Southland Breed Descriptions

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There are three breeds found in the southlands; the Tigerhorse, the Apache, and the Striker.

About Tigerhorses.
The tiger horse is a fierce equine breed known for it's tiger-like appearence. They are usually stocky QH-type horses ranging from 15.2hh to 17hh. They have stripes on their whole coat and even in their manes. They are strong-boned and have catlike personalities. They have paws instead of hooves and a tiger-like tail with a bit of feathering at the end. They also have fetlock feathering. They have piercing eyes with pupils similar to that of a cat's. Their coats can be white, black, sorrel, buckskin, bay or palomino. Their stripes can be white, black, or dark brown, but always contrast against the coat color.
Example:: Tigerhorse

About Apaches:
The apache is a strong and willful equine breed known for it's stuinning markings and closeness to the naitive american indian ponies. They are usually pinto/paint or appaloosa/spotted colored and range from 13hh-16hh. They have odd painted markings (such as circles and human handprints) and often keep feathers in their manes. The warriors wear a red or blue (Red for stallion, blue for mare) circle around their eye. Apaches are very organized horses, the herd is led by a single lead stallion. there are no sub-herds in the Apache world. Apaches come in any equine color, but are known for the amazing pintos and spotted horses that are quite common in this breed.
Apache example: Apache

Strikers
The Striker is a hot tempered horse with two rhino-like horns protruding from it's forehead and it's nose. They are usually larger horses, running 16-17.2hh. They come in all solid natural colors and the horns are always black or white. Strikers love to fight, from a young age colts can be seen having small play fights where they bash horns and headbutt each other. Although Striker fights are common, they are rarely fatal.

Example: Striker