What breed of horses DON'T you like?

scrunchie said:
Just did that. :eek::(:mad:

Disgraceful. I feel like rubbing acid on the guilty owners' feet and forcing them to wear shoes with drawing pins in to see how they like it. Grr!
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I've seen it before, ages ago, but I re-googled it just now and it's awful!
I don't hate the horses, just how people have made them.
 
I can honestly say that there isn't a horse breed out there that I find unnattractive, or ugly. All horses are beautiful, and don't really agree with stereotypes either - horses are individuals, each one is different.

And to be honest I'm completely shocked at a few people saying they don't like Fjords. I have 2 and wherever I go, people literally stop & stare...I've even had people stopping their car in the middle of the road and jumping out just to meet my boys!

Seriously how can you say this is ugly?

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melxvengeance said:
I can honestly say that there isn't a horse breed out there that I find unnattractive, or ugly. All horses are beautiful, and don't really agree with stereotypes either - horses are individuals, each one is different.

And to be honest I'm completely shocked at a few people saying they don't like Fjords. I have 2 and wherever I go, people literally stop & stare...I've even had people stopping their car in the middle of the road and jumping out just to meet my boys!

Seriously how can you say this is ugly?

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Beautiful boy!
FDC
 
I wouldn't say i 'don't like' a breed, I tend to go on looks (shallow I know!) I don't like 'pig' eyes for example, i find them mean looking. I also don't like the Sea Horse Arab look, but a normal Arab is beautiful!

And seriously, who wouldn't like that adorable Fjord? I love Anglo Arabs & Andalusians - otherwise I wouldn't have either ;)
 
Without offending anyone- I'm not very keen on pure bred arabs, too spindly, I don't tend to like anything finer than a welsh b although they are quite fine!!
 
I find it truly bizarre that people have such an aversion to the beautiful Arab... King of Horses, practically improved the entire earths breeds of horses and ponies!

Or Andalusians!!! Noooooooooooooooooo.............................

Having said that... can't say tbs are a serious contender on my faves list
 
Ok, here goes. I've not read through all the posts, so apologies if I am repeating what may have already been said.
I don't have a dislike for any breed as I believe that they all have something to offer. What I DO dislike is those who jump on the bandwagon of believing a stereotype of a breed, and those who own a breed and use this stereotype to excuse THEIR lack of horsemanship to get the best out of their horse/pony.

~We see it so many times: oh my horse / pony is sooo typical of his breed. Utter bl**dy rubbish. How come then that with professionals the same breed can be very successful, either in the show ring or competition?

Example? M&M winner at HOYS. Exmoor that was feral in April.

Lots of other examples if you take the time to look.

We should celebrate our wonderful diverse breeds.
 
Personally cobs just don't do it for me. Also have an aversion to the 'exotic' ie banana faced arabs with frog eyes.

That all pales into insignificance though viewing what people do to 'improve' breeds such as the TWH. I just think most traits taken to extremes are dangerous things & can cause degenerative issues such as experienced by some pedigree dog breeds.

Do agree we have a wonderful range of m&m breeds.

From person who owns 2 arabs & an ISH.:rolleyes:
 
I like them all however due to my noviceyness and occasional confidence issues there's a couple breeds i would not look at when buying, warmbloods and tb's spring to mind.
 
I'm a pure Shire owner/breeder/enthusiast, yet I think Arabs are exquisite (could you find a more diametrically opposed 2 breeds? Okay, Shire/Falabella.). I don't dislike any breeds, just particular horses within breeds.
 
I don't like shetlands at all, never met a nice one- I also dislike dartmoor hill ponies- proper types are lovely. I like the sporty type haffys but not the chunkier type, not much of an arab fan
Dislike suffolk punches and heavy drafts - I love shires and clydesdales though -

I love ISH, connies, oldenburgs, hanoverians, warmbloods ,new forests , friesians, spanish horses ... many more :)
 
Fresians! The only one I met was the nastiest horse ever. The biatch tried to double barrel my mare and got me instead. I actually got thrown in the air from it and had to crawl out of the field! I was so lucky it didn't get my spine and I was damn lucky it got my arse and arm and not my stomach. I was black from my lower back to below my knee for weeks and couldn't sit for days. Evil mare.

I had a CB on loan once. Beautiful horse but boy did it have issues and yes it was pretty ignorant and used it's weight to get it's way. Well it tried!
 
kerilli said:
Umm, tricks, nothing mega really, prob stuff you already know, but just in case... i NEVER try to lead one in a normal headcollar, might as well have cotton round their heads! Controller halter, bridle, or one of those leather headcollars with smooth metal hoop as noseband, these are a Thing Of Wonder for curing a true Thug. Umm, a really sharp elbow in the chest a few times usually impresses them. I shove them around a bit and establish MY personal space, that they're absolutely not allowed to walk into. oh, and the ones that zoom past you when being led, and tank off? if you can trust them not to kick out behind, keep hold of rope, quickly step across behind them to the other side, and yank down REALLY hard on the end of the rope, it stops them in their tracks as their withers are a fulcrum, kind of thing. They usually only do it once or twice... i learnt this trick with my 12.2, who was a naughty little tanking-off-in-hand git.
but i wouldn't even bother trying these on a CB, i know when i'm beaten! ;) ;) ;)
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lol couldn't agree more, always keep the 'line' in the same place. never tried the last bit tho, interesting :D

another one not keen on arabs or TB's, and wouldn't buy another WC all though I love them.. coloured cobs are a no no for me too can't do the scrubbing
 
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I dislike individual horses rather than breeds, but I am yet to find a New Forest I like: all of them I know are great jumpers but are difficult on the ground and ridden, and are in no way eye-catching. They all seem to have oddly square noses too.

