smellsofhorse
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Yep - nature does get it wrong -
That is hilarous!
Whats his name, Richard, as in Dick?!
has that picture been photoshopped?!
Coloured Horses - does nature ever get it wrong?
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That is hilarous!
Whats his name, Richard, as in Dick?!
has that picture been photoshopped?!
Copperpot
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A horse can still be good at its job and have a lovely temperament and be ugly! It's just someone opinion based purely on looks.
Some people may think my horses are ugly. Some may not.
I've met beautiful horses who were horrible as a person and ugly horses who were fab to be around.
I probably wouldn't tell someone to their face that their horse was ugly thou.
Some people may think my horses are ugly. Some may not.
I've met beautiful horses who were horrible as a person and ugly horses who were fab to be around.
I probably wouldn't tell someone to their face that their horse was ugly thou.
twisteddiamond
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this is my OHs little guy, i think he is lovely
noodle_
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Well said LollyDolly. I was trying to come up with a way of saying that without sounding a total cow and I would have failed.
ETA and fwiw, I like your perlino, I can't see the goat resemblance.
Sorry TTDT but to be fair it seems like you are desperately fishing for compliments for your boy and trying to shove your opinion upon other people when really everyone likes different things. Do I like your boy? Sorry but no, he has 'pig' eyes (technical term for it before people start jumping down my throat!)
Take a look at my horse in my signature, now you can imagine the comments I get about him! Some people love him, some people hate him but that's ok. The world would be a very boring place if we all liked the same thing.
Yes, my boy does have eyes that make him look like a goat. But that's alright, I've always liked goats.
agreed...........
except the goat comments !!!! no way i really like him!!
I think mine is mostly pretty but she can look ugly on occasion, more to do with being young and gangly than her colour tho. I hate blue eyes and would not have even viewed her if I knew she had one so luckily I didn't realise she did til I got there! I like hers I have to say.
And who couldn't love Titchy!
ohmygod............ i need a titchy!!!!!!!
i lurve shetlands!! and if i wasnt 5'7 i would have one and do dressage on it! !
Pigeon
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I've seen photos of coloureds with patches in the shape of naughty things. Surely that's unfortunate?
showpony
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I wasn't the biggest fan of Coloured horses before I bought my 4YO!!!
However most of the reasons I was adverse to Coloured horses was the general mis-conception that that most people take as in look at a coloured horse & think a " gypsy horse" & look at as a " second class citizen " in the world of horses.
Couple of pics of my Mare from today - tbh she stood out next to all the Bays & greys Each to their own though everyone has different tastes
However most of the reasons I was adverse to Coloured horses was the general mis-conception that that most people take as in look at a coloured horse & think a " gypsy horse" & look at as a " second class citizen " in the world of horses.
Couple of pics of my Mare from today - tbh she stood out next to all the Bays & greys
Each to their own though everyone has different tastes
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Ok. That's me gone now then. How hurtful you are. Feel good inside now do you?
FfionWinnie
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ohmygod............ i need a titchy!!!!!!!
i lurve shetlands!! and if i wasnt 5'7 i would have one and do dressage on it! !
Lol I am 5ft7 so my solution was to have a child to put on him
Haven't you seen his threads, he is the new HHO mascot
. You are in a queue of about 500 followers who want him lololGot him on the Friday, chucked my daughter on bareback that afternoon, introduced tack on the Friday night, hacked him out over the weekend, took him to Pony club on the Monday night. He is a superstar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2h_-QOvaM8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDaXMLLVSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpVw3V4qruE
showpony
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???
holeymoley
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Hmmm ... Should I post a photo of my lovely boy ...
Delicious_D
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Don't rise to it hun. They dont understand the incredible journey the two of you have shared. I love your beautiful boy. Some people might not believe him to be beautiful, but he has a wonderful personality and an honest horse for even the most nervous of passengers!
I wish i had a horse like him, one where i didnt have to worry and could turn a hoof to anything. Instead i have a very smart warmblood who cannot be ridden. Shame on everyone who judges a horse simply by its loos. I see horses on here who people call smart etc....beauty IS in the eye of the beholder but i am hardly going to post about 'You horse belongs in Tesco's' am i?
Sometimes i wonder why people bother posting and dont just step away from the keyboard instead of write something hurtful about someones pride and joy!
holeymoley
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I would never call someone else's horse ugly. That's shocking. I know plenty of horses that aren't my type because of their type and their down right rudeness but I'd never offend anyone by saying they're ugly. What suits one person doesn't suit another.
mightymammoth
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Lol I am 5ft7 so my solution was to have a child to put on him
Haven't you seen his threads, he is the new HHO mascot
Got him on the Friday, chucked my daughter on bareback that afternoon, introduced tack on the Friday night, hacked him out over the weekend, took him to Pony club on the Monday night. He is a superstar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2h_-QOvaM8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDaXMLLVSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpVw3V4qruE
Can we some some more photo's/videos of titchy when you have time to make some and post another thread please.
FfionWinnie
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Did you see him in the snow? He hasn't been ridden for a fortnight as it was a bit tricky for him...
