What breeds of horse do you NOT like?

[only_me]

Kind of a negative thread. "I don't like your horse (whatever 'your horse' may be)."

I like anything with a pleasant temperament and decent conformation.

It's just a thread about what your preferred type of horse is. Obviously everyone is different in what they like but tbh if you get offended or upset at someone not liking your own type of horse then maybe HHO isn't for you

 

[Casey76]

Another thing I really hate is horses with visible white sclera.

I think it looks really ugly. Strangely I quite like wall eyes!

Oh, I love a white sclera - in the right face

 

[Caol Ila]

It's just a thread about what your preferred type of horse is. Obviously everyone is different in what they like but tbh if you get offended or upset at someone not liking your own type of horse then maybe HHO isn't for you

Then why not title it, "What's your preferred type?" HHO is fine. It's just an unnecessarily crabbit thread. Who cares if you don't like cobs (or whatever?). Not cob owners, I hope!

 

[Gallop_Away]

I'm not a fan of your common gypsy cob type in general. The ones who have been left to their own devices to breed to their hearts content and usually have very poor conformation. The ones of have been selectively bred however can be lovely. We used to own a gorgeous little gypsy cob mare who was honestly one of the prettiest little mares you'd ever seen.

I don't like overbred arabs. they just look like horse-ducks (sorry)

Im also not a fan of spindly tbs. I love a tb with a nice bit of bone though.

 

[Mule]

I don't dislike any breed but I wouldn't own an ex racer because of possible health issues.
I like hot bloods or an ISH with a good amount of blood. I'd love an Arab

 

[ycbm]

Kind of a negative thread. "I don't like your horse (whatever 'your horse' may be)."

I like anything with a pleasant temperament and decent conformation.

^^^^ This with bells on, quite an unpleasant thread imo

Have we really reached a stage where people are so sensitive that they take offence if their horse is a breed someone else doesn't like?

To the point where people are suggesting that the person who has a breed they don't like should not actually be allowed to say that for fear of hurting those sensitive people's feelings?

How do people manage to live in the real world if they are so fragile?

What kind of a world are we going to be living in when no-one is allowed to say anything that might upset someone else?

OP like most people who contributed, I think this is a fun and interesting thread. People have said they dislike all three breeds I own, two of the colours, one of the head shape and one of the eyes (in two different ways) to cap it off. I'm not about to start crying any time soon, they're just wrong


PS why do people OPEN threads with titles which they are clearly going to be upset by?

 

[milliepops]

OP like most people who contributed, I think this is a fun and interesting thread. People have said they dislike all three breeds I own, two of the colours, one of the head shape and one of the eyes (in two different ways) to cap it off. I'm not about to start crying any time soon, they're just wrong

I'm rather hoping I'll be able to find some super horses on the market when I'm looking again, all at rock bottom prices because no one likes their faces/eyes/colour etc, lol! Handsome is as handsome does

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Well I seem to like everything that's been shown in photos so far.

Blue eyes - yes
White sclera - yes
Flouncy cobs - yes etc...

I'm just wondering where the photo of Rollin's lovely Cleveland Bays is?

 

[Amye]

Have we really reached a stage where people are so sensitive that they take offence if their horse is a breed someone else doesn't like?

OP like most people who contributed, I think this is a fun and interesting thread. People have said they dislike all three breeds I own, two of the colours, one of the head shape and one of the eyes (in two different ways) to cap it off. I'm not about to start crying any time soon, they're just wrong

I think this too, i just find it interesting to see other peoples likes/dislikes. It's not personal, no one is slagging off any one or anyones horses, it's all just generic talk.

And, like me, most people have said that it is all about temperament for them but they wouldn't go to look at XYZ type of horse if they HAD to say what they didn't like. Which is fair enough as everyone has different tastes.

