Can Shetlands be Piebald/Skewbald?

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I looked at the breed standards in the studbook, but it just said they cannot be spotted. Does spotted include piebald and Skewbald? :P
I think they can be, having seen a few pics of coloured ones on the website, but would like to clarify :)
 
EmmaC78 said:
Yes, they definately can. I have two skewbald shetlands :)
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I have a book from the 1970s which states categorically that no UK native breed can be coloured if it is purebred.

My answer is therefore - I don't know and actually, I can't say I care all that much either! In the old days, welsh cobs couldn't exceed 15hh but clearly many do now and I believe there is a E class for the over-sized ones now. That smacks of moving the goal posts, but heyho!
 
fatpiggy said:
I have a book from the 1970s which states categorically that no UK native breed can be coloured if it is purebred.

My answer is therefore - I don't know and actually, I can't say I care all that much either! In the old days, welsh cobs couldn't exceed 15hh but clearly many do now and I believe there is a E class for the over-sized ones now. That smacks of moving the goal posts, but heyho!
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I thought if it was section E that just meant it was a gelding? Could be wrong though!

But yes pretty sure you can get coloured shetlands, have seen lots about :)
 
At my yard there's a lovely spotted Shetland? Does this mean he's just not registered with them? (Hes registered with the spotted society. Got reserve champ last year at the Spotted Society show ib Malvern :)
But yes they can be piebald/skewbald x
 
AmieeT said:
At my yard there's a lovely spotted Shetland? Does this mean he's just not registered with them? (Hes registered with the spotted society. Got reserve champ last year at the Spotted Society show ib Malvern :)
But yes they can be piebald/skewbald x
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He is probably not and never has been a shetland but a British Spotted pony a completely if somewhat similar breed that does go up to about 13hh I believe So he could be a pure bred British Spotted which incidentally cannot be shown as a mountain and moorland but can be shown as a british native pony
 
xgemmax said:
I thought if it was section E that just meant it was a gelding? Could be wrong though!

But yes pretty sure you can get coloured shetlands, have seen lots about :)
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You're totally right. E just means gelding. They usually put A/B/C/D in brackets after to show which it is. Nothing To do with being over 15h. Incidentally the old trad Welsh ds were over 15h to carry farmers around the hills but the showing set bred them down to 14h to look smarter.
 
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