[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.

[ every breed specific gene challenge / #06 demoiselle grey ]

what is one thing they can't live without?

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Piano Man
Barn Name: Manny

Gender: stallion
Height: 15.0hh
Eye Color: gucci store
Phenotype: demoiselle grey seal
Genotype: Ee Ata GG

- will always pass grey (G)

[Embergleam]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Piano Man
Barn Name: Manny
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15 hh
Halter: Black and white like piano keys
Prompt: Music! Manny has a metronome for a heart and a song in his soul. He finds silence almost unbearably boring. It's just begging to be painted with some kind of soundscape. Whether that's a bird's song or a stablehand's off-key humming or a Chopin sonata is immaterial. It's all music to his ears, and music is inherently beautiful.

[►Athena◄]

Username: ►Athena◄
Show Name: ORT The Lonely Ghost
Barn Name: Phantom
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13.2hh
Halter: Artist's choice
Prompt: His closest companion, Lucky! Phantom and Lucky really hit it off and bonded right away. Now it is very rare to see one without the other.

[PotatoPup]

Username: PotatoPup
Show Name: Freedom's Flight
Barn Name: Strelitzia
Gender: Mare
Height:14hh
Halter:Artist's Choice
Prompt: Freedom is something Strelitzia can never live without. The thought of being forcibly cooped up in a stall instead of free roaming her paddock is enough to make the mare ill. Feeling the breeze gently tug her mane as she takes in her surroundings in delight. Watching colors paint the sky when the sun rises and falls, until nothing but twinkling stars remain with the moon. Seasons passing by bringing their own form of beauty to her. Being able to experience these things is something she will never take for granted as the mare savors every day and as each day passes Strelitzia knows she would never be able to give any if this up.

[strangetales]

Username: Embergleam
Show Name: RRS Piano Man
Barn Name: Manny


congrats!

[Embergleam]

Thank you, Strangetales! Now I'm gonna be humming Piano Man for the rest of the day.