Why Shetland Colouring

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Can I ask read few moons ago regaring shetland colour and showing.
That coloured ex. Piebald ie lemon and blue and white were not accetable colours in showring.
Does anyone know if this is the case that these colours are still allowed
in Studbook society..Sorry a bit moan as have a wee colt born bay and white
now turned blue and white..
 
Any colour found in horses, except spotted is acceptable to be a registered Shetland.

However some colours in the show ring will never be placed highly. It's just one of those things. It shouldn't matter what colour they are, but it does when it all boils down to it.
 
Wally said:
Any colour found in horses, except spotted is acceptable to be a registered Shetland.

However some colours in the show ring will never be placed highly. It's just one of those things. It shouldn't matter what colour they are, but it does when it all boils down to it.
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Thanks Wally just wanted to have a bit moan as I thought the colour Showing thing was rather Silly .Upset that wee coloured colt had went
blue and white does look black and white in winter though.
 
I have never seen any apricot and white, pink and white or blue and white horses in the show ring to be honest.

Greys are conspicuous by their absence. There are a few performance ponies that are grey but that's it.

In general BIG blacks are to be desired (I think they are boring) then good skewbalds and piebalds, then bays, and chestnut only if they have a flaxen mane and tail.

I know, a good horses is never a bad colour, but that's how it is.
 
It's the same in Welsh showing too. I know of a stunning stallion with near perfect conformation and paces who throws good stock to boot. And yet he's never seen in the showring - why? Because he's cremello, and blue-eyed creams are just not what the judges like.

It is a shame and very frustrating but there we go.

I know a Shetland breeder here who sticks to big black stock - says it's not worth deviating from that because the judges don't want to know.
 
Just not fair Black okay nice but loads of dark shetlands
is kind of boring.
Maybe I should just wait till winter showing when hes near black
and white:confused:


****Can I ask another silly maybe question got told that horses blue and ****white
****can turn all white (the blue parts) is it possible that my boy may go all
****white (grey) sorry
 
Someone on the native forum shows a lemon & white shettie & did really well in M&M & Leadrein. I think CHAPS aswell :)
 
We've been up against a Blue and White Native/traditional on a few occasions it did very well in coloured classes (affiliated and non-affiliated), reasonable conformation and if I remember right did quite well in riddens.
I wouldn't let the colour put you off showing your shetland, have a go in the coloured classes as well as the m&m classes, its on the day remember!
 
I know in a breed show last year there were 7 in our class, the 4 placed where all blacks the 3 unplaced all broken colour, speaks for itself..... thats showing, shouldn't be but is......saying that at some shows we have beaten them so swings and roundabouts.

I do think with a blue and white then try your coloured /youngstock classes rather than the breed classes if you are looking to give him experience (you should have fun in anycase) and see how he eventually comes out as he matures......
 
We used to have a LR/FR skewbald shetland who consistantly won under saddle but never in hand.

I don't think it was colour as much as the fact she was a finer childs riding type. There are judges who actually breed coloureds and are worth following but they are rare.
 
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