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.
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Trush; this marking appears in conjunction with paint markings Tobiano, Overo, Splash, Sabino and Dominant White. In its homozygous form, it will limit the expression on the face of the trotter to just covering the lower jaw and adding a sort of feather frill around the eyes. This is not present in heterozygous expressions of the marking, though the face may or may not be covered by the paint marking. It also adds crescent shapes from the chin, down the neck, shoulders, front of the legs and belly of the paint marking. These can be small or large, but do not go further than the knees and hocks, nor up past the midline of the horse.
Uncommon marking, ThrThr/Thrthr
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Height: 13.2 hh
Eye Color: Bluebird Songs
Phenotype: Palomino Thrush Splash
Genotype: ee aa Crcr ThrThr Splspl
