What's the one colour you wouldn't want in your breeding program?

[Little Wolf Ranch]

I am going to go ahead and post again in better detail. . .

I used to not like greys, anything with silver and hated cremellos and perlinos. . .until I fell in love with buckskins and palominos and smokey blacks LOL. . ..

The one color I would LOVE to have as a performance gelding would be a dapple grey with a solid black mane and tail - only seen a few in my experience with miniatures - a lot in QH's and TB's and I just LOVE it. Would NEVER use it in breeding. . .wait I take that back. . . . .a forum member recently posted her new addition who I would to have LOVED to have had it was a filly/mare who was a dapply grey splash overo with a blue eye I believe? Yeah - I'd take her in a heartbeat

(no joking - I'm being serious)

To make a long story short, I purchased a solid cremello stallion (will be giving him 3 mares this year - his first year breeding) to help me get the buckskins, palominos and smokey blacks - all the colors I love! So yeah I had to get past all the scarey pink skin but it's not that bad after you get used to it - plus the genetics are just awesome!

I was looking this past October for a really loud frame overo/splash mare to add to the herd and what did I come home with? A SOLID SILVER BAY

I hated silver anything (I think it's contagious and suddenly every foal thereafter is a silver something haha) but one look at her and she stole my heart. She's also my first mare due to foal and I could care less if it carries or expresses silver! I know my pasture pics do not give her justice but she's a very square and balanced mare who I feel that I am very lucky to have in my herd. She's actually made me fall in love with silver bays - I love the dramatic colors in her mane and tail!

So there you have it folks - a GREAT horse is ALWAYS A GREAT COLOR. Never say never - you'll end up regretting and eating those words. Eventually a horse will come along and steal your heart and will be the one color you cant stand.

 

[MindyLee]

Even tho its I'll never get this color for me at least (unless Sentra dose throw me one which is possible), I have to say my new favorite color is brendle like Riverdance's "Marbles"

 

[chandab]

So there you have it folks - a GREAT horse is ALWAYS A GREAT COLOR. Never say never - you'll end up regretting and eating those words. Eventually a horse will come along and steal your heart and will be the one color you cant stand.

Isn't that the truth. I voted appaloosa, which I still don't care for, but I do have an appaloosa bred mare in my herd. She barely shows characteristics, but her sire was a silversomething leopard appy. And, I just love this mare.