How well do coloureds have to be marked to do well in the show ring?

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We have just recently finished breaking a 3yrs old 16.1hh skewbald mare. Very quiet and easy going. We would like to try her in a few under saddle shows next year as she is a big upstanding mare, but the only thing is she is not evenly marked. All her legs are white and most of her body is white except the both sides of her face a bit of brown around her flank on a brown patch on her hind quarters. i dont have a picture of her but this is the kind of markings she has...
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I would also be very greatfull if u could show me your coloureds which have more white than brown/black so i cn get a good idea if u know what i mean. thanks very much...
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This is a fairly pointless post as I don't know the first thing about showing. BUT in my very humble opinion . .

SHES STUNNING.
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I love the fact she's got loads of white and not yet another one with even markings. Really makes her stand out from the crowd.

I'd have her in a heart beat for sure.
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This is a fairly pointless post as I don't know the first thing about showing. BUT in my very humble opinion . .

SHES STUNNING.
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I love the fact she's got loads of white and not yet another one with even markings. Really makes her stand out from the crowd.

I'd have her in a heart beat for sure.
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thanks for the post but id like to highlight that the horse in the image is not her and just a picture i got of google to demonstrate her markings lol
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but if u like that horses ul like sugar (my horse) lol
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the thing is, unless your looking at the chaps/bspa higher levels shows then a coloured class really has very few "judging rules" its such an open class even at the lower end of the affliated stuff. this mare, has had 2 seconds as sports horse/comp horse. at affliated (chaps show). when talking to both chaps and bspa i was told she is very well marked and has a good amount of sold colour.

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HOWEVER,,
my previous horse i showed in the coloured classes he had a 5th and 2 6ths, one of which was county level. yet in classes like comp horse/hunter he was always in the top 3.

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http://images.jamespyne.co.uk/?Action=VF&id=2169230650&pcp=41&ppwd=cn1669vg
 
For a coloured horse, preferably it should be evenly marked either side with about equal amounts of dark and white, for county shows.

FMM has a fanastic coloured cob, dinger i think he is called? apologies if wrong name
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its called tolbion (sp) markings, no reason for a horse to get marked down for it, BUT if your going above local level then a horse like the 1st one will beat you every time. bless the fickle world of showing!
 
Generally, judges do appear to prefer them with at least equal if not more dark colour. However at HOYS last year, there were several (some of which won classes) which had more white on them. A good horse is never a bad colour ... so see how you get on! Good luck!
 
i was just looking at the pics on the link i posted the horse that won the coloured class both in hand and ridden isnt evenly marked atall, but does have a lot of colour on it,
 
WE have a warmblood/tb who has more colour than white and she does well in all classes bar the coloured due to her having less white! The jodges defo seem to like the more evenly marked horses and at the mo the more tradioanl cobs with even markings and feather are doing very well and proving to be popular. We have found that this does go in cycles in showing ( every few years or so)

Good luck x
 
My 3 year old is also an upstanding, pretty correct mare - a well bred warmblood - the grand prix stallion Fidermark is her grandfather. She is a minimally marked Tobiano with blue eyes and she has had very little luck in coloured classes.

I don't mind being pulled in behind quality, more evenly marked horses, but I do mind when the ones in front of you only have their markings to benefit from and aren't correct - never mind......rant over!!

Anyway, I'm guessing yours looks pretty much like mine:

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as a foal

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as a two year old


I have had more luck in sports horse and hunter classes, but it still rankles a bit
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She will be coming out under saddle next year and is working very well at present, so we will see what happens!
 
My girl has only just started out in her county level career and her first show (last saturday) she won her class and became In Hand Coloured Champion - Her markings are almost exactly mirrored on both sides, a piccie for you to see her.

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I work as a show groom for a lady that shows coloured youngsters. Her top horse is slightly more colour than white and does very well at county level (and did so at BSPA and CHAPS championship shows recently). One of her 2 year olds has slightly more colour than the OPs pic and although she is correct and has a lovely temperment she often is placed below horses with more colour.

Sorry cant post pictures as they are not my horses.
 
If you read CHAPS/BSPA rules, colour and markings are only important if you are doing a colour and markings class or the class states that a percentage is based on this aspect. The classes are judged as any class should be, conformation, performance, manners and not on markings.

I have seen 50 - 50 markings, minimal markings - only a tiny splash of white, or vice versa, tiny bit of colour win at top level.

When I was looking, I did want a 50 - 50 colour with a black tail, I also wanted a blaze rather than an apron marking on the face, that this was my personal preference.

This may be useful reading to you

http://www.bspaonline.com/pdf/2008/colours-booklet-2008.pdf

Your mare is very nice looking, and are markings are fine.
 
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