[strangetales]

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.

Username: VampireMessageNinja
Show Name: Ink of Lovers
Barn Name: Carys

Gender: mare
Height: 15.2hh
Eye Color: lover of the russian queen
Phenotype: blood bay tobiano
Genotype: Ee/AA/ToTo

- will always pass agouti (A) and tobiano (To)

[Furrydogs12]

Username: Furrydogs12
Show Name: Autumnal Solstice
Barn Name: Sol
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13 hh
Halter: Yellow and orange
Prompt: Sol loves the chilly weather! He loves when the human puts his warm blanket on him at night and how they warm his water to keep him warm. He also likes how when he runs around he doesn’t feel hot and sweaty. Sol is a winter baby so maybe that affects his loving for the cold.

[Phönixfeder2000]

Username: Phönixfeder2000
Show Name: Revelations and Sins
Barn Name: Sinner
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter: dark blood red
Prompt: Sinner likes the cold, it reminds him that he´s still alive. He is boxed all day, forced to always perform perfectly in dressage competitions and always behave. Whenever winter nears and the first frost comes around, he actually feels that he is still alive and can relax a bit since all comps are cancelled in winter. He will always love the sensation of frosty wind on his back, even after being rescued by the Mercury Ranch staff.

[VampireMessageNinja]

Username: VampireMessageNinja
Show Name: Ink of Lovers
Barn Name: Carys
Gender: Mare
Height: 15.2 hh
Halter: Something similar to this, perhaps?
Prompt:
White, never ending white.
The same color most of Carys' eyes were the moment she spotted it.
Don't get me wrong, she wasn't incredulous or anything like that, she was scared.
It wasn't always like this. There was a time, back when she was a foal, when she loved to watch the little snowflakes dance, prancing around herself, trying to snatch them up with her tongue.
Until she broke into a patch of frozen river that she hadn't seen because it had been covered in snow.
Had the humans not pulled her out in time, she probably would have died.
Ever since that day, she has tried to avoid snow at any cost, blood filling with adrenaline at the very thought. It's not logical, but then again traumas rarely are.
Carys refuses to take a step towards it when there's snow nearby, going as far as physically hurting anyone who tries to force her. If she's out in the paddock when it starts to snow, you can usually find her standing rigidly, shaking - out of fear, not cold.
Rain and cold is also a bit of a mental issue for her. The way it clings to her fur makes her uncomfortable, reminding her of the incident. She's a more confident mare when it's warm outside or she's wearing a blanket at least.

Her show name is based on a saying:

Blood… ’tis the ink of lovers.

And barn name is derived from Welsh caru meaning "love".

[strangetales]

Username: VampireMessageNinja
Show Name: Ink of Lovers
Barn Name: Carys


congrats, this was very creative! and by the way, trotters have a max. height of 15.2hh. (;

[VampireMessageNinja]

Thank you! And oops, you are right, sorry, my mind was elsewhat the time!