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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: sleepyDandy
Show Name: Calm After The Storm
Barn Name: Cyclone

Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Eye Color: stormbringer
Phenotype: slated mesozoic sooty grulla marbled spash
Genotype: Ee/aa/StrmStrm/SltSlt/StySty/Dd/Msplmspl
- dominant for mesozaic
- dominant for sooty
- dominant for slate

[sleepyDandy]

Username: sleepyDandy
Show Name: Calm After The Storm
Barn Name: Cyclone
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: slate blue #9CB2BC
Prompt:

Tornadoes only form when a thunderstorm has a particular
combination of winds. Air rising in thunderstorms can begin to
spin when it's affected by winds blowing it in different directions.
It starts to rise and is pushed to the side by wind. It rises a bit
more and is jostled again by wind moving in another direction.

<3

Despite the chaos and destruction they can cause, tornadoes to
me are incredibly beautiful. The combination of wind currents
creating such a perfect funnel has always been so fascinating
to me. As a kid I was obsessed with the movie Twister, and
while I would never, ever do what they'd do, I always thought
the idea of being so close to something so powerful that Nature
herself had created was so exhilarating.

[werepickle]

Username: werepickle
Show Name: Frozen In Time
Barn Name: Blizzard
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: ice blue
Prompt:

Credit

An ice storm is a type of winter storm characterized by freezing rain, also known as a glaze event or, in some parts of the United States, as a silver thaw.

[Pandora!]

Username: Pandora!
Show Name: OHS Any Port In A Storm
Barn Name: Captain
Gender: Stallion
Height: 15.0hh
Halter Color: Stormy ocean blue
Prompt: Some incredible photos of storm waves off the coast of Lake Erie. The Great Lakes are well known for their devastating storms, including the White Hurricane of 1913 which boasted winds of up to 100mph and waves over 35 feet tall. In the White Hurricane alone 250 lives were lost, 19 ships sank, and about a million dollars of cargo was lost. The Great Lakes hold an estimated 6,000 shipwrecks in their frigid waters, most due to brutal storms and rocky coastlines. x

[Lex.]

Username: Lex.
Show Name: HHB&S Tormentas
Barn Name: Tori
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.2hh
Halter Color: Eye Color
Prompt:

[cred]

Tornadoes have been one of my biggest fears but also one of the things that interests me the most. They are so huge in some cases, and the way they are formed is just so fascinating.

[Furrydogs12]

Username: Furrydogs12
Show Name: Eye of The Storm
Barn Name: Tornado
Gender: Stallion
Height: 14 hh
Halter Color: eye color
Prompt:
Credit: unsplash

[strawberrymwilk]

Username: strawberrymwilk
Show Name: Honey Dipped Snow
Barn Name: Elur
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.2
Halter Color: blue
Prompt:
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The storms sweep in at high speed over whatever land they encounter, usually bringing with them sharp cold fronts and drastically lower temperatures. It is not uncommon for an Alberta clipper to cause temperatures to drop by 16 °C (30 °F) in as little as 10 to 12 hours. Often, the storms bring biting winds with them, only increasing the effect of the lower temperatures. Winds in advance of and during an Alberta clipper are frequently as high as 56 to 72 km/h (35 to 45 mph). These conditions would cause wind chill values to drop into the −30 to −45 Celsius (−20 to −50 Fahrenheit) range.[13]

Snowfall amounts with these systems tend to be small (on the order of 1–3 inches or 2.5–7.5 cm), as the relative lack of moisture and quick movement inhibit substantial snowfall totals. However, several factors could combine to produce higher snow accumulations (6 inches/15 cm or more). These factors include access to more moisture (which raises precipitation amounts), slower system movement (which increases snowfall duration), and colder temperatures (which increases the snow to water ratio). The southern and eastern shores of the Great Lakes often receive enhanced snowfall from Alberta clippers during the winter, due to lake enhancement. The lake-effect snow can add substantially to the overall snowfall total.[13]

[Kagome963]

Username:Kagome963
Show Name: LS Keeper of Gotham
Barn Name: BatMan
Gender: Stallion
Height: 13hh
Halter Color: Black & Yellow stripes
Prompt:

[Zentropy]

Username: Zentropy
Show Name: ZG Sandstorm
Barn Name: Storm
Gender: Mare
Height: 13.2hh
Halter Color: Purple/orange
Prompt: Dust storm


I lived in New Mexico for a time, and thankfully they were experiencing a rainy period, so no dust storms!

[little_light]

Username: sleepyDandy
Show Name: Calm After The Storm
Barn Name: Cyclone
Gender: Mare
Height: 14hh
Halter Color: slate blue #9CB2BC
Prompt:

Tornadoes only form when a thunderstorm has a particular
combination of winds. Air rising in thunderstorms can begin to
spin when it's affected by winds blowing it in different directions.
It starts to rise and is pushed to the side by wind. It rises a bit
more and is jostled again by wind moving in another direction.

<3

Despite the chaos and destruction they can cause, tornadoes to
me are incredibly beautiful. The combination of wind currents
creating such a perfect funnel has always been so fascinating
to me. As a kid I was obsessed with the movie Twister, and
while I would never, ever do what they'd do, I always thought
the idea of being so close to something so powerful that Nature
herself had created was so exhilarating.

congrats! awarding hms to strawberrymwilk and Kagome963!