 

[cobgoblin]

Well I have two hairy cobs with loads of bone, and feather that sticks out about a foot around their feet. One even has the dreaded white sclera...and can give you and evil look....and he's black and white...and he's got a huge head, but he needs it to counterbalance his massive bum. What's worse...I only cut their tails when trailing on the floor!
I'm a bit disappointed that I haven't got one with blue eyes now....still time to rectify that though.

 

[ycbm]

I've got one with a mixed blue and brown eye with a mostly white sclera. He ticks almost every box.

Does that mean everyone will love it, or everyone will hate it . ?

I love how unusual it is. Photo below.

 

[ycbm]

 

[Broc]

I have hairy cobs, one with Blue eyes, also a TB that has arrived home with my daughter, love them all but the TB seems so fragile in comparison, think it is what you get used to. We thought ole' Blue eyes was so ugly when she first arrived, she seems beautiful now...

 

[Amye]

I love it Beautiful!

 

[Cobbytype]

Oh you poor thing YCBM... blue eye(s), white's of eyes showing, coloured, probably has a bit of feather and a round bum. I'll take him/her off your hands

 

[ycbm]

Oh you poor thing YCBM... blue eye(s), white's of eyes showing, coloured, probably has a bit of feather and a round bum. I'll take him/her off your hands

Lovely round bum but TB legs! Halter bred QH (and they are grotesque, seriously!). Trust me, you wouldn't want him, he's an acquired taste . And the other eye is brown. And he's snuck up over 16.2 and still growing, you can't miss him

 

[windand rain]

What a boring, unimaginitive world we would live in if everyone liked and wanted the same thing. This thread just demonstrates how diverse the likes and dislikes of humans are. I did admit to being shallow as I like pretty heads which is not on any particular breed but although I love to see carriage horses driving I dont like to see them ridden so for me it really is how well they fit their job

 

[atropa]

Lovely round bum but TB legs! Halter bred QH (and they are grotesque, seriously!). Trust me, you wouldn't want him, he's an acquired taste . And the other eye is brown. And he's snuck up over 16.2 and still growing, you can't miss him

Omg stunning! And I don't like blue eyes either. More photos please?

 

[SpringArising]

Have we really reached a stage where people are so sensitive that they take offence if their horse is a breed someone else doesn't like?

To the point where people are suggesting that the person who has a breed they don't like should not actually be allowed to say that for fear of hurting those sensitive people's feelings?

How do people manage to live in the real world if they are so fragile?

What kind of a world are we going to be living in when no-one is allowed to say anything that might upset someone else?

Agreed!

 

[YorksG]

Have we really reached a stage where people are so sensitive that they take offence if their horse is a breed someone else doesn't like?

To the point where people are suggesting that the person who has a breed they don't like should not actually be allowed to say that for fear of hurting those sensitive people's feelings?

How do people manage to live in the real world if they are so fragile?

What kind of a world are we going to be living in when no-one is allowed to say anything that might upset someone else?

OP like most people who contributed, I think this is a fun and interesting thread. People have said they dislike all three breeds I own, two of the colours, one of the head shape and one of the eyes (in two different ways) to cap it off. I'm not about to start crying any time soon, they're just wrong


PS why do people OPEN threads with titles which they are clearly going to be upset by?

No-one was saying the thread shouldn't exist, just their opinion of it, or does that offend you? In which case, a bit of pot and kettle going on there.

 

[ycbm]

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No-one was saying the thread shouldn't exist, just their opinion of it, or does that offend you? In which case, a bit of pot and kettle going on there.

It doesn't offend me, it scares me where society is going when everyone thinks that have a right never to hear anyone say anything that they don't like.

I also wonder why people open threads with titles which make it quite clear what they are about, only to post that they don't like the thread and wish it hadn't been started, spoiling the fun of everyone who was quite happy with it.

Why did you open it if all you wanted to do was criticise it? Was the title not clear enough for you?

I'll defend to the end your right to write what you like. But I'll never understand it.

