Coloureds - Fashion accessories

I wouldn't worry too much as unless he is a mare or entire, then he is no more likely to be stolen than any other horse. People often ask me where my horses come from and I assume that is because they like them and are interested rather than any desire to steal them (and yes, I do have a coloured!)

However, you can't be too careful, so by all means don't say too much about him, but please don't assume that every admiring glance is going to lead to theft!!!
 
When I bought my coloured mare, I wanted a bay gelding! I was sharing her and just fell in love with her though. They weren't that fashionable then either and we got her for £500.
 
I'd ditto FMM, thewonderhorse; anyone who is looking at stealing a coloured cob would generally be interested in a mare and not a gelding. Being careful goes without question, but I honestly wouldn't make yourself paranoid about it.
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I learned to ride on a coloured in the days when they were seen as gypsy nags, even though he was quite a classy welsh cross bred type. They were just about acceptable as childrens ponies, so long as you didn't want to show (- except gymkhanas where they might just let you in).

How times have changed for the better. I'd guess yours is worth around 5k now (-not too rude to mention figures I hope). I hope you've got him freeze branded (discreetly but obviously placed if possible, if that's not a contradiction) and/or micro-chipped. I suspect freeze marking is the bigger deterrent. Plus photos from all angles (- as per passport anyway).

They are definitely easy to spot in a field, and you'll never make the mistake of catching the wrong nag ( -I know of someone who once brought in the wrong grey Welsh Section A by mistake).

They also tend to have lovely friendly natures - must be the breeding - or lack of it.
 
As you can see below I have 4 coloured horses. we bought the first one (mare with the foal) as a four year old nearly ten years ago before they were "fashionable" I def didnt buy her for her colour but for her temprement and performance. My second coloured (frankie) is even better. trust me once you have a good one you'll always want a coloured!
 
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Are people just putting their mares to coloureds because they think the foal will sell better - I know that was the plan of the lady I bought Flora off, she breeds show ponies and hates coloured (a bit old fashioned) and she was putting Flora's mum to a coloured as she believed that sadly that is the way of the horsey world at the mo.


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I brought Lottie 5years ago, just before they came into 'fashion' I swore i would never have a coloured i just didn't like them, but my instructor spotted Lottie in the H&H and told me i had to go and at least look at her, she was perfect but i still very nearly didn't buy her because she was coloured, she turn out to be perfect and was a fantastic horse, when she had to be retired i decided as she was such a great mare to put her into foal and i chose to put her to a dark bay warmblood, there was a 50/50 chance her foal would be coloured but i didn't care, i chose the stallion that was best suited to her and I'm over the moon with the result and yes he is bay.
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U will never see two coloureds that look the same. I suppose there like finger prints, no 2 peoples are the same.....I think its the same with coloureds. Ide pay more for a coloured than a bay because i love them and i think they look a lot nicer/stand out more. (but i am biast
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). I do think that no matter how many coloureds are at a show each one will still turn peoples heads.
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If I'm being honest I've never really been a fan of coloureds! If I had the choice I'd rather have a nice smart bay/chestnut/iron grey. That said colour isn't really top of my list when buying a horse - a good horse is a good horse whatever the colour! As my dad always used to say 'a good horse is never a bad colour...'
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You're right! Which is why I have allowed myself to have coloured horses and palominos because of this saying. I personally would not choose to go out and buy any of these horses for myself, my personal horses are both sorrels. However circumstances mean that I do have a handful of multi-coloured horses which will not be available for sale at any time.....because I fell for them OR they badly injured themselves and won't be leaving my farm.
 
Oh dear, didn't know they were such a fashion statement atm
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. Might be a UK thing? Had the choice between Mighty and Licorne (black mare) when buying and went for Mighty as I felt right on her and handling her and as her breeder said when he saw us there was the proverbial spark. TBH Licorne was the more head turning of the two but hey ho thats not what I buy for.
 
If I had a choice, between a bay or a coloured, I'd choose the bay. I don't know, i just prefer solid colours.

You do see some fab looking coloureds, I prefer the traditional type, with full feathers, but then you also see some absolute rubbish about.
Brreding purely for colour is wrong. A horse should be bred for it's parentage and conformation.
 
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re artois - they certainly do stand out, i took pics of our boys this morning and it was hard to get the bays and blacks to even show on the photo against the trees etc

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I have the theory that they only really took off when horsey mags started doing adverts in full colour. Their striking contrasts then really stood out against the bays, browns and greys and so too did the prices when people realised that they were easy to sell that way.

This is certainly not meant as any sort of criticism of CHAPS (UK) or BSPA who both do a super job trying to improve quality and peformance for all types of coloured horses but one does wonder if we were still in the days of monochrome printing whther prices would be so high and ownership (outside the travelling community where the different markings makle them instantly identifiable to their owners) quite so widespread.
 
Min was advertised simply as a piebald gelding and I assumed I was phoning up about a traditional cob. I was pretty ignorant about what was "in fashion" and just knew what sort of horse I preferred (originally black/ dark bay solids) but he had the wow factor as soon as I walked into his stable. He was cheap (Dec 06) compared to most similarly coloured horses I've since seen advertised and I think I was incredibly lucky to find him- (still pinch myself!) Although I didn't buy him just for his looks- it was more important that he had the full package of temperament and ability. Only since buying him have I looked at coloured adverts as I am now a true convert- and it has nothing to do with trends- I 'm just taken with markings similar to Min's. I prefer to have something a bit different and he's also currently the only none-cob coloured locally out of approx 70-100 horses! He'll always be priceless and one in a million to me.
 
I much prefer solid colours although there are some nice coloureds out there. Can't say my head has ever been turned by one, a horse moving well with lots of shine is more likely to grab my attention rather than a few markings.

I don't really understand the fuss TBH.
 
I've never been one that chooses a horse by colour- not sure about the rest of you. I look at the horse and decide whether its built to do the job I'm getting it for. In Oshk's case, he had the legs for hunting, the brain for XC and the adrenalin for speed, of course he was also coloured. To me I buy a horse to do a job, its never been about colour.
 
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