Your favorite color, among your minis

[targetsmom]

Of course we all know color isn't the most important thing, but let's face it, we all have favorite colors (and/or patterns). This is just about color, though regardless of pattern.

I THOUGHT my favorite color was buckskin, but now that I have a buckskin (and love her dearly) I realized it isn't my favorite color in MY herd. Until Dancer arrived, I had to admit it was a BAY (the buckskin's dam); Toffee develops wonderful dapples in the summer, which you can't really see here, and her coat is a very rich bay anyway (there is probably a name for it?). And of course those pretty blue eyes don't hurt: Alamos Sirs Toffee Snow (Call Me Sir daughter):

But then Dancer arrived; silver black (silver dapple) pinto, also with 2 blue eyes: Buckeye WCF Last Dance (FWF Little Wardance daughter; photo compliments of Buckeye Walnut Creek Farm). Just love this color - I think it will stay my favorite!!!

What is your favorite color???

 

[Minimor]

For me it has to be silver--I just can't decide if it is a silver black, or a silver bay.

This is Tilly, a mare we no longer have--I loved her coloring, and Ice Man, our senior stallion, is the same color or perhaps even darker on the body. I'm not sure I have any photos on the 'net that really show his best coloring/

This is a silver bay mare whose coloring I really like:

And one of my silver bay ponies:

This photo doesn't do justice to her coloring; she is a very rich color when you see her in person--I need to get new photos of her!

I like the dark, rich brown/red of the two silver bays above; I am less keen on the sort of silver bay that looks more like flaxen chestnut, though I have some of them as well.

But then I am also very partial to the chestnut sabino coloring as well:

 

[heartkranch]

I love black and white overo's. My new stallion

And Ringo is so pretty with his coloring!

 

[OutlawStyle]

Anything silver.

but, I could never get sick of this girls color (accept keeping the white mane & tail clean part)

I believe she is a silver grulla, and her last baby (from a buckskin roan) is the same color.

 

[High Meadow Miniatures]

Buckskins, duns and grullas would be my pick, and the pinto pattern is a plus.

This is my smokey grullo pinto stallion, Hotrod (also in my avatar).

 

[minimomNC]

While most everyone likes black based horses, I love red based. My two favorites are my stallions.

First is my chestnut stallion, he is so deep red but he does hide silver which is fine with me as I like silver on anything.



I know, seen this photo way to much but I love his color.

The second is my chestnut sabino stallion, but all of his white makes him even more striking.







He is darker in the winter, but I love him anytime. It also shows the difference 7 months makes on a horse that has never been show to a National Reserve Grand Champion in open and Reserve National Champion in amateur.

 

[Minxiesmom]

All my life I've wanted a dappled gray horse, that is, until I discovered SILVER Dapple! Now, I don't have to worry about my horse turning white! This is my little boy, Rio.

 

[susanne]

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BLOOD BAY, as Mingus does it:

 

[Lucky-C-Acres-Minis]

Overall buckskin is my favorite, but within my herd it would have to be hands down black, with pinto to boot

My boy Oak Parks Oh Im Awesome

My Junior Filly Cedar Fields Dukes Lil Duchess

One of our broodies, LBFS Dancing Legs, and her 2010 Doc colt "Max"

Max all "grown" up (as a yearling)

My second favorite is hard to choose lol I LOVE the other colors in my herd.. Have to say though, I was not a big "red" fan until I bought this mare, just LOVE how rich red she is and the pinto just sets her color off even more. I can't wait to see her 2012 foal by Doc!

 

[Lindi-loo]

Some gorgeous ponies

.. Iv always fancied a tri-colured mini does anyone have any pictures to share ??

..maybe its that I cant decided which colour I like best so just have a few on the same pony

well a girl can dream

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

This is a tough one for me as I love too many different colors, but if I had to pick one, I guess it would have to be black, nothing better to me than a striking true black. Add pinto or appy to that is just a bonus!

 

[fourluckyhorseshoes]

Of course we all know color isn't the most important thing, but let's face it, we all have favorite colors (and/or patterns). This is just about color, though regardless of pattern.