I would never own a TB for practical reasons.
 
RubysGold said:
Welsh D: I dont dislike them, their stunning to look at
But they seem to be bolshy, opinionated and a pain in the bum so I wouldnt have one

I have a Welsh Sect D, 9 year old gelding and I love him to bits but you are so right but one look at that handsome head and powerful body and he's forgiven and he knows it!
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StormyMoments said:
there isnt a breed of horse i dont like but there are some i wouldnt own...

like newforest ponies
they are stubborn can be bargy and strong and i havent met one that particularly likes working but thats my own opinion

but its the same with heavy horses but thats because they arnt suited to what i need them for as some how i couldnt see a shire jumping 1.10m tracks :)
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Hehe, you clearly haven't met my NF!! He is the sweetest, brightest, life loving pony I have ever met... Everyone comments on his stunning looks and personality. He does amazingly at anything I throw at him and loves people and being ridden... to the point where he will run away from a horse to be with a stranger!! Never met anything like him and don't think I will in the futur :(

I dislike spindly TBs and poor conformation in any breed. I hate over weight ponies, people think just cos they are ponies, they can be fat... so not true as my native shows :)

So not a dilike to a particular breed, just how people stereotype.
 
I like all breeds. Just hate rude horses that haven't been taught manners... All horses can be lovely if brought up correctly??
 
SO1 said:
The comments about the new forests made me laugh. I have a new forest and I like that occasionally he is a little spirited and opinionated, I sometimes think it is sad if a horse is so submissive that it never expresses itself or has any character.

I have to say I am not a big TB fan as they are a bit too big for me and I don't find them very cuddly. Quite a few friends have them though and they are super competition horses. I also don't like the cob look as they often have a roman nose which I don't like however I do think a nice one can be a great horse to ride so I do like the way the best ones can be steady and reliable, sometimes if my new forest is being silly I think I would prefer my friends' steady cob, but soon change my mind as he is not so fast as my pony and does not jump where as my pony jumps like a stag.

Like others have said it is more about the individual as well as even though I do think new forests are great, they are not all the same. Again with other breeds although I would not go out to choose a TB or cob there are some great ones around.
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Totally agree about the NF, they are stunning, energetic little things :)
 
I think there are good and bad examples of all breeds, I worked with an amazing Hanoverian stallion when I was younger, he was grade A sj, grand prix dressage and had a lovely nature except that on occasion he would go into the ring, stop at the first fence and refuse to jump a thing on that day, rider just learnt to retire gracefully and take him home, if he jumped though he won. We had two of his offspring out of an TB advanced event mare from someone we knew, bought as a yearling and two year old (the first two this mare bred). They were a NIGHTMARE! They were stubborn, nappy, impossible to load, very quirky and generally a pain in the arse (both talented but never worth the grief!) Later found out that the mare had been very difficult to break and been very sharp in her day.(they did have good feet though!) I have also known some lovely warm bloods so wouldn't necessary let that put me off warmbloods.

I had a Shetland when I was two which I was taken out hunting on the lead and learnt to ride but that used to take off dragging my older sisters along the ground on many occasions and also took a chunk out of my neck once(don't think it was trying to give me a love bite either!) :D. Not had great experiences with Shetlands as the only other one was a little coloured one I bought as a companion for a stressy horse I had, that was the most ungrateful, obstinate and awkward little xxxx I have come across, and was impossib to catch ..... So sorry but I wouldn't be first in the que for a Shetland. :rolleyes:

I used to be a bit anti-Arabs but my opinion has changed a bit, I spent several weeks on a friends Arab stud in south Africa where they breed them specifically for indurance. I think they have crabbet blood lines but I'm no expert! I really enjoyed riding these horses, I usually like riding big horses as I'm quite tall but I didn't feel big on these, they were quite 'stocky' for Arabs, very sure footed and were not at all flighty, they were trained to be ridden in head collars. They were only about 15hh but I wouldn't say no to one of those (when I give up jumping and take up endurance!?)

The most straightforward horses I have owned have been ID x TB types and I haven't found them thick, less sensitive than a full TB yes but not thick and have had plenty of fun and success both eventing and sj, this tends to be the type I go for now but I'm always open to trying new things.........

Oh and sorry but I wouldn't personally buy a spotty horse and a coloured would have to be really well marked to tempt me ;)
 
There are no horse breeds I really don't like - I'd never own an Arab purely because I don't have the b*lls to ride one - but they are stunning!

I love a big hairy cob, that's my kind of a horse :D
 
there are breeds i dont like cos actually the scare me - so thats razon thin, super sharp TBs and flighty arabs in that box - its not them, its me
and then there are breeds that have complete standard uniformity, so thats Fresian/Cleveland bay reject box - to my untutored eye, they all look the same - otherwise , i like safe,sane & with a good attitude to work - although have just remembered that you couldn't actually gift me a cremello of any breed - its those pink eye:eek:
 
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