[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.

Getting a little more comfortable with appy genes, but still not satisfied.
Practice makes perfect, right..?

What's something this Trotter aims to be better at?
(40 word minimum.)
End Date: 4/25/24

Username: Taxidea
Show Name: TT London Fog
Barn Name: Lavender
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Eye Color: Sage
Phenotype: Classic Champagne Roan Bunny Ears Winged Eyeliner Near-Leopard Appaloosa w/Birdcatcher Spots
Genotype: Ee aa ChCh Rnrn BeBe Wgelwgel P1p1 LpLp + bc spots

- Will always pass champagne [Ch_], roan [Rn_] and leopard complex [Lp_]

[Aizaka]

Username: Aizaka
Show Name: Spread The Love
Barn Name: Harmony
Gender: Female
Height: 14.2 hh
Prompt: She aims to get better at decorating cards and sending letters to those she loves and cares about. :3

Edit: She aims to get better at decorating cards and sending letters to those she loves and cares about. Harmony has always had a love for crafts. Collecting washi tape, glitter, stamps, colored pencils, etc. over the years. Whenever a holiday or birthday rolled around, she would decorate the cards and gifts specially for that person. But aside from those days, Harmony is really not very good at keeping contact with others. Not knowing what to say in the moment of a phone call and sometimes even in person. So her solution is to write letters like her grandma used to with everyone. ^_^

(102 words, 586 characters)

[Taxidea]

Username: Taxidea
Show Name: TT London Fog
Barn Name: Lavender
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Prompt: Lavender is really working on improving her ability to approach new horses and start a conversation. She so often sees others that she thinks she would like to know better, but then her lack of confidence gets the best of her and she can't bring herself to approach. Recently, she's been practicing by picking horses that she doesn't find quite so intimidating, and she's actually learning to feel more comfortable with approaching strangers. And it turns out that a lot of those "less intimidating" horses are actually really friendly and teaching Lavender that maybe the problem wasn't so much with her at all!

[heyheygirl101]

Username: heyheygirl101
Show Name: LLE Picnic on the Hill
Barn Name: Eloise
Gender: Mare
Height: 12. 2 hh
Prompt: Eloise is working on staying calm in tough situations, she is often quick to react to problems and then regret the decisions she has made. So she is working hard on absorbing what she is feeling to it's full extent before reacting out of fear or anger.

[Spiritstar3]

Username:
Spiritstar3
Show Name:
WR A Quiet Sky
Barn Name:
Anni
Gender:
Mare
Height:
15 hands
Prompt:
She's a very shy girl. Therefore, she's working on being brave and making new friends. That's hard when you're shy...I'd know, I'm shy too. Anyhow, she's doing her very best. Thus far, she's managed to become friends with Keyani. She's still shy of Kalyani and Lightning. She's getting there, though, she's trying with them.

[blackhoeses]

Username: Blackhoeses
Show Name: Attention Span of a Butterfly
Barn Name: Moth
Gender: mare
Height: 15 hh
Prompt:

Moth is aiming at becoming better at paying attention ...


xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI wonder where that barn cat is going??


xxxxOh look some one drooped a cookie *crunch*


xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Umm Why are you following me????



We were talking, oh that sounds fun what were we talking about. Oh what I am aiming to be better at, Whelp that is easy it is paying attation of course. *turns to watch a buturfly fly by or wait is that a moth*

[galaxyy.]

Username: galaxyy.
Show Name: When Stars Fall
Barn Name: Lucifer
Gender: stallion
Height: 12.3hh
Halter Color: something subtly angelic..?
Prompt: lucifer wants to better his self-esteem! despite being named after the most beautiful of fallen angels, he can't quite seem to wrap his head around the fact that he's as pretty as he's told and that others actually want to be friends with him. somehow, he still manages to brighten up any room walks into, truly earning himself his namesake's former title of the morning star and the bringer of light <3

[allybrad]

Username: allybrad
Show Name: ABF Take My Name, Take My Fame
Barn Name: Penny
Gender: mare
Height: 13 hh
Halter Color: artist’s choice!!! <3
Prompt: Penny has always wanted to learn how to dance. Not the ballet or tap kind of dance, but dance with her soul. She often has a hard time loosening up, and she puts a lot of pressure on herself to always be presentable and ready to take charge of the task at hand. She envies free-spirited horses for their ability to let lose and have fun! She wants to dance around the barn with Caamp at full volume and release her inhibitions!

[Embergleam]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Lonesome Dreams
Barn Name: Huron
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.3 hh
Prompt:
Remembering and forgetting where appropriate.

Huron has an uncannily sharp memory, which works for and against him by turns. When all's going well he tends to brood, stewing over small stumbles until they're magnified into world-ending tragedies. Often he gets so wrapped up in his own ruminations he fails to notice the everyday moments of beauty around him. Who's going to notice birds singing or flowers blooming when they're agonizing over that time they faceplanted into a feed pan as a yearing? Then, when the cards are down, Huron doesn't have any little moments of joy to draw strength from, only worries and fears he's spent years feeding.

He's better than he was, and he'll keep getting better, but for now it's still a work in progress.

[Baobabel]

Username: Baobabel
Show Name: Fragrance of the Valley
Barn Name: Valleyborn
Gender: stallion
Height: 13.2hh
Prompt: Jumping! Valleyborn loves jumping. That second that stretches into minutes when you're airborne, sailing smoothly over any obstacle. It's the best feeling! Unfortunately, her second time jumping she brushed the top and is now scared to go over anything. Valley tends to spook at the last second and slam on the breaks before leaving the ground. She knows she's successfully jumped in the past and yet as soon as she gets ready to leap her muscle lock and her brain says Freeze! She has started practicing with anything she sees laying in the field. She's not quite up to the large fallen log yet but you can often see her doing little hops and leaps over sticks and rocks.