Dun Mares??

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May seem a silly question, but do dun mares (as in golden dun) have a stereotype like chestnut mares do? although I personally doubt the 'chestnut mare' issue, I would just like to know :)
 
Mine is a bay dun and while she is quirky and in someways completely horrible, she is also extremely clever and talented and EVERYONE I have taken her to a lesson with including a dressage coach who started off telling me she was too tense to get anywhere with (possibly because she stood up twice about two minutes after they "met" :eek: and she is a QH so built down hill for a start) think she is absolutely brilliant and very trainable and talented despite her quirks. She also has a blue eye and just about everyone including myself says they hate them but they love hers. She is an odd odd horse but definitely a bit special too.
 
Have to disagree with the saying, when I was 14 some idiot dealer sold me the most beautiful dun 14.2 he bit, kicked, bolted, bucked and reared and god forbid you fall off him because he would have you. We sent him away for schooling and he came back within 3 days telling us the only way to fix him was a lead poultice. Eventually he was put down after having spent over 5k trying to fix him.

I'm not saying all duns are bad but horses for courses, you can't stereotype a certain breed or colour.
 
When I was a kid my friiend had a golden dun mare, she had terrible sweet itch, bit, kicked, bucked and rolled when ridden!, needless to say she had trouble selling!
 
When I was researching my dissertation paper on temperament and colour in horses I came across an old reference to palomino (chestnut with a cream gene) horses being more docile than non pallies, as I think you are talking about buckskin (bay with a cream gene) not true dun maybe the same applies?

ETA My Aunt had a buckskin section D mare and she was a normal uncomplicated horse and didn't behave badly at all.
 
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FfionWinnie said:
Mine is not a buckskin. Despite everyone in the world "correcting" me because she is American so "must be".:rolleyes:
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:) I have a dun Paint too.

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On the dun mare subject, I have only had buckskins, one is so laid back that she is horizontal (the Quarter Horse) the other (the Paso) is a kind soul but wired to the stars, my farrier describes her as a clockwork hovercraft. I can't imagine that they would be any different even if they were dun.
 
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memenom said:
May seem a silly question, but do dun mares (as in golden dun) have a stereotype like chestnut mares do? although I personally doubt the 'chestnut mare' issue, I would just like to know :)
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to actually answer your question - yes they do have a stereotype, they are supposed to be the quiet and sensible ones. Although you can see from the other answers here that it's totally fallacious!
 
Spring Feather said:
'Never a bad dun' is the saying I've always heard and it's rung true for me as I've owned many duns and they've all been fabulous horses.
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I've also been told "Once you have one dun, you never have another one" :D My last horse was a dun (gelding) and an absolute nightmare to do anything with. My mare is also dun/bucksin(!) and is totally psychotic!! Love her to bits, but neither have been the "safe and reliable" stereotype.
 
I've always liked the colour dun/buckskin and have only found that the feisty ones that I have met have always had pale eyes, not blue but hazel coloured instead of the usual dark brown. In fact I've always avoided any horse or dog with pale brown eyes.......?!
 
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