Coloured Horses - does nature ever get it wrong?

[FfionWinnie]

Thank you, it was the best day of my live. Hubby insisted that Cairo was Best Horse and Jemima was Mare of Honour.

I know we all don't have hard hats on. Whilst no horse is 100% these two were 99.9% trustworthy and we only walked. Our little bridesmaid is now nearly 13 and competing on Stinky - how time flies, it will be 9 years in May since that wonderful day.

We have some amazing photos of Cairo which we treasure taken on the day.

I think hats might have ruined the over all look lol

 

[Amaranth99]

What a wonderful wedding day.

 

[pintoarabian]

I am officially in love, and imagining willow-champagne babies...

Thank you! He has many fans and he knows he is eye candy so loves showing off. We are in Scotland too but, regardless, his little swimmers travel well!

 

[pintoarabian]

I'm feeling very guilty, I've just looked up his stud card and am wondering what he'd be like on my TB mare

I suspect that cross would produce too light a horse for me, sadly.

If you PM me your email address, I can send you some pics of a 2012 foal out of a TB mare. She's booked again for 2013!

 

[FfionWinnie]

Thank you! He has many fans and he knows he is eye candy so loves showing off. We are in Scotland too but, regardless, his little swimmers travel well!

Roughly what area?

 

[pintoarabian]

These guys are like dream horses.

Thank you too. It just proves dreams can come true because they were my dream too and I managed to breed them. The good news is, I still have their sire and dam.

 

[pintoarabian]

Roughly what area?

Central belt.

 

[LittleGinger]

Some beautiful, beautiful horses on here. I was trying to remember them all so I could name them but can't remember all of them as there are SO many! Tiga, your 'Asbo Izzy' (bless!) is lovely, and I am another one who's fallen head over heels for Incandescent Flame... Pintoarabian, your golden coloured is also beautiful! They all are... You have too many, please send one my way

Sprig, yours is beautiful too, and Jill Crewe - calling your horse an "ugly mug" is cruel and therefore I will need to rescue him immediately for his own wellbeing. Hand him over!

Lots of other stunning horses here, I'm afraid I can only really remember the usernames of those from the last couple of pages. I don't have a coloured (although I have a Welsh who has white splashes on his belly!) but have always loved skewbalds and duns so thought I'd browse this thread and be envious of you all

Try keeping my boy clean!!

Striking horse

As a total aside, I used to live in your county a few years ago, and think I might have been on your yard! ...Probably just coincidence, but it looks very familiar.

 

[AdorableAlice]

Some lovely types on this thread. Personally I don't like them, but it would not put me off buying one if the conformation was correct and the horse fitted the job it was destined for.

I am puzzled by the one horse though, Pickle, who is said to be TB x ID. How can he be, when both breeds have no colour in them and both stud books do not recognise coloured horses, there must be something else in that lovely horse.

Here is my coloured boy, Little Ted. 6 months between the pictures and 18 months old now. He is going to be a big boy.

 

[Gingerwitch]

This is Incandescent Flame, my homebred pride and joy. He is a multi champion graded and licensed stallion and quite the gentlest horse imaginable. He is also a super jumper. To steal him, you will have to swim the crododile and piranha infested moat, wrestle with a pack of rabid Rottweilers, evade the boiling oil dropped from the battlements and then I will kill you!

HashRouge.... you bring the crocodile spary and a goat for the pirranhas - i will get the bitch on heat for the Rotties....

 

[amandaco2]

Yup, seen ones with very unfortunate patterns!!

 

[Rosie'smum]

I think rose has a bit too much white for my liking but think shes gorgous all the same!

Rose does the fluffy look:

Hogged:

Nad just because i love this picture

 

[Jericho]

This is my coloured, Dolly. She is what she is, has the most amazing temperament, can be great fun, but also safe enough to put my Nan on. Not every bodies cup of tea, but I love her.

I think she is quite well marked, and the black tail is an absolute godsend!

Ohh just being nosy but I nearly bought a verybsimilar looking horse called Dolly about 6 years ago from some dealers in Essex - she was about 15.2hh, lovely and steady, ride and drive - just wondering if she could possibly be the same. Not sure how old she was then maybe 9 or 10.

