Coloured fans...what do you prefer?

Piebald or skewbald, your preference?

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I've always been of the opinion that a good horse is never a bad colour, but for practical purposes I wanted to steer away from too much white on the legs or face (because of the sunburn/mud fever issues).

So what do I end up with? Four white legs, a big white nose, and two white eyebrows. I am taking out shares in sudocrem.....

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I think of him as bay though. When people ask me about 'your little coloured chap' I have to think for a moment.

Optical illusions can creep in with markings. I do think Wolf's shoulder marking makes him look a bit more upright through the shoulder than he is. He is a bit upright anyway but the markings accentuate that. But I like the fact that his legs are all reasonably similarly marked - it will make soundness easy to assess.

Nb Wolf's mane is thick and welsh and I gave up trying to pull and plait it. It's also bi-coloured for a third of its length meaning when I did plait it we had lots of funky plaits. From here on in, we are embracing the native ;)
 
I'm very fussy about coloureds too. Gotta have more colour than white. Don't like any white over eyes or muzzle. Like clean lines.

Don't mind what colour though. There's some lovely ones on here. This is my boy (I hope, been a few years since I posted pics on here):

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I love most coloureds! The more cobbier and chunkier the better :p

Although im not too keen on a big white face with 2 blue eyes. Dont like the pink skin on the muzzle or around the eyes :o

I really like my shetlands markings :)

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I love strawberry roan, blue and palomino skewbalds.

prefer them to be even marked, or ideally more colour than white, with not too much white on the face. :):)

this is the mangey thing we picked up a couple weeks ago :p
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I'm on phone Fiorano so can't quote but yes he's Irish - Or so I'm told by the previous owners!

Apparently he was bought through goresbridge sales then brought over here to Durham way on around 2004 but I only have a weatherbys passport for him that was issued in 2005 so don't know what happened to his Irish one!

I just call him an Irish cob anyway! xx
 
Don't mind coloureds but my favourite colours are: 1.Perlino 2.Cremello 3.Rose grey 4.Any other shade of grey from steel grey to white :) so those of you that think cleaning bits of white on your horses is a nightmare, try cleaning this for a show in winter:
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and just because i'm absolutely in love with this colour and breed:
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I've always liked coloureds and a lazy I used to ride/groom for bred 2 of them by Orlando, before coureds were fashionable! They are both well marked wb x tb, sporthorse types. When I say well marked I mean, not an over amount of white with even patches across the body legs and face. I now have my palomino (lemon) and white kwpn x qh! He is well marked. Has white legs but is well marked over face and body. Unfortunately, I am on my phone so unable to post any pics. But definately a coloured fan me 
 
I prefer skewbalds and I would rather they had more colour than white particularly on the face. I really don't like coloureds that are mainly white with a bit of colour especially gypso cobs I hate to say it but they just remind me of cows! lol I am very fussy when it comes to coloureds good job my boy is a grey! lol
 
angrovestud said:
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My Homozygous Tobiano boy has the most amazing spots he is quiet minimaly marked so not much white to keep clean
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Those spots remind me of a harlequin Great Dane! I like his white bits on his bum too, are they even? Unusual markings, lovely boy, is that a blue eye I see as well?
 
I absolutely love coloureds. In any shape or form! I have a Paint gelding who has more colour than white and a blue and white who at the age of 5 has nearly greyed out totally! VERY impractical, especially with a full mane and tail!! Will attempt to post pics...

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Can't say I am a fan of coloureds specifically as they are equines and I am a fan of any horse whatever colour :P

However I do have a soft spot for a horse with a more sabino type colouring or a nice frame overo as they are less common here than in say the states for obvious reasons. I think I like the featheriness and roaning of the patches and the fact there is more solid colour to white if that makes sense but I do like white faces and blue eyes contrary I know.
 
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CloBauble said:
However I do have a soft spot for a horse with a more sabino type colouring or a nice frame overo as they are less common here than in say the states for obvious reasons. I think I like the featheriness and roaning of the patches and the fact there is more solid colour to white if that makes sense but I do like white faces and blue eyes contrary I know.
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Sabino frame
 
Blitzenfys said:
Is palomino and white the same thing?

I have 2 of those too :o but they are minimally marked, so look like palominos really, still registered Paints though.

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That's the silver bay paint that I showed earlier, he's grown a bit since winter!
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The Pally markings look very much like my Welsh sec a.. just
without the blue eyes! :)

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