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!
 
Far too many coloureds are bred because of the colour and I've seen some seriously ugly ones!! Mine, of course, is amazing!
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