[coaliev]

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.

Naming comp! Give this trotter a name inspired by someone who has birthday today (January 31st)!
End Date: February 7th at CS rollover

Username: Pandora Maryam
Show Name: OHS Major League Player
Barn Name: Dodger

Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.2hh
Eye Color: Daisy Desi
Phenotype: Mesozoic Striped Liver Chestnut Isabella Wildebeest Dun Snowcap Appaloosa
Genotype: ee AA ii Wdwd Strmstr LpLp

[acronymm]

Username: acronymm
Show Name: BA First Ruler
Barn Name: Ieyasu
Gender: mare
Height: 15.2hh
Halter Color: eye color

[strangetales]

Username: Doctor Strange
Show Name: oranje gekte
Barn Name: beatrix
Gender: mare
Height: 13.1hh
Halter Color: orange

named after the former queen of the netherlands, beatrix, who was born today in 1938! she reigned from 1980 to 2013 and the show name can be roughly translated to "orange madness", which i chose because it's a dutch tradition to dress from head to toe in orange, the national colour basically, on national queen's day (which is now king's day since the queen abdicated).

[►Athena◄]

Username: ►Athena◄
Show Name: ORT Can't Stop the Feeling
Barn Name: Timber
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.0hh
Halter Color: Dark purple

Named for Justin Timberlake!

[Luzala]

Username: Luzala
Show Name: FW Unfinished Symphony
Barn Name: Schubert
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15hh
Halter Color: Eye color

Named after Franz Schubert ,a very famous Austrian composer of the late Classical and Romantica eras, born the 31st of January of 1797

[Pandora!]

Username: Pandora Maryam
Show Name: OHS Major League Player
Barn Name: Dodger
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.2hh
Halter Color: Eye color

Dodger is named for Jackie Robinson who was the first Black American professional baseball player. Robinson shattered the racial glass ceiling and heralded the end of segregation in baseball. The MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson to continue his memory and legacy. Martin Luther King Jr. said that he was "a legend and a symbol in his own time", and that he "challenged the dark skies of intolerance and frustration." Robinson played first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

[Furrydogs12]

Username: Furrydogs12
Show Name: Justin Timberlake
Barn Name: Justin
Gender: Stallion
Height: 12 hh
Halter Color: Black

[werepickle]

Username: werepickle
Show Name: Life Of A Star
Barn Name: Minnie
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: gold
- Named after the British actoress Minne Driver

[coaliev]

Username: Pandora Maryam
Show Name: OHS Major League Player
Barn Name: Dodger
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14.2hh
Halter Color: Eye color
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Congrats, it was really interesting to read about Jackie Robinson!
and HM to Doctor Strange and Luzala c:

[Pandora!]

hooray, thank you so much! i'm so excited for this handsome boy! <3