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.
This most elusive and mystifying letter appears!
Another letter with no gene in trotters! No surprise it's X...there are not a ton of X words in the English language (the internet tells me there are only 69 in the Scrabble dictionary!). So we must turn to Greek, in this case, with a little help from scientific names. Introducing: Xanthosoma! From the Greek xanthos, meaning 'yellow', and soma, meaning 'body'. So, 'yellow body', which actually refers to the inside of the plant but never you mind that here...
Xanthosoma - XnXn/Xnxn: based on the plants in the Xanthosoma genus. Adds a thick white dorsal stripe with alternating long and short lines from neck to rump. Does not affect mane or tail.
This new gene, shown on this Chestnut Pearl Xanthosoma trotter, will also be a simple raffle!
End Date: January 26
Username: Catdoof
Show Name: CDs Remnant of the Ritual
Barn Name: Xenia
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Eye Color: Xanthic
Phenotype: Chestnut Pearl Xanthosoma
Genotype: ee Aa prlprl XnXn