I THOUGHT my favorite color was buckskin, but now that I have a buckskin (and love her dearly) I realized it isn't my favorite color in MY herd. Until Dancer arrived, I had to admit it was a BAY (the buckskin's dam); Toffee develops wonderful dapples in the summer, which you can't really see here, and her coat is a very rich bay anyway (there is probably a name for it?). And of course those pretty blue eyes don't hurt: Alamos Sirs Toffee Snow (Call Me Sir daughter):

After being around 6 bay horses growing up I though I was sick of them, but that horse is GORGEOUS-- very rich colored coat ! I think the white markings and blue eyes really do it for me.

 

[Lucky-C-Acres-Minis]

Some gorgeous ponies

.. Iv always fancied a tri-colured mini does anyone have any pictures to share ??

..maybe its that I cant decided which colour I like best so just have a few on the same pony

well a girl can dream

By tri-color I'm assuming you mean bay pintos? I've got a couple

AMHR broodmare, Luck's Little Miss Sweet Tart (in foal to Doc for 2012!)

AMHR colt, LCA's OH Take A Look At Me (2011 colt, 1/2 brother to above mare and sired by Doc)

 

[Kendra]

I'm not good at favorites, but I'm always drawn to grey horses, of all shades/genetics.

Hawk's super dark silver dapple:

Image's super light silver dapple:

Pippa, silver pinto:

Jamie, blue roan:

But I like other colours too:

Valdez, bay pinto:

Miikka, such a deep, rich red:

And I definitely have a soft spot for all the blacks around here too!

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

Beautiful horses everyone!

Although I own mostly palominos and have always loved red-based horses, I think my current favorite color is a true non-fading black.

Here is Raven posing for her World Reserve Champion title in Solid Color (don't know what was said that cracked Ed up!):

Mary, Toffee is looking WONDERFUL! I think she's obviously enjoying life with you and her weight looks great! I'm glad to see she's dropped a couple of pounds as she looks much healthier. Thanks for sharing!

 

[targetsmom]

Thanks for the comments on Toffee, who is also an example of a "tri-color" mini, as she is a bay pinto. And Parmela, that photo is from last year and I hate to admit that she has put back some pounds since then. But she is over 6 months pregnant, so we are excited about that.

Anyone else surprised that there are no photos of buckskins posted yet??? (Although the color has been mentioned). A buckskin pinto would also be a "tri-color", and we do have one of those.

 

[Lucky-C-Acres-Minis]

Anyone else surprised that there are no photos of buckskins posted yet??? (Although the color has been mentioned). A buckskin pinto would also be a "tri-color", and we do have one of those.

I am! lol Buckskin is my absolute favorite and I've got 3 buckskins (in 3 different shades!) but none of them are part of my breeding program! I would love love love to find a rich buckskin mare for my Doc boy, but buckskins are HOT and it's hard to find a nice quality one in my price range, eventually I'll save up for a stunner

Here's my girls.

First is Savannah (first ever miniature horse I bred and raised, she's grade, but holds a big piece of my heart so won't be going anywhere

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My mom's silver buckskin filly Trixie

And our little orphan Misty who is now a whopping 29" tall and a coming 6 year old

 

[Getitia]

One of my favorite colors is a sooty palomino - This photo is of Buddy at the 2008 Nationals as it really shows his dapples.

( he has been color DNA tested as so many believe he is a silver buckskin)

This year at the Nationals he was National Champion solid color.

and buckskins are another favorite - but I just love a sooty buckskin

Todd

Actually the sooty gene makes for some interesting variations of the traditional base colors

 

[Leeana]

I never was a pinto person - up until about two years ago. Right now, most all of the horses except for two (a solid black colt, and a solid bay modern mare) is a black or bay pinto. Mostly black pinto's and I just love that look now. Here are a couple of my favorites.

As I said, I never was one to favor a pinto and color is one of the least important factors to me. However, breeding and several other aspects are very important to me as well as the consistancy factor and it just tends that the black and white pinto's go with that, which if you walk through my barn right now would be obvious

. I do not really like wild marked pinto's, just a good classy pinto marked up just right.

Santana..

Kitty..

 

[Shari]

Such beautiful mini's everyone has!!

I am down to one Mini horse, Miss Maggie. She is a medium Liverchestnut...