strangetales!

[Starwindrider]

Thank you for the HM! Congrats Ember! :>>