Coloured Horses - does nature ever get it wrong?

[AMW]

Have judged some coloured classes, you get placing worked out in your head then ask them to change the rein and its like a whole new class lol
IMO some coloureds wouldnt be in a show ring if it wasnt for the fact they were coloured. I like them to be a type and try to visualise if they were whole coloured as markings can confuse conformation.
I have a yearling filly who happens to be coloured, I like her markings AND her type so Im pretty happy with her at the moment. (in my avator)

 

[R.A.H]

My coloured at the moment is looking like an ugly duckling lol

But hopefully in the summer he will go back to looking like the handsome horse I now is under all that hair

Very sorry if they are huge I'm on my phone

 

[Starzaan]

Starzaan, Broadford Queen and 3Beasties - your skewbalds are lovely.

Thank you, he was a very special boy. I lost him, aged just six, in November, and I'm still heartbroken. But, I am very proud to have had such a stunning horse.

All these minimal white beasties are GORGEOUS! (I'm very sorry to those with more white...not my cup of tea, but all still beautiful). 3Beasties, I've been drooling over your mare for a while now!

 

[only_me]

I think billy is beautiful and very nicely marked!

 

[Starzaan]

My coloured at the moment is looking like an ugly duckling lol

But hopefully in the summer he will go back to looking like the handsome horse I now is under all that hair

Very sorry if they are huge I'm on my phone

That's really interesting - having glanced at the hairy photo I thought "ooh, not for me", but then, on seeing the summer photo did a real double take. He's a lovely stamp of a horse - he's got a gorgeous head. How funny that hair can make such a difference!

 

[weesophz]

R.A.H your boy looks like a teeny baby in the first pic haha, what a fluffy boy!

 

[only_me]

On phone so can't edit - billy is most Definately a LW hunter/eventer type even though he is mostly tb an coloured!

 

[R.A.H]

The first photo was taken last week in the snow and the second photo was taken last June/July. He is only a baby he will be 2 in April.

 

[Rowreach]

I've one on the yard that has hideous markings, a white face and blue eyes and is really unappealing to look at. However, he has the sweetest nicest temperament, is lovely to ride, and has the most amazing paces, so who cares really? Shame he's not a solid colour though

 

[weesophz]

The first photo was taken last week in the snow and the second photo was taken last June/July. He is only a baby he will be 2 in April.

hes lovely

 

[Lexie81]

I like a smart coloured warmblood (skewbald!) And I do have a rather scrummy Dun New Forest pony! Before we had him I'd never really thought about dun's but now I love them!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Soz! I don't like coloureds! Really not my cup of tea! I am really fussy about white markings on solid coloured horses aswell.

I can tolerate a coloured if they are piebald or a very dark brown skewbald that is mostly the dark colour. Head has to be dark as does rear end. White legs I don't mind so much if they are even. preferably no wall or white eyes.

As for the grey/blue & whites - I prefer them when they are 20 odd and pure white by that stage.

 

[DressageCob]

I prefer the skewbalds to piebalds. And I don't particularly like the non-cobby type coloureds. They just look wrong to me. I also prefer the ones with more white than colour.

But I would take any pattern of colour on a horse than the same horse in bay. I really don't like solid bay.

 

[skint1]

I've always liked duns/buckskins too, but I own a bay, a chestnut and am hoping to buy my loan mare who is a piebald. As others have said, when I look at a coloured horse I try and imagine if they'd be as attractive in a solid colour, but as I generally prefer solid coloured horse.

In terms of breeding I think that a horse should first and foremost be bred to be useful and colour should be secondary, I think disaster happens when colour becomes the main aim of a breeding programme.

Now of course I think my mare is beautiful, and she's got really comfy paces and a superb temperament so whoever bred and trained her I think knew what they were doing. In her passport it says she's an ISH so I presume she's some kind of coloured draft x TB and apparently she competed at eventing and showjumping at a decent level, also did hunting and was a lesson horse so she has been pretty handy all her life. She is also very clever.

Of course she's older now and you can see she's had a hard life and she's overweight, been working on that for both of our weights and I think we're both slimmer than when this was taken in November

 

[R.A.H]

Skint1 I think your is lovely she sounds like she is a good alrounder

 

[nic85]

Im not particularly fussed on coloureds, Im a bit 'Meh'. I rather a TB/WB type than a hairy cob...I dont do hairy cobs I hog hairy cobs

I bought my girl for peanuts as she was by a coloured stallion and looks like this

 

[tonitot]

I like coloureds but there are plenty I look at and think are ugly, I dont like too much white or big white faces, just dont do it for me! Im also funny about socks on solid colour horses, I like no socks, two socks but only if theyre level and both on the back feet, or four socks so long as theyre level. I dont know why but I've always been fussy about them, luckily my girl doesnt have any socks

 

[coffeeandabagel]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/picture.php?albumid=5514&pictureid=20974

My old boy Aaron was by Oberon - and I have liked all of the ones by him that I have seen. In fact there was a scrummy mare by him for sale last month - but I just couldn't afford her at the moment.

I have seen ugly coloureds - not too keen on wall eyes

 

[muffinino]

Most coloureds are gorgeous but I'm sorry, that is one ugly horse

How rude!

 

[Holly Hocks]

I was looking for a 15hh+ over 5 year old MUST BE SOLID COLOURED TBx type and a friend found this advertised aged 2 and half and standing at 13.2hh - I bought her and the best thing I've ever done - she's absolutely fantastic - she's will be 4 in May and is proving to be a real lovely sort.

When I brought her home in November 2011 aged 2.5

About to win her in-hand youngstock class aged 3 years 4 months

and

She is now 14hh and still bum high.

 

[weesophz]

holly hocks she is lovely, what a sweet face

 

[Spring Feather]

You're going to fit right in here!

Aren't they just! I almost splurted my Dr Pepper out of my mouth as I was already quietly chuckling before I read that post.

Some 'coloureds' are pretty, some are ghastly ugly beggars imo. I come from Paint-land so I see lots of APHAs around here, I own some myself. I find the ugliest ones are the ones with full white heads and only minimal splodges of colour on their body, with solid white legs. Those are just not for me. At. All. Solid coloured bodies with minimal white can look amazing and some of the patterns are unique. My APHAs are all minimal white, all have 4 white stockings along with blazes or stars and with some white on the body but not much.

 

[Holly Hocks]

holly hocks she is lovely, what a sweet face

Thank you - she is very cheeky but in a nice way - but she has the most enormous ears you've ever seen - I'm hoping she'll grow into them!

 

[Springy]

My coloureds are completely different but I like the both they both have a job and were bred for a reason not colour..

There are nice and awful of coloureds and solids its personal preference

However I would never tell someone their horse was ugly... its each to their own and there is more to a horse than its patches it might be fantastic at its job

Paddy 5 yrs

Spring at 2.5yrs

 

[weesophz]

said it before and will say it again, springy i LOVE paddy

 

[Springy]

said it before and will say it again, springy i LOVE paddy

Most people love him bless him he is a dude

 

[m1stify]

they are all beautiful, don't know how anyone can call an animal ugly!

 

[weesophz]

Most people love him bless him he is a dude

he certainly is, handsome big lad!

 

[Moomin1]

As I said earlier, I really don't like coloureds one iota.

That being said, Starzaan's, Broadford Queen's and 3Beasties would catch my eye if I was looking to buy again.

 

[Springy]

As I said earlier, I really don't like coloureds one iota.

That being said, Starzaan's, Broadford Queen's and 3Beasties would catch my eye if I was looking to buy again.

Hmmp huffed!!

No peanut butter for you