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Blanket
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Over View
New breeds of draft horses are popping up everywhere. Among those, are Redwood drafts. Bred down from three different breeds, (Belgian drafts, thoroughbreds and quarter horses) Redwoods are a unique breed. Inheriting the strength of the Belgian drafts, Redwoods are powerful and stalky, yet come in a close second on speed from the thoroughbred parents. The quarter horse third parent gives Redwoods a larger scale of colorations and markings, as opposed to the limited colors of Belgians and thoroughbreds.
Once one of the rarest breeds of drafts, Redwoods are now becoming more and more available, as they are bred more and more.
As a generally docile and calm breed, they are much easier to train, and safer to ride than most others. Though they are most commonly used for pleasure riding, shows designed specifically for their skills and strength are being developed.

Diet
Though their diet mostly consists of oats, sweet grasses and specially designed feed, they can also be fed a range of fruits and vegetables, including apples, pears, carrots, spinach, lettuce and more.

Breeding
Redwoods were bred very carefully in order to keep inbreeding out of the picture completely. Now that they are a well formed and steady breed, it's easier to breed them, although precautions are still taken to help them remain a "pure" breed. All the same as most every other breed of equine, Redwoods have one foal from every breeding. In very rare cases, a dam will be pregnant with twins, but one foal will almost inevitably die before she hits the third month of pregnancy. In cases such as these, it is highly likely that the born foal will be a chimeric.
Each Redwood can be bred a total of 10 times. Although same gender mating is possible, the only way to produce a foal as of now is by male and female breeding.

Coloration and Marking
Redwoods come in a large range of colors. Nearly every color and marking is found in them, and very few are rare. Just a few of the more common colors are;
Blue roan
Red roan
Purple roan
Bay roan
Light bay
Dark bay
Cherry bay
Seal bay
Buckskin
Palomino
Chestnut
Liver chestnut
Flaxen liver chestnut
Dun
Wolf dun
Red dun
Bay dun
Grullo
Grulla
Rose gray
Gray
Black

Common markings are anything that does not make the horse nearly all white.
With the common colors, there are of course a few rarer ones. These are any that make the draft very light colored, or pale, and chimeric.
Rarer markings include;
Leopard appaloosa
Near leopard appaloosa
Medicine hat
And any others that make the horse almost all white
Chimeric is only found in the rarest occasions. And when it is, it is always one common base, black, and some form of white markings. (example; [url]viewtopic.php?f=53&t=2810677[/url] and [url]viewtopic.php?t=2853936[/url])

Soon to be Events
Show event
Breeding event
Re-adoption event
Staff search

[GhiraWar]

So pretty! <3 (I like big drafts and I cannot lie.)

[palindrome.]

Very excited Vin!

[aeoui]

so gorgeous!! i can't wait for these to be available!

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FOR SALE
This species is for sale! Looking for C$ or USD offers. (All USD offers must be sent through Discord (sprig#1462) or Deviantart (fidgetyflower))
Includes:
Male and Female lines
Blanket
Leg warmers
Halter
Long and short feathering
Show hair
Short hair
Medium hair
Long hair