Im usually the only one on an appy. A great way to have a judge remember/notice you!
See, I think that is not a good thing for a judge to remember you. I wouldn’t want a horse that was so different looking that it was easily recognized.
Maybe I’m just naive, but I’ve not expereinced any predjudice, and I usually get nice comments from judges about my appy (see profile pic). Gary Rockwell thinks he is pretty darned nice 
I love to see good horses of any color competing, and whilst my biggest soft spot is for appies, I do like a nice palomino!
If you like the colours check out these breeders
http://www.rollestone-farm