horse with large white face marking... does it affect showing.

[devilsauce]

well i showed a pic to a friend on yard and first words were judges wnt take kindly to the markings so what can i do with this little one even tho i dnt really care hes just a new playmate for us

 

[ghosthooves]

I wouldn't worry too much, generally things like that depend on individual judges (one judge at a local show a lot of people on my yard go to has a particular dislike for greys for some reason

), apart from some breed classes where they prefer them not to have a lot of white markings on them or something like that? No idea on which classes to do with him, he looks lovely though

 

[trendybraincell]

Very much a personal taste thing, as Ghost_Hooves says some judges will like it others won't

 

[PapaFrita]

Oh wow, it's a mini Antifaz!!

How cute!!
I can't think why judges would object to the white and I'm sure FMM's Cob Bob has a big white face. Hasn't stopped him from being fantastically successful. Perhaps friend is jealous!?!?

 

[devilsauce]

hehe i know as soon as i saw him i thought of urs.. opposite side markings tho i think or is it...

 

[devilsauce]

put sum piccies of him on here.... i wanna compare lol

 

[merlinsquest]

Suppose it isnt that appropriate for many breeds to have a white face..... all I can think of is all the sunblock you would have to put on it

 

[devilsauce]

cnt be any worse than ownin a grey tho eh

 

[merlinsquest]

Lots of greys have black skin on their noses though ........ and I suppose lots dont

Two of the three greys on our yard dont need sunblock on, and me with a black horse have to colour him in white or else he has a burned schnozzz

I even had to put it on this morning when he was in the stable..... he kept putting his head out into the sunshine

 

[devilsauce]

yup i hae 2 chestnuts with nice white markings and a dartmoor that has a pure white legs so i spend a fortune on it anyhooo

 

[PapaFrita]

He's in my siggie. Markings are on the same side

 

[FMM]

You can see Bob's markings - when he is showing we use a wide noseband to break up the white.