Breed???

[Slturner]

Any ideas what breed our 15.2h gelding is
We think possibly Connie x tb or Connie x ISH
Told definitely some Connie in him

 

[Littlest Hobo]

Would agree about the Connie. But whatever he is he's my sort of horse - he's lovely.!

 

[Marigold4]

Definitely some connie there. He looks like an Edenwood/Dark Stranger connies if he's English bred.

 

[Archangel]

Definitely some/a lot of Connemara. He is very, very, very, lovely.

 

[Slturner]

Definitely some connie there. He looks like an Edenwood/Dark Stranger connies if he's English bred.

He’s Irish bred

 

[Jenko109]

Just looks like a Connie to me.

I don't think there is anything else in the mix.

 

[Sanversera]

Just looks like a Connie to me.

I don't think there is anything else in the mix.

And me

 

[Horseysheepy]

I've ridden one similar that was told was an Irish Sports Horse.

 

[Slturner]

We were told he’s likely a Connie x ISH just wondered if others agreed or had same breed and knew what they were like etc

 

[Errin Paddywack]

What a stunning looking pony and a lovely colour too.

 

[First Frost]

Lovely little chap! Definitely a good bit of connie in there. If he is Irish bred what passport is he on?

 

[Slturner]

He’s only on an Irish Identification passport so no breeding recorded
Was told he was brought over from Ireland in 2019

 

[Marigold4]

He’s only on an Irish Identification passport so no breeding recorded
Was told he was brought over from Ireland in 2019

Sometimes they say "ISH" if the mare doesn't have recorded breeding. So mare could still be a connie but one without a proper breeding record. That is what I was told when I bought one whose passport said connie x ISH. I showed the passport to an ISH official on a stand at an event and that is what he said was the likely explanation. He's drop dead GORGEOUS.

 

[CinnamonChristmasCookie]

What a lovely looking boy!

 

[Cloball]

Wouldn't be surprised if he was full Connie gone over height maybe with some unrecorded breeding.

 

[Traks]

He’s absolutely stunning you lucky thing!!!

 

[minesadouble]

Any ideas what breed our 15.2h gelding is
We think possibly Connie x tb or Connie x ISH
Told definitely some Connie in himView attachment 166179View attachment 166183View attachment 166187View attachment 166188

Have you just bought him NE England? I've a feeling I enquired about him just after he sold

 

[Slturner]

Have you just bought him NE England? I've a feeling I enquired about him just after he sold

Yes we did last week

 

[minesadouble]

Yes we did last week

Best of Luck with him, he looks really nice

 

[HopOnTrot]

Ah, Generic Brown, we have a small one of those

 

[Parrotperson]

My home bred look exactly like this. Was British warm blood x Anglo Arab.

 

[Frano]

Over height Connemara

 

[Slturner]

Ah, Generic Brown, we have a small one of those

He’s a chocolate dun

 

[rhino]

He’s a chocolate dun

No he’s not. He’s buckskin, possibly sooty but likely just a dark shade.

 

[Slturner]

No he’s not. He’s buckskin, possibly sooty but likely just a dark shade.

Yes he is it says he’s chocolate dun in his passport

 

[rhino]

Yes he is it says he’s chocolate dun in his passport

Passports (particularly Irish ones IME) are notoriously poor at identifying colour. Not helped by archaic, sorry traditional, nomenclature used by certain breed societies.

Chocolate Dun is not a colour. Connemaras are often called Dun but are genetically buckskin, there is no dun in the breed.

Yours has zero dun factor and the dilution is wrong for dun. He is a very typical (and very beautiful) dark buckskin.