Scars from equipment - someone did not want to accept his natural head carriage - hair grew back white after the open wounds healed.
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Come on, people:
Andy Rooney
Either Andy or Rooney would make a fine good boy horse name.
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Well, at least the hind end.
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Why do I want to go find my clippers all of a sudden?
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Loved his reporting, hateddddd those 'brows. So distracting! At least… gel them down or something. Yuck!
… but Rooney is a super cute name.
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It looks like the horse might be known for rubbing his bridle off and they added a piece like some Australian bridles have they that is supposed to be more secure. Here is an example:
Horse Australian Brown Premium Leather Extended Head Bridle w/ Reins 110B320BR-F | eBay
In your picture it looks like the horse did try to get the bridle off and the extra collar part kept it on. The crown in front of the ears, the very tight throatlatch, and the bit very low in the mouth which is what makes me think it wasn’t put on this way.
He’s already a Sergeant, so why not Stripes for a name? As a kid, I rode a horse named Stripe -still remember him fondly!
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Oh, that is cute!
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@2DogsFarm That looks like a ‘Stay-Put’/Can’t rub off/Australian style bridle which the horse has in fact attempted to rub off.
Here is a picture of what it looks like when the horse hasn’t tried to get it off:
And a picture of it rubbed off:
And an article explaining why! https://www.ruralheritage.com/new_rh_website/resources/harness_tack/stay_put_bridle.shtml
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You could still do Eugene, just spell it like U Gene, or call him U Genius. He’s an absolute doll and I would have taken him, too, only I’m 5’2 on a good day 
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Omg
One of my geldings won’t let anyone clip around his eyes or ears. He looks like an owl every winter. Luckily we do jumpers.
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The long awaited pics and video!
Please keep in mind he’s pretty underweight and he’s in road shoes with wedges, so his movement is a tiny bit exaggerated. We also have no idea what the circles on the sides are from… they are the same on both sides.
So far he is such a sweetheart and very curious. He’s had a lot of firsts; first carrot (loves them) first peppermint (eww gross) first blanket (took it like a champ) first spray bottle (did not care). He likes to follow me around, and is obsessed with stormy (and storm HATES him, lol. He’s like the little kid following his teenage brother around)
And we do have a name, though it has nothing to do with his eyebrows. I decided that it would be somewhat unfortunate if I named him something to do with them and they faded. Thistle, when he was 2, had a perfect map of South America on his face. It’s now more like if Brazil got shaved a bit and we lost the top of Columbia and Venezuela. So who knows what those brows will do.
I am very excited to see what he is going to look like when he grows into those legs and feet. I have a feeling he’s going to get taller, longer, and wider.
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He looks so very sweet and kind. It’s wonderful that he has ended up in such a loving home. I’m sure he will flourish. Can’t wait to see pics of him as he puts on weight and develops muscle.
Could those circles on his sides be rub marks from some part of the harness?
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I think it must have been. Two perfect circles.
Here’s some photos of him in his harness from before I got him. The photo of him tied to the tree is particularly pitiful looking. Why is he tied so close??
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We have an Amish community in the town where I board my horse. They all tie their horses that way. I’m not sure if it serves a particular purpose or if it is just a learned habit.
Well it served the purpose that he’s VERY good at being tied.
But I feel so bad for him in that photo; he can’t even turn his head to see anything but the tree lol
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There is nothing on a typical harness that would rub back there (those two circles on his ribs near the loin?). In fact I can’t think of anything, even in some of the less common set ups that would create that sort of rub. Unless someone was doing something really, really weird and not at all productive. Very odd… (I mean it is possible that some sort of weird shaft arrangement could do it…)
As for a short tie, I’ll disagree a little here, there is slack in that rope. But, if you are going to tie with the horse hitched to anything, short is far, far safer than long. A long rope can get tangled in the harness or shafts, it also means the horse can back up and start moving the cart to the side. This is particularly dangerous if you have multiple carts tied side by side.
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Did I miss where you shared the name you picked?
