What breeds of horse do you NOT like?

I'm not at all keen on modern Irish Draughts. They're simply not what they used to be in terms of conformation, and at least half of the ones that I've met have had questionable temperaments too :(
 
milliepops said:
's alright, the apple of my eye is a twittish welsh cob!
I rode some Crabbets for a while and loved them, there are arabs and arabs IME.
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oh I do like a good opinionated Welsh! What I don't like however is badly put together Welsh X's, I've seen some bizarre looking Welsh X's that look like they are a bunch of different horses cut into one.
 
Any coloured horse where there is less than 50% colour to white. Or when the patches are wishy washy as opposed to solid blocks. Will try to provide examples...

This is too wishy washy for me, not a fan.

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This has too much white
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But this is lovely!
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Kaimar said:
I'm not at all keen on modern Irish Draughts. They're simply not what they used to be in terms of conformation, and at least half of the ones that I've met have had questionable temperaments too :(
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Oh yes: and modern Irish Draughts - I have always liked the old fashioned type, but they are vanishingly rare these days.
 
I'm going to go against the grain and say that I like them all. There are some that I like more than others, but I can see the beauty in most breeds.
 
I don't like the look of Gelderlanders. I think it's just something about how they move.
I'm also not a fan of some of the American gaited breeds for similar reasons. They can all end up looking a bit like giraffes with long, skinny necks holding their heads up.
Not a huge fan of akhal tekes for the same reason.

I love well built coloured cobs. I seem to get on very well with them hehe.
I love the look of Welsh cobs, but in my experience of them they are too clever for me really. I am convinced B has Welsh in him, and even if he doesn't, whatever sort of crossbreed he is I like to look at but he's too smart.

I am not a big fan of the very fine TBs, but there are some really nice ones out there so I can't say I don't like them.
I am also not a very big fan of mini horses. I think some of them also look a bit odd sometimes. I don't like very small ponies either, most of them are cheeky so and sos. Can remember when I helped at the RS years ago, there was one who always took the p. He once threw his lunch bucket over the door at me because he had finished as I was walking past and I am convinced it was intentional.
 
I don't dislike any breed particularly but there are plenty I wouldn't buy for myself. Aside from the ones that would be too small, TB is the main one. A TB just wouldn't suit me. I don't like riding narrow horses and I don't want to spend a fortune keeping weight on them, keeping them warm, dealing with mud fever and sorting out rubbish feet. I know there exceptions (my friend's lives on fresh air and his feet are great) but I'm yet to find a nice chunky TB that I'm comfortable on (even though the one I mentioned above is quite chunky for a TB I still feel like I'm sitting on a razor blade when I ride him). I quite like a little bit of TB mixed with something Celtic though.
 
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I don't generally like sec Ds, I see the odd one worth cooing over and a friend has one that I'm totally smitten with but she doesn't really look like a typical D so I'll stand by my dislike of Ds. I'm not a fan of coloured cobs either although I do own 2 both of which are fabulous so don't count :D
 
sasquatch said:
Can remember when I helped at the RS years ago, there was one who always took the p. He once threw his lunch bucket over the door at me because he had finished as I was walking past and I am convinced it was intentional.
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how can you not love that?! lol-I love small ponies, Shetlands, Exmoors, Dartmoors etc. Not keen on Section Bs, not sure what they are supposed to be for-I like finely built horses but ponies should be ponies. I've worked with TBs, WBs, arabs and anglos and loved them all-wouldnt want one now though. I love a roman nose personally, which is partly why I love my lusos and they are the only driven horse I would also want as a ridden horse.
If I lived in the US I would have a nice Spanishy mustang and a TWH, which are lovely animals.
 
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I don't like very small ponies either, most of them are cheeky so and sos. Can remember when I helped at the RS years ago, there was one who always took the p. He once threw his lunch bucket over the door at me because he had finished as I was walking past and I am convinced it was intentional.
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My Connemara likes chucking things - his aim is superb! Thinking of buying him a Frisbee...
 
Crying over here too with my part bred Arab and two Friesian's :( :lol:, though at least they are part breds and no-one has mentioned Hackneys so are they ok ;)?

I love the finer breeds, wouldn't ever have a cob or anything too heavy or hairy.

Adore Arabs and love anything which moves well, has good conformation and has minimal hair :D.
 
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I wouldn't say there are any that I actively dislike as you can find good and bad in all, there are just some I like more than others.
Personally I wouldn't want another Welsh D - one is quite enough to last a lifetime thanks v much! I also don't like most of them but some are nice to look at. I also wouldn't buy myself a TB and I mostly dislike all of the low level TBs I've seen. The ones that never get quite the right work (or enough of it), have iffy conformation, never develop the right topline so they always look ewe necked or sway backed, and half of them have rubbish temperaments too. However, I have no problem with the look of a super fit top level TB eventer which is well muscled with a gleaming coat. I just wouldn't want one for myself!!

I love the look of heavy horses, they just look stunning and I find them captivating to watch. Again, I wouldn't want one, too much hard work to keep clean! I also have a soft spot for most ponies (the exception being Welshies). I have a Connemara X and although he's fab and I've seen some great ones, I've also seen some horrible, piggy lazy ones. New Forests are lovely, and if I thought I could get away with it, I would be happy to steal MotherofChickens' Exmoor who is just the cutest pony ever :-P I like a nice ID too.
 
I have no particular dislikes - only individual horses I have come across who I would not consider owning. What a lot of people dislike arabs. Here are two of mine, stallion endurance and SJ and his full sister (in sheepskin noseband) who has jumped 12 clear rounds from 14 starts this year. You could put a child on the stallion's back, he is a pussycat.

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Arabs (don't like dished faces and domed forehead look), TBs or anything with skinny legs. I like the body and legs to look in proportion. My own horse is a Welsh D x ID x Trad. I don't usually like coloureds, but now own one :D
 
LHIS said:
Arabs (don't like dished faces and domed forehead look), TBs or anything with skinny legs. I like the body and legs to look in proportion. My own horse is a Welsh D x ID x Trad. I don't usually like coloureds, but now own one :D
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Same! I really do not like Arabs, i think its the dished face.

Give me an ID any day! I love the handsome chunky heads!
 
I can appreciate all horses, but there are many breeds which I wouldn't personally want to own.

We have such a range of horses where I work (large riding school, livery and polo yard), and I can enjoy riding zippy little polo ponies, big hunters, hairy cobs, warmbloods - I enjoy all of them and can appreciate them for what they are and how well suited they are to their jobs and their owners.

When it comes to my own horses though I'm much fussier. I like a big Warmblood, TB or ISH (when I say big, I mean a minimum of 17hh). I don't think I'd ever buy anything else. I had a Friesian on livery with me whom I adored, but again, I don't think I could be doing with all that hair all the time.

Funny isn't it, how vastly different everyone's opinions are.
 
Chuckling here at some responses. Not a fan of the boggling eyes of some Section A's either.

Horses for courses but I wouldn't go and look at a TB, cob, anything welsh, blue eyes, white faces or spotties. As someone else has mentioned too, anything ill mannered!
 
Casey76 said:
We all know what our favourite breeds are, but do you have a breed that you just don't like? And why...?
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I know what I like
It isnt a case of not liking them but I would never buy
: a pure TB - to fine for my liking and can be a handful
a warm blood - to ordinary and can be temperamental
anything huge like Percheron and Clydesdale as I just don't like huge horses
Arab too hot headed and fine
Cobs too chunky for me and hairy hoof'ed for me
Friesians just don't do anything for me

There are others but this is the main group
 
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