 

[maisie06]

Nature got it very wrong with my coloured - he really is the most odd looking creature anyone has ever met....

 

[whisp&willow]

Thank you! He has many fans and he knows he is eye candy so loves showing off. We are in Scotland too but, regardless, his little swimmers travel well!

ha ha! Well Willow is only rising three, so a long way off having babies... but I can dream...! I'll keep my eye on you're boys with interest...

 

[ester]

errrr when did Ted grow ... you've been letting him stand on the muck heap too long AA

 

[Backchat]

This was my friends youngster she had a few years ago. IMO he is adorable.

AriellaII that is my boy!

I also agree he is very adorable.

 

[whisp&willow]

Not great pics, but the most recent where she doesn't look like a mammoth!

Willow, (born 20.6.10)

 

[ariellaII]

AriellaII that is my boy!

I also agree he is very adorable.

I used to know his old owner (don't know if its the one you bought him from though) and loved him! I am not a hairy cob type at all but he was such a sweetie. How is he? Do you have ay photos of him now?

Feel free to pm me

 

[Moomin1]

Not great pics, but the most recent where she doesn't look like a mammoth!

Willow, (born 20.6.10)

This is one colour mix that I actually like a lot!

Have to say, my only observation is that maybe she is a touch over at the knee? Could just be the camera angle, but other than that she is lovely!

 

[tinap]

Yea - too much white & he's got the wrong sized head on

 

[Cobber]

This is my rising two year old girly. (about yearling n half in these) Shes my first horse and I didnt consider anything other then a gypsy cob. I love them. Some dont but as others say each to their own I couldnt give a monkeys . I think shes nicely put together for a cob and isnt too heavy with nice markings . She has a really good temperament, very sweet and isnt phased by anything. IMO she is quite pretty. Love her to bits, my perfect horse

 

[EstherYoung]

When Wolf was born he was accused of being a bull calf but he's grown into his markings now. Although his markings do throw up the odd optical illusion - they make him look more upright than he is, and they make his cannons look longer than they are.

It does show how good people are at assessing conformation though if they can pick out his actual conformation faults over the optical illusions

 

[TheresaW]

Hi Jericho. No, it wouldn't have been my Dolly. I've had her 12 years now.

 

[luckyoldme]

Are you joking?! How bloody rude. My boy is gorgeous.

He is georgous..exactly what i was looking for when i stupidly did a girly thing and bought my ginger minger (because he looked sad!).....i could fall in love with this type of horse.
before you all shoot me down in flames my impulse buy is stilll much loved and doing great after four years!

 

[whisp&willow]

This is one colour mix that I actually like a lot!

Have to say, my only observation is that maybe she is a touch over at the knee? Could just be the camera angle, but other than that she is lovely!

Thank you Moomin! She is quite an unusual colour I think! Her mother is buckskin, but a much more "yellow dun" colour.

I think it is just the angle of the photo, but she goes through slightly gangly phases as she is still growing, wont be 3 until end of june this year.

 

[AdorableAlice]

errrr when did Ted grow ... you've been letting him stand on the muck heap too long AA

I don't believe in mucking out, his barn is 40 foot high so it will be ages before his head touches the roof. Did the string test on him recently, load of old tosh, said 18 hands, can't be right............no, course not, impossible, old wives tale that string business. Thing is though, in the past 35 years of doing it on all the others, it has been within an inch of being right.

Any body want an 18 hand, gormless, nervous, very affectionate, always starving cart horse. Masses of potential, not sure what for though, possibily a lead rein show pony, that is not too much effort. I did think about him logging in the forests but he was not impressed, but as long as he gets his 20 hours sleep a day he will be grand. Remember though, hay is not purchased by the bale for Ted, it is purchased by the tonne - weekly.

 

[Keen]

What a sweetie!

 

[ester]

I don't believe in mucking out, his barn is 40 foot high so it will be ages before his head touches the roof. .

err not at this rate it won't!

 

[EquestrianFairy]

Oh yes, I've seen plenty.

Sames.

I love coloureds and i even own 3 of them but im partial to a certain type of coloured and many times i have still seen types i personally dont think are attractive.