Shes NOT a thoroughbred!!!!

Let me introduce my wonderful welsh section b
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judged by a PUK judge her comment was to the small child after winning the junior handler before the final try and get a better example of a welsh section b to which she replied I would but this is a highland
She is also a county show winning highland pony so we didnt think much to that judge
 
My Luso p/b is always been mistaken for a Section D, so much so I was asked if I was entering him in the M&M larg breeds at a local County Show. I don't mind as I quite like Section Ds :p :p
 
I think a lot of 'less horsey' people associate colours with particular breeds ie. dapple grey= connie, coloured= cob or gypsy horse, large and hairy= shire :p not sure what this has to do with TB'S though:o
 
I tell people that Wolf is a part bred american saddlebred and then they start telling me about standardbreds that they have known. I like standardbreds but they are a complete and utter different breed entirely.
 
EstherYoung said:
I tell people that Wolf is a part bred american saddlebred and then they start telling me about standardbreds that they have known. I like standardbreds but they are a complete and utter different breed entirely.
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I've told several people Ned is a Standardbred and they reply "So...is that like a race horse who's a bit rubbish?"
NO!
 
I have to tell people that my exracer is a TB and not a Hackney. The higher the adrenaline levels the higher the knees get!
 
People have asked if mine is a carthorse or a shire. He was hairy at the time, but come on!! I don't see the point in getting annoyed, just tell them what he actually is.

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FfionWinnie said:
Lol people constantly tell me I mean Pinto when I say my mare is a Paint horse. They never guess the breed tho lol
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But, but ....the clue is in the description :confused: :(

I have cow ponies, mini yaks (complete with icicles today) and a stick insect. I couldn't give two hoots what anyone choose to call them :D

I am quite dreadful because as far as I am concerned a horse is a horse, is a horse. If it does the job you want then that's excellent and everyone concerned should be happy. I don't care who its' parents were, it doesn't impress me, especially if it some breed that I have no experience of.
 
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My warmblood is always being mistaken for a tb. Doesn't offend me though. At our first show I was asked how long she'd been out of racing.
 
FionaM12 said:
I'm quite baffled by the OP's indignation. :confused:

I also don't understand when people are offended by questions non-horsey folk ask. They're not being offensive, they just genuinely don't know and are asking to be polite or are interested. :confused: So what if someone asks if you race your horses or even shetlands? It's hardly insulting.
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Well said. It can be hilarious though - do you race your hw cob? :D

As for traditional cobs / coloureds, they're known in the states as gypsy vanners, so it's hardly surprising some non-horsey types would think of them as gypsy horses. Also not offensive :rolleyes:

People are very precious on here sometimes :cool:

eta - couldn't give a flying monkey how well bred any horse is. If I'm interested in anything of it, I'd be interested in how well trained, nicely tempered and well mannered it was.
 
Nadolig Llawen said:
But, but ....the clue is in the description :confused: :(

I have cow ponies, mini yaks (complete with icicles today) and a stick insect. I couldn't give two hoots what anyone choose to call them :D

I am quite dreadful because as far as I am concerned a horse is a horse, is a horse. If it does the job you want then that's excellent and everyone concerned should be happy. I don't care who its' parents were, it doesn't impress me, especially if it some breed that I have no experience of.
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I'm not sure what you mean. A pinto is a colour, when I say she is an American Paint Horse they correct me and say you mean pinto, which I don't.

I don't go around telling folk they ask me what breed she is, I like her for what she is and a lot of what she is are specific breed traits of Paint (and Quarter) horses.
 
Its a little annoying when people call my little Teddy a shetland. He is a British Spotted Miniature Pony, and as such he is built like a little horse, not a shetland. The funny thing is its mainly 'horsy' people that call him a Shetland, he looks so unlike a shetland even my mum who isnt horsy cant believe people think thats what he is lol.
I tend to point out that if Teddy was 15hh he would still have the proportions of a horse/pony, but a Shetland at 15hh would look extremely freaky ;-)
 
JustFindingTheDecorations said:
eta - couldn't give a flying monkey how well bred any horse is. If I'm interested in anything of it, I'd be interested in how well trained, nicely tempered and well mannered it was.
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Agree with you 100%
I was quite content with Ned being a nobody. Though when I found out he is actually quite well bred I was chuffed :P

However, I suppose Neddy isn't the best behaved boy in the world, so he doesn't even have that going for him :P but he tries!
 
I have an Oldenburg mare I was lunging her in the school once she was floating with her tail up and some girl asked if she was an arab, she is 16.3 and rather a large girl although I do have an arab so maybe she likes to look like him.

Op does your mare have big ears my mares ears are huge really long like a donkey, what is your mares breeding by the way?
 
patchwork puzzle said:
Justfindingthedecorations...
I beg to differ, Shetlands have shorter legs in proportion than any Highland pony or Cob that I have ever known lol.
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No, a true shetland is roughly similar in proportion to a hill-type stag pony (not like mine in my sig which are the taller, longer legged riding bred ponies). You clearly have never seen good examples of either.
 
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Nah said:
Agree with you 100%
I was quite content with Ned being a nobody. Though when I found out he is actually quite well bred I was chuffed :P

However, I suppose Neddy isn't the best behaved boy in the world, so he doesn't even have that going for him :P but he tries!
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I have two very well bred (given their breed) and one who could be part cow for all I know (or care). The latter has been saintly all his life though lately he is turning into a grumpy old man! The former, the well bred ones, have their quirks to put it kindly...

Breeding does not a good horse make. Training, handling and a big heart are what makes a good horse.
 
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