A small moan! Why don't people know basic horse colours????!!!

[Kittykins]

What colour would you say Lil is then? I can tell you what her passport says, what most people refer to her as or what I'd say she is if you look really closely. All three would be different so which would you advertise her as?

I'd say she was black. She looks the same colour as my mare, who's listed as black on her passport, and is very dark (although admittedly quite browny in places).

 

[Enfys]

Enfys, Puchi Trap is dominate white not overo.
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Hi, Yes, I know.

I wasn't clear in my post, I meant that her 2010 colt is a palomino, but I wasn't sure what patterning he had and guessed overo perhaps. I haven't seen him in the flesh as I was there the day before he was born. The smokey cream colt TC has is a fabulous little animal, absolutely stunning, if I wanted to breed dilute Tb's then I'd take my mares up the road to GG in a flash.

 

[Eluana]

Yeah, If I could, I'd go to GG as well - love him!
Palomino colt couldn't be overo as neither GG or PT have it though, which would also make him dominate white?
I love the smokey cream colt as well, and very jealous you've actually been there - would love to meet any of them - though especially Nightlight, love her colouring.

 

[marmalade76]

I'm afraid that when it comes to colour most registries and the NED are pretty....basic?

And this is what this thread is about - "basic horse colours".

I was taught (by PC Manual of Horsemanship amongst others) that a dun was a dun, regardless of whether it had a dorsel stripe or not. That is the name that we have used in this country for years to describe that colour.

 

[Enfys]

Eluana;

Yeah, If I could, I'd go to GG as well - love him!
Palomino colt couldn't be overo as neither GG or PT have it though, which would also make him dominate white?

There you are then, I learn something new each day, Thanks.

and very jealous you've actually been there - would love to meet any of them
I only live down the road you see

 

[lachlanandmarcus]

The only place I describe my Haffy as palomino is on the Farmkey register cos general public thinks Haffies look pally and if I want to get her back thats what I would describe her as.

TBH I think its either lack of knowledge or in some cases thinking pally will equal more cash for the horse.

Before I knew about Haffies I would have thought they were palomino too, and tbh unless you are intending to breed it doesnt really matter.

Some Haffies are darker almost to the point of what I call sorrell anyway (by which I think of a dark chestnut/brown coat with pale mane and tail).

Altho my haffie is very well bred in the Austrian/GB books Im never bothered if someone calls her palomino and I dont correct them. The chap whose house overlooked the mares field used to tell me all about what ' Goldie' had been up to and that was ok too!

 

[SirenaXVI]

And this is what this thread is about - "basic horse colours".

I was taught (by PC Manual of Horsemanship amongst others) that a dun was a dun, regardless of whether it had a dorsel stripe or not. That is the name that we have used in this country for years to describe that colour.

The cream gene has only come to light in this country in the last couple of years, which is why your PC manual would not recognise buckskins. It is a scientific fact that the majority of 'duns' in this country (with the exception of the Highland) are in fact................................buckskins - sorry! TBH if I wanted to check out colour genes, the PC manual is not the place I would look - but if you want to call buckskins dun, no prob.

Sirena, the horse in my avatar is actually a dun btw!