when is a horse classed as a coloured

[DressageQueen11]

okay so something that has got me thinking recently when i have been looking on horses for sale sites, on several occasions I have seen horses that are for example all bay but have the smallest patch of white under their stomach and another time i saw a palomino horse that had the tiniest bit of white just poking out from near its girth (it was hardly noticeable) are these horses techniqually classed as coloured in the showing guide line or whatever just wondered really and thought you might be able to clear it up

also found this horse, if you look on the third picture you can see a small white marking on the stomach toward the hind end:

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/all_rounder_horse_4_yrs_15_2_hh_palomino_kent/advert/160390

 

[fleabittengrey]

I can't actually see the white on that one, but there is a ruling about how high the white has to be, not just belly splash but it has to be above a certain point, and above a certain area in size.

I wouldn't take verbatim what a lot of sellers on websites like that claim their horses to be, colour wise ... have a google for "CHAPS" or "BSPA" for colour guidelines

 

[CBFan]

I think there has to be a certain amount of white above the elbow or stifle?! Correct me if I'm wrong!

 

[neeny5]

I always got told, bear in mind this could be a load of rubbish, but if they had white of any kind etc above their stifle they count as coloured. I don't know if this is correct or not. One that got me wondering was in a coloured showing class a girl was on a spotty horse, and this by far did the best individual show BUT was placed last because it was not a 'true coloured'. Didn't know what to make of that really.

 

[Tnavas]

My understanding is that for a horse to be classed as coloured it has to have white on it's body apart from face & legs.

http://www.chapsuk.com/aboutus.asp

The definition of a “coloured” horse or pony is one whose coat colour is either (piebald) or white and any other colour (skewbald), e.g. bay, roan, chestnut; with a patch of naturally occurring white coat. This white patch must be on the body above the level of the stifle or elbow, excluding any face markings. Any white marking below this does not qualify.

 

[orionstar]

Chaps accept any patch of colour above hock or elbow, BSPA states that the patch must be 15cm x 15cm visible from 3 metres away in conjunction with white legs/tail etc.