Pony club again tomorrow night tho so hoping to go for a wee hack in the morning just to remind him about being a riding pony and trundle off to that at night so will try to get some good pics
tomspride
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I believe in honesty
I know some of you will agree that the horse in question isn't beautiful looking, but not many will say what they really think.
I take on board everything about his personality and his struggles, he sounds wonderful but all that doesn't make him 'pretty'
I know some of you will agree that the horse in question isn't beautiful looking, but not many will say what they really think.
I take on board everything about his personality and his struggles, he sounds wonderful but all that doesn't make him 'pretty'
noodle_
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Lol I am 5ft7 so my solution was to have a child to put on him
Haven't you seen his threads, he is the new HHO mascot
Got him on the Friday, chucked my daughter on bareback that afternoon, introduced tack on the Friday night, hacked him out over the weekend, took him to Pony club on the Monday night. He is a superstar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2h_-QOvaM8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDaXMLLVSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpVw3V4qruE
omg he is adorable!!!!!
is he a mini shet??
few friends have standard shets - they are so cute but so naughty!!!
Delicious_D
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Tomspride. Everyone has the right to an opinion, but not the right to upset others with your opinion. Whether you think he is pretty or not, that's your opinion. TTDT clearly likes him, why make such snide comments and believe to be telling the truth?
FfionWinnie
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omg he is adorable!!!!!
is he a mini shet??
few friends have standard shets - they are so cute but so naughty!!!
Yes he is. We had a standard who died really suddenly at the end of last year, Titchy is a wee guy but he has more than filled a big hole. He had never been ridden before we got him but was a much loved pet and had been everywhere (including his owners daughters wedding!). He is very nice especially for a Shet. Doesn't like being tied up and paws the ground but that's about all I can fault him over so not bad going is it!
Beausmate
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I'm sure some might say this chap is ugly-I don't care. He has a bit of a piggy eye that I'm not keen on, don't like his pink nose much either. Handsome is as handsome does and all that.
He is a fabulous colour though, never seen one like it before. It doesn't show up on photos sadly. He looks grey, when his belly and patches on his neck are white and the coloured bits are chocolate brown and silver roan. His tail sparkles. He's a life size My Little Pony noodle_
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fab... so he is a mini, therefore fit in a special delivery box to my address???
thats lovely - wish i had ponies as a kid - i had to wait till i was 15 to get a horse (16hh)....ad now im 25 i have a 14.2 pony.........think its the wrong way round........wonder if by the time im 40 i will have my shetland!?
FfionWinnie
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fab... so he is a mini, therefore fit in a special delivery box to my address???
thats lovely - wish i had ponies as a kid - i had to wait till i was 15 to get a horse (16hh)....ad now im 25 i have a 14.2 pony.........think its the wrong way round........wonder if by the time im 40 i will have my shetland!?
Lol mine are shrinking too
. Amber is 14.1 (technically a horse tho!)winkles
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Ooh you bunch of horse racists!
Having a 'coloured' horse that is essentially bay with a splodge makes it a reject bay with a splodge, not a coloured, but I would never not buy a horse because it looked a bit mank or was a reject bay with a splodge. I think everyone's horses are laaavley.
*Tongue-in-cheek alert*
Having a 'coloured' horse that is essentially bay with a splodge makes it a reject bay with a splodge, not a coloured, but I would never not buy a horse because it looked a bit mank or was a reject bay with a splodge. I think everyone's horses are laaavley.
*Tongue-in-cheek alert*
FfionWinnie
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I will have you know my mare is a bay dun tobiano, so NER. Reject, I ask you!
winkles
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I will have you know my mare is a bay dun tobiano, so NER. Reject, I ask you!
Nah yours is a proper one!
This however: http://www.hobgoblins-stud.com/image/diddicoymain.jpg
Reject. Bay.
Springy
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Nah yours is a proper one!
This however: http://www.hobgoblins-stud.com/image/diddicoymain.jpg
Reject. Bay.
So do i have a reject black? (paddy)
winkles
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If he's the one in your sig then he looks proper enough to me.
I'm very much enjoying my role as self-declared "Colour Inspector, Rejects Officer". I feel a bit like Magnum PI's overzealous secretary
*bustles*
Springy
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If he's the one in your sig then he looks proper enough to me.
I'm very much enjoying my role as self-declared "Colour Inspector, Rejects Officer". I feel a bit like Magnum PI's overzealous secretary
No not her that's Spring scroll back for Paddy pics....
DizzyDoughnut
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Did you see him in the snow? He hasn't been ridden for a fortnight as it was a bit tricky for him...
Awwww so cute
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eatmyshorts
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And, er, that doesn't make you polite! Your original post was extremely rude. Clearly, he is someone's pride and joy, he sounds like a wonderful beastie (pretty darn gorgeous too IMHO) and no doubt has manners better than some people! Yes, of course he may not be your type, but sometimes a little tact doesn't go astray and certain opinions are best kept to yourself.
Some lovely horses here, a few I have drooled over from signatures already! love coloureds for being unique, but agree that markings can detract from conformation. I will post a photo of my black tobiano tomorrow, when I am more awake.
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