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Kind of a negative thread. "I don't like your horse (whatever 'your horse' may be)."

I like anything with a pleasant temperament and decent conformation.

So do I - that's precisely the issue that I have with the modern Irish Draught. The old fashioned ones are great, IMO, but as Cortez said they're getting awfully hard to find

Disclaimer: I have a mostly white coloured cob of unknown breeding with a proper carthorse sort of head, an overly tall seahorse headed Connemara, and a small spotted pony with boxy feet and a weirdly pointy muzzle. Not winning any beauty contests here!

 

[YorksG]

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It doesn't offend me, it scares me where society is going when everyone thinks that have a right never to hear anyone say anything that they don't like.

I also wonder why people open threads with titles which make it quite clear what they are about, only to post that they don't like the thread and wish it hadn't been started, spoiling the fun of everyone who was quite happy with it.

Why did you open it if all you wanted to do was criticise it? Was the title not clear enough for you?

I'll defend to the end your right to write what you like. But I'll never understand it.

Please re-read, no-one is saying that the thread should not exist, or that we are offended by it, merely that we don't like the premis, why is not acceptable for people to say that, in your opinion? I wasn't aware that you were the abiter of who could have an opinion and who could not, although I probably should have been aware that this was your belief!

 

[SEL]

ohhhh - I LIKE!

 

[SEL]

I like this thread - and I've got a draft horse with a tonne of feather and an Appaloosa with a white sclera. In fact because she has pink skin around her eyes it gives her quite a human look - and she can raise her eyebrows at you.

If I was at all sensitive about people not liking certain types / breeds I'd have had to disappear off to the corner and have a good cry after reading this thread. But in a yard full of bay or chestnut thoroughbreds you can spot my 2 a mile off!

[still think everyone will be converted to draft horses if they had an Ardennes in their lives.....]

 

[ycbm]

Please re-read, no-one is saying that the thread should not exist, or that we are offended by it, merely that we don't like the premis, why is not acceptable for people to say that, in your opinion? I wasn't aware that you were the abiter of who could have an opinion and who could not, although I probably should have been aware that this was your belief!

It's perfectly acceptable, of course, for you to say you don't like the thread. It's pointless to claim that doesn't mean that you aren't saying that it shouldn't exist, otherwise why did you bother commenting if you do think it should exist? To make other people too embarrassed to post, or what? If you do think it should exist but you don't like it, why did you bother opening it just to be negative, that's what I don't get?

 

[YorksG]

It's perfectly acceptable, of course, for you to say you don't like the thread. It's pointless to claim that doesn't mean that you aren't saying that it shouldn't exist, otherwise why did you bother commenting if you do think it should exist? To make other people too embarrassed to post, or what? If you do think it should exist but you don't like it, why did you bother opening it just to be negative, that's what I don't get?

People may post whatever threads they choose to, I may post whatever I choose to post on those threads, that is the nature of a forum, differences of opinion are what make the forum work IMO, not however being answerable to other posters as to why other individuals choose to post.

 

[ycbm]

People may post whatever threads they choose to, I may post whatever I choose to post on those threads, that is the nature of a forum, differences of opinion are what make the forum work IMO, not however being answerable to other posters as to why other individuals choose to post.

Exactly. I can ask questions, you can refuse to answer them. You can open a thread you know from the title will annoy you, and post even if your only objective is to make other people who have already posted feel bad and make other people too shy to post. Those are our rights. We are in complete agreement

 

[ycbm]

I've never seen a knabstrupper that didn't look like a clunky spotty carthorse. Is it just me?

 

[YorksG]

Exactly. I can ask questions, you can refuse to answer them. You can open a thread you know from the title will annoy you, and post even if your only objective is to make other people who have already posted feel bad and make other people too shy to post. Those are our rights. We are in complete agreement

I think you do you fellow forum members a disservice, very few are such shrinking violets that they would become shy of posting, admittedly some are considerably thicker skinned than others!