tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post6569573370313907212..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Yet another chestnut mare! Color theory in the horse worldStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-72063612745087129482010-04-23T18:36:43.462-04:002010-04-23T18:36:43.462-04:00Read Temple Grandin's writing on gene traits/c...Read Temple Grandin's writing on gene traits/color traits. It's really interesting and enlightening, especially in regard to albino traits/pink skin blue or pink eyes in animals.<br /><br />She's a cute girl, but I also am wary of her snapping toes and knees. I love her attitude and cute face though.serissimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182745758052503035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-41919442254899646432010-04-23T15:30:58.412-04:002010-04-23T15:30:58.412-04:00I don't particularly like "normal" b...I don't particularly like "normal" bays, because they are so common. And I like chestnuts, (I like that chestnut a lot!) However, my dressage horse I have right now is Bay... I bought him for personality and rideability, not for color. But I do LOVE blood bays. LOVE them. And Buckskins, I have a weakness for buckskins. I'm not sure why. They are not common in the dressage ring Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064754360254096215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-53284091828148281502010-04-22T19:37:18.077-04:002010-04-22T19:37:18.077-04:00She is absolutely lovely!!! Would love to know her...She is absolutely lovely!!! Would love to know her age and lineage. Wow, what drive and joy. GOOSEBUMPS!!!! Makes me want to get back into riding. Thanks so much for sharing that. I agree, a horse is a total package. Breeding that focuses too much on the exterior loses quality FAST. And that is sad. Yet, flash sells and it captures our imaginations, and opens our wallets :~). "Something Bonnie Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500058929186043543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-40039792237489798392010-04-21T17:08:07.362-04:002010-04-21T17:08:07.362-04:00Oh, she just looks fun! I think she would look eve...Oh, she just looks fun! I think she would look even flashier as a dark bay or black.Shadow Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015365019108553741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-49432945485338857482010-04-21T13:24:13.306-04:002010-04-21T13:24:13.306-04:00I often wonder about my young horse and his color....I often wonder about my young horse and his color. Would he be as impressive and adorable without all of those wild spots? The undeniable answer is no. I usually have these thoughts while lunging him, he's an somewhat average mover, he has decent but not stellar confirmation. But those spots take him to a whole other level! People L-O-V-E love him! Besides his ridiculous cuteness though Nicku Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006911603623063201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-41280367228524483372010-04-21T13:11:04.211-04:002010-04-21T13:11:04.211-04:00Funny how the spicy reddish hue temperament seems ...Funny how the spicy reddish hue temperament seems to cross all species. Humans, cats, horses!Sparklehttp://www.sparklecat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-35174650295105177912010-04-21T11:44:12.412-04:002010-04-21T11:44:12.412-04:00It's amusing to me that you say, "if she ...It's amusing to me that you say, "if she were just a plain bay..." because I admit that's sometimes the phrasing I use for chestnuts. To me, bay coloring is much more interesting and dynamic than chestnut, though I agree her white markings make her stand out a bit.<br /><br />Though I honestly don't believe that color has a thing to do with performance, it's fun to Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-87648826734221165752010-04-21T11:17:03.158-04:002010-04-21T11:17:03.158-04:00Bay Horse, the world would be so boring if we all ...Bay Horse, the world would be so boring if we all liked the same thing :-), I like hearing other views. Speaking of learned behavior -- part of me wondered if the mare is so showy b/c of the way people react to her coloration. I'm guessing she was fawned over as a youngster, and maybe she learned to "show off?" I'm maybe making her a bit too human, but at the same time I think Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-26582853361111132682010-04-21T10:38:31.958-04:002010-04-21T10:38:31.958-04:00She's a fun color, but I have to admit I'm...She's a fun color, but I have to admit I'm not crazy about her. Too much knee action for my personal tastes. Makes me think of the phrase "passagey trot". I know though that extravagant action is the vogue. But I tend to like more straightforward movers. But I also am no expert.<br /><br />Ok but on your topic of color theory: I'm probably one of the most skeptical people A Bay Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519878838113259362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-21250420228890946062010-04-20T23:11:40.797-04:002010-04-20T23:11:40.797-04:00Her canter looks like so much FUN!
I did not buy ...Her canter looks like so much FUN!<br /><br />I did not buy my horse for his color, but I would be lying if I said that I do not enjoy the compliments. A buttermilk buckskin turns heads and he takes my breath away. :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-76605124505440391782010-04-20T22:36:54.532-04:002010-04-20T22:36:54.532-04:00She's adorable. Love the little red warmblood ...She's adorable. Love the little red warmblood mares. I agree, with what Net said though, She is kind of a 'leg mover' and looks quite cow-hocked as well.Lucy'sMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126088988587125470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-71564583221645704552010-04-20T21:31:12.709-04:002010-04-20T21:31:12.709-04:00Well, I have a weakness for blood bays, myself. Ch...Well, I have a weakness for blood bays, myself. Chestnuts can be fun but there's something about those black points and the high contrast they provide to a deep, reddish coat. . . .Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093558563358431804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-67791412507900042382010-04-20T19:48:17.290-04:002010-04-20T19:48:17.290-04:00Dragging hind toes? I watched a segment of the vid...Dragging hind toes? I watched a segment of the video (slomo) and she clearly lifts her hind hoof above the footing, rather than pulling the toe through it. Can you pinpoint a part of the video?Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-81610053809923210822010-04-20T18:44:09.307-04:002010-04-20T18:44:09.307-04:00Um, does it bug anyone else that she drags her hin...Um, does it bug anyone else that she drags her hind toes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-32695691035508010762010-04-20T18:31:11.686-04:002010-04-20T18:31:11.686-04:00That is interesting - I think it would make a defi...That is interesting - I think it would make a definite difference, depending! We get the echoing crack of a whip when someone is longing on a cool, quiet day at my barn. Between that, the road that runs next to the arena, and the nearby gun range - I think my OTTB still wouldn't have THAT kind of action.<br /><br />But I know I'm a sucker for horses that really use their hind end and Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-8638158499973238572010-04-20T18:07:41.227-04:002010-04-20T18:07:41.227-04:00OOOps, Heather picked up the first thing I noticed...OOOps, Heather picked up the first thing I noticed before the horse even....no helmet. <br /><br />This mare moves the way the dressage judges seem to want them to go nowadays. Lots of natural flash and elevation. <br /><br />I'm not sure how comfy she is to ride, though. At my age, I begin to appreciate that a lot more than looks.....Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-7883909206861347872010-04-20T18:06:37.409-04:002010-04-20T18:06:37.409-04:00I don't think color has anything to do with an...I don't think color has anything to do with anything and I have a chestnut. You said it. Experienced horsemen remind us that "a good horse is never a bad color." and there is never a bad horse just trainers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-57462702089123293912010-04-20T17:41:23.886-04:002010-04-20T17:41:23.886-04:00I LUFFS her!!!!
She can come "pretty up"...I LUFFS her!!!!<br />She can come "pretty up" my barn any day. I like this type of movement but only when the hind is as engaged as hers. However, from an ammy POV that much hind end is much harder to ride well without using your hands... lots of no hands lunging.<br /><br />I happen to love that chestnut mentality, my plain brown gelding is a temperamental chestnut mare under the Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561439666358663664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-91481351974075347312010-04-20T16:40:06.748-04:002010-04-20T16:40:06.748-04:00No helmet...No helmet...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032770502831524588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-60387578360009589282010-04-20T16:31:53.945-04:002010-04-20T16:31:53.945-04:00I do like the flash :-). One wonders though -- I w...I do like the flash :-). One wonders though -- I was watching a very interesting horse on Youtube the other day -- horse was in Germany. As I watched I could hear the whip cracking every 45 seconds or so in the background. <br /><br />I think Harv would offer "the big movement" and then some of someone was crackin' a whip at his heels. At least you could hear the whip sound through Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-21390266498810799072010-04-20T16:27:53.356-04:002010-04-20T16:27:53.356-04:00I think you have a definite "type" you l...I think you have a definite "type" you like for movement!<br /><br />I'm not a huge fan of the same trots the horses you adore always have - a little too much action for my taste. In some ways, almost typical Friesian movement but on a lighter horse. They're pretty - just not my "thing." That may change with time, though... I grew up a QH person, where flat knees Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.com