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.
Let's send these retiring markings out with a bang, slow-roll build-a-trotter style!
For anyone unfamiliar with build-a-trotters, they're an opportunity for the community to collaborate on a trotter. Everyone fills out the same form, which includes a whole bunch of different markings. At the end of the submission period, I'll go through and randomize one winning marking for each slot. Then I'll randomize a winner to take this trotter home!
This build-a-trotter can have up to one rare marking, and two retiring markings! Want to add some mynah white or espresso to your herd? Here's your chance!
There will be three build-a-trotters in this series. You can enter for all three of them, but you can only win one!
Just so you don't have to go digging, the retiring markings are: brew, espresso, mocha roan, white mocha roan, saddled dun, thylacine, mynah white, heron, and aye aye grey!
End Date: 3.15.24
Username: kijauni
Show Name:
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Eye Color: Sunlit Shallows
Phenotype: Bay dun chick colobus monkey thylacine heron pangare
Genotype: EE AAt Dd Ckck CmCm Thythy HrHr +Pangare
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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Show Name:[/b]
[b]Barn Name:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Height:[/b]
[b]1. Base Coat:[/b] (black, bay, or chestnut only - you can specify a shade if you like!)
[b]2. Dilution:[/b] (any dilution - dun, death's touch, etc)
[b]3. Non-White Marking:[/b] (any non-white marking - sooty, arapaima, etc)
[b]4. White Marking:[/b] (any white marking - tobiano, Irish tobiano, etc)
[b]5. Retiring Marking 1:[/b] (brew, espresso, mocha roan, white mocha roan, saddled dun, thylacine, mynah white, heron, or aye aye grey)
[b]6. Retiring Marking 2:[/b] (brew, espresso, mocha roan, white mocha roan, saddled dun, thylacine, mynah white, heron, or aye aye grey)
[b]7. Non-Genome Marking:[/b] (any marking listed as '+marking' - pangare, mist, etc.)
[b]8. Mane Style:[/b] (loose or braided)
[b]9. Forelock Style:[/b] (loose or braided)
[b]10. Tail Style:[/b] (loose or braided)
[b]11. Feathers:[/b] (yes or no)
[b]12. Eye Color:[/b] (a general color or a hex code, either works)
