Ideas on what breed?

[theraven]

Hi everyone,

This is my horse, Whisper. I rescued him when he was 4 months old, paid £70 for him! Now he is 11 and we are as close as ever!

However, I never knew what he came from, so it is all just wild guessing, but a friend of mine said he could be part Highland and it's seems to my eye that she may be right.

Anyway, here are some pics, was wondering if anyone would like to join in the guessing game! (He is 14.1hh btw)

 

[GlamourPuss86]

Id be inclined to say highland too. He's gorgeous btw!

 

[theraven]

Id be inclined to say highland too. He's gorgeous btw!

Thank you, I will put some more pics up when I'm on my computer. The first two are in his shaggy winter coat, of which he gets a ridiculous amount!

 

[Gracie21]

Ahhh he's stunning! Lucky you! No idea on breeding, sorry!

 

[theraven]

Ahhh he's stunning! Lucky you! No idea on breeding, sorry!

Thank you!

 

[Zero00000]

Gorgeous! Im going to co connixhighland

 

[theraven]

Gorgeous! Im going to co connixhighland

A couple of my friends have said Conni actually, because of his eyes and head shape?

 

[Zero00000]

It was his face that prompted the conni, and highland because of the above post

 

[nix123]

I love the 3rd pic
No idea on breeding but who cares when you look that cute.

 

[doriangrey]

He's not a typical connie but he's rather beautiful and a lovely colour. Great photos too

 

[theraven]

He's not a typical connie but he's rather beautiful and a lovely colour. Great photos too

Thank you very much, I am a part time photographer so he is a perfect subject! Here are a couple more...

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[Umbongo]

I am tempted to guess highland x welsh! He is gorgeous whatever he is!

 

[theraven]

Another good contender! Thank you!

 

[Love]

I think he has a look of a Connie in some and welsh in others. Beautiful though

 

[scardycat]

I too would go with Highland x Welsh, what a lovely lad he is.

 

[WelshD]

Highlands have a very typical expression and I am not sure he has it

I would say Welsh section D as he is a heck of a chunky pony with maybe a dash of new forest or Connie

 

[ester]

highland x welsh for me too - very welsh in the 2nd pic and v. much a chunk enough to be highland .

do you know if he is dun or buckskin?

 

[mandwhy]

I think highland x welsh sounds like a good one, or highland x connie, he is a lovely chunky fella anyway, a good buy for £70!!

Awesome pictures by the way, love the shaking one with his teeth out

How tall is he?

 

[theraven]

Thank you all! He is such a babe!

He is 14.1 1/2 exactly, without shoes on!

 

[babymare]

Hes lovely really girgeous and def some highland in him

 

[millikins]

I'd go Welsh D cross, can't see anything Highland or Connie in his feet. He's a handsome lad though.

 

[Gloi]

He looks like a heavy Welsh D or cross to me, his head looks very Welsh. He is buckskin , not dun.

 

[Wheels]

I really don't see highland there at all.

The later pics you put up I see some connie and then there must be something extra chunky in there too. He looks buckskin rather than dun which doesn't necessarily rule highlands out as the cream could come from the other parent but it does make highlands more unlikely

 

[theraven]

I think he is dun, he has a dorsel in summer?

 

[Wheels]

But not in winter? Any leg barring? Any other primitive makings? Any photos of any of those?

 

[Gloi]

You can have a dorsal stripe as a separate thing to the horse's colour. bays and buckskins can still have a dorsal stripe. All duns have a dorsal stripe but this horse isn't dun.

 

[Annagain]

I was thinking Welsh x something - maybe NF? His head screams Sec D to me as does his chunkiness but his body shape's a bit more ponyish I think?

ETA - And he's obviously gorgeous. Just my sort of horsey!

 

[springtime1331]

New forest x sec D or connie x sec D. I don't really see the highland in him tbh. Lovely boy though

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Gloi is correct - he's a buckskin and I also agree with the Welsh D suggestion.

 

[cambrica]

I definately see Welsh D in him, in his eye and his head. Too chunky for NF so Im leaning a bit towards Highland or Connie.