Definition of a Coloured??

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As post says really, what makes a horse qualify to be classed as a coloured? Do you think Icould take Lucy in coloured classes???? here are a few pics of her.......
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and older pics but you can see her "lightening bolt" of white, she also has a white streak in her mane.
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What do you think??

Thanks Steph.
 
I am certainly no expert so shall watch other replies on this but I think they have to have a certain percentage of white to class as coloured. Don't quote me on it as I could well be wrong. My filly has white splashes on her belly but has solid body colour with 2 white socks on the back and I don't think she counts as a coloured
 
I believe there has to be a certain size/percentage of white on the horses body to class it as coloured. But the CHAPS website states
"The definition of a “coloured” animal is black and white (piebald) or white and any other colour, e.g, bay, roan, chestnut (skewbald) with a patch of naturally occuring white coat. This white patch must be on the body above the level of the stifle or elbow, excluding face markings. Any white marking below this does not qualify. Manes and tails may also be white or have white in them. Appaloosa animals with belly markings do not qualify.

If there is any doubt as to whether an animal is classified as 'coloured' photographs showing all markings should be submitted to CHAPS(UK) Administration for referral to Council at the next available meeting, if further clarification is required a representative of CHAPS(UK) Council will be required to inspect the animal at a mutually agreed location. Should further verification prove necessary, DNA testing will be required for the presence of the'coloured' gene."
 
You just scrape in as a coloured - miminal marked. The only time this would put you down is if you did a colours and markings class - which don't try to but all other coloured classes are judged on the horse and the colours and markings are only taken into account when you have two equal horses and it is the final way to split them.

A cob called Bowater has a similar mark to the one on yours bum on his neck and that is it - he came reserve supreme horse at BSPA winter champs this year.
 
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As far as I'm aware they have to have 30cm of white on their body to be 'coloured'
White legs don't count!

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Ditto this !
We were discussing it at the yard yesterday funnily enough and the BSPA stipulate they must have approximately atleast a 15x15cm patch to qualify as a coloured (along with two other attributes of a list!)
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The definition of a “coloured” animal is black and white (piebald) or white and any other colour, e.g, bay, roan, chestnut (skewbald) with a patch of naturally occuring white coat. This white patch must be on the body above the level of the stifle or elbow, excluding face markings. Any white marking below this does not qualify. Manes and tails may also be white or have white in them. Appaloosa animals with belly markings do not qualify.

If there is any doubt as to whether an animal is classified as 'coloured' photographs showing all markings should be submitted to CHAPS(UK) Administration for referral to Council at the next available meeting, if further clarification is required a representative of CHAPS(UK) Council will be required to inspect the animal at a mutually agreed location. Should further verification prove necessary, DNA testing will be required for the presence of the'coloured' gene.
 
Mmmmmm - well that is interesting as their supreme reserve this year does not have a patch that large- might be 15 cm long at push but not 15 cm wide.

Send them photos with measurement of white patch and see what they say.

The passed our clydie mare as a sabino coloured and her white patches are not that wide - more long and narrow, though she does the white legs and belly of a typical clydie.
 
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