horsegirl
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A good horse is never a bad colour. Do you agree or disagree and what would you class as a bad colour?
bad colour?
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Morrigan_Lady
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Err????
Chex
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I don't think there are bad colours. Unless there was some sort of genetic weakness associated only with one colour.
Evil_Cookie
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I think no horse can be termed as bad but would say coloured horses tend to have the weakest coformation as they've been bred in recent years for colour and not so much quality.
airedale
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bad colour - 'white' grey - unless you are insane enough to want all that extra work keeping it clean !!
bad colour - any coloured horse - as in piebald/skewbald - bred just 'cos it has blotches and if the white bits were painted brown or black it would be worth half it's value.
good colour - chestnut mares
good colour - palomino - you don't have to plait them for shows unless you want to
bad colour - any coloured horse - as in piebald/skewbald - bred just 'cos it has blotches and if the white bits were painted brown or black it would be worth half it's value.
good colour - chestnut mares
good colour - palomino - you don't have to plait them for shows unless you want to
Enfys
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I agree, if a horse is capable of doing his job up to his physical and mental capabilities then it matters not what colour the coat is.
On the other hand.........a horse, say a show horse, can be disadvantaged by colour on first impressions. Look in any show ring, anywhere, the horse that generally catches the eye first is a good strong colour, only when you look beyond the colour might you see that in actual fact the wishy washy chestnut far outshines the flashy one for conformation, way of going etc.
On the other hand.........a horse, say a show horse, can be disadvantaged by colour on first impressions. Look in any show ring, anywhere, the horse that generally catches the eye first is a good strong colour, only when you look beyond the colour might you see that in actual fact the wishy washy chestnut far outshines the flashy one for conformation, way of going etc.
Shilasdair
Patting her thylacine
Bad colour - lethal white gene.
All dull and boring brown horses with black manes are a bad colour to me!
The best colour is one that blends with the mud of your fields!
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All dull and boring brown horses with black manes are a bad colour to me!
The best colour is one that blends with the mud of your fields!
S
Heidi1
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Never had a bad coloured horse - at present have a grey (very white) gelding, Bay mare - no white at all, chestnut mare white sock and blaze and a rather well bred coloured mare, no feather, but very well covered at the moment......
rara007
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A horse whose colour makes Its topline look weeker, or had blue eyes so can not judge jumps properly is a bad colour
Haz
Haz
gemmagallagher
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Lol at Shilasdair!
Parkranger
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or had blue eyes so can not judge jumps properly is a bad colour
Haz
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Never heard that before - my old Cremolla used to jump everything in sight and never had a problem!
or had blue eyes so can not judge jumps properly is a bad colour
Haz
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Never heard that before - my old Cremolla used to jump everything in sight and never had a problem!
only_me
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what about the coloured tb stallion? he looks funny...
'ive been framed' or someting like that!
'ive been framed' or someting like that!
jinglejoys
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Bad colour - lethal white gene.
All dull and boring brown horses with black manes are a bad colour to me!
The best colour is one that blends with the mud of your fields!
S
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Does that include half-horses?
Bad colour - lethal white gene.
All dull and boring brown horses with black manes are a bad colour to me!
The best colour is one that blends with the mud of your fields!
S
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Does that include half-horses?
scaremcclare
Active Member
as long as your horse does the job u want it to do , colour doesnt really matter. although stating the obvious greys and coloureds are harder too clean, and CHESNUTS rule!!! (this is however coming from a major chesnut lover )