Can you read whorls?

[Ant123]

Good evening- I have always wondered what the whorls on my horse’s face may or may not mean- does anyone have the ability to read them, and do you believe in their accuracy.

 

[paddi22]

I swear by them. Linda Tellington jones (I think thats her name) has a really good book on them.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Three whorls = lovely, calm, friendly, brave and trainable temperament.

 

[Gloi]

You will meet a tall, dark stranger.

 

[Chinchilla]

There's lots of sites out there claiming to be able to explain the meaning of whorls

https://www.horsetricks101.com/horse-whorls/
https://horseandrider.com/horse-health-care/horse-hair-swirl-patterns
https://www.horsemanship-journal.com/articles/whorlology

 

[saalsk]

Whorls on a grey. Will roll in muddy stuff at any opportunity. Whorls on a bay. Will roll in muddy stuff at any opportunity but it isn't so noticeable.

 

[LeneHorse]

I had that book by Linda tellington Jones (not sure of her name either) but I loaned it to someone and never got it back. It was fascinating especially the case studies at the end. I'm not sure how much whorls tell you though.

 

[Tihamandturkey]

Madam has two whorls high on her forehead going in different directions - she is intelligent and definitely has a split personality ?

 

[palo1]

I don't know how much science is in whorl reading but I have found Linda TT's book fascinating and have always looked at a horse's whorls when buying...!! I love a double whorl at eye level as well as a wheatsheaf whorl.

 

[Reacher]

Someone told me a double whorl at eye level is lucky. I’ll have to google wheatsheaf whorl

 

[Errin Paddywack]

The pony I loaned had a whorl either side of her face on her cheekbones. Love to know what that meant. One I bred had a triple whorl in the centre of her forehead.

 

[HollyWoozle]

When I rode in Rajasthan the horse owner gave us a great talk about different whorls and colours and what he and local horsemen believe they mean. I can't remember anything useful from it of course but it was fascinating! Even down to which horses they believe will end up with heart conditions and all sorts.

 

[Laurac13]

My current horse has all the exact same whorls as my first horse from 25 years ago ! I was checking their passports for any similar breeding (as they are so alike)which there wasn’t and then noticed they had all their whorls in the exact same places, is this unusual?

 

[Orangehorse]

The book by Linda Tellington-Jones is very good, and it has proved to be accurate for my horses.

She includes head shape, ears, nostrils, eyes and says it is important to look at the whole horse, the whole head from both sides and front and not just take one thing to make an assessment.

She touches on body whirls but not so much detail.

In some ways you think "but this is obvious and all horse owners know this" - like wanting a large bold eye - but when you get down to details like whorls, it isn't so obvious. She even had a horse that seemed unable to learn anything, and wondered if it had suffered some sort of brain damage when born, which is something we don't normally think about. It had a strange expression on its face.

 

[Regandal]

I’ve been trying to buy her book, with zero success.

 

[Ant123]

I just wondered whether anyone could look at my horse and interpret- I can’t buy the book either

 

[Laurac13]

I’m sure I got Linda’s book years ago must start searching the house ! ?

 

[Ant123]

 

[Ant123]

Can anyone read my horse’s whorls