Coloured Horses - does nature ever get it wrong?

Goldenstar said:
Sorry folks but in a long career I horses I have only met one I loved and even then was what a pity he's coloured .
I don't get why people love them.
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I'm with you on this one not a fan of coloureds, palaminos or roans give me nice bay anyday although I am partial to a nice dun. Sorry. Just as well we are not all the same though or we wouldn't have such a lovely range of different types and colours, now that would be boring!:)
 
Yep - nature does get it wrong -

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I don't think it is just patterning on coloureds, some solid horses have the most unfortunate blazes.

I have a palomino colt, lovely little chap, going to make a great horse, but every single time I look at him I think "Gah, you have a twisted nose" because his blaze runs down the side of his face into one nostril.
 
Starzaan said:
I'm quite picky about coloureds... I like minimal white, ideally no white at all on the face, and I love nice white legs. In my opinion (totally biased) my youngster was the MOST beautiful coloured in the world. He was marked in exactly the way I like them, and was essentially, perfect.

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I like most coloured horses, but I would only own one with minimal white.
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He is the type of coloured I like, I also don't like lots of white.

My mare is similar, I think she's beautiful (but then I would as she's mine :p ) and has enough white but not too much!

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i only like coloureds that are predominantly 'colour' and not white. I dont like blue & whites either. I see a lot of coloureds by the artist that i like, mainly black or bay with a small amount of white - they are smart. Another must for me on a coloured is a dark head with not a lot of white and if it has a dark tail, even better.

that said , asthetics arent everything and my little mini is coloured exactly as i say i dont like but she has the best temperament ever!
 
Ok so technically cheating here as he's not officially a coloured but a pb appaloosa but here's my boy...

I thin he's gorgeous but I'm biased, and I know plenty of people that have/would call him ugly because of his markings.

Each to their own I say :)

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I'm not a big fan, don't like wall eyes and I like markings not to be really asymmetrical or it creates sort of optical illusions around the face! A lot of them have big ugly heads too. I do like those minimal white sporty coloureds you get though! I obviously don't have anything against the type I describe and have no defence for my tastes I'm afraid! Also dislike cremellos and pink skin, I am a bit mean possibly...
 
I dont like them at all. Have rarely seen one i find attractive. I would go out of my way not to buy them, also most are bred for their colour not performance.
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My gelding has a lot more white than colour so i know he isnt to everyones taste but boy is he handsome to me!
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I have used this photo before as an example of a horse whose markings really dont do it any favours. Far to 'busy' IMO.

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Yes, and sometimes they are very wrong! Most likely because many of them are just bred for their colour and not their type or performance records (I know - mine is such a case!)

My first coloured was an extremely safe cobby type, when I was about 12/13 years old. He was by no means beautiful, although I don't believe he was 'ugly'. However, he was bought because he was safe, sturdy and reliable. His colour was not a consideration and he was no show pony!
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My current horse was very successful at county show level before I had him (I believe he won the Yorkshire Show though this means nothing to me). However, I wouldn't consider him to have had the best conformation. I often wonder whether his markings cancelled out his weaker points. I do however think he is what I would class as attractive, and he was bred for his colour alone (his breeder told me this).
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This is my boy ....

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Must be honest I was never a hairy cob person, preferring the finer Araby types. But I am a complete convert, and besides it is so boring being part of the bay mare brigade .. a least my hairy coloured cob is individual!
 
Vanner said:
Must be honest I was never a hairy cob person, preferring the finer Araby types. But I am a complete convert, and besides it is so boring being part of the bay mare brigade .. a least my hairy coloured cob is individual!
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i agree about the bays! when i was younger and had my first pony i vowed never to have one as there was so many of them, i think there was more of them than any other colour at the RS i used to help out at. but now i have my own haha, but he goes almost gold in the summer!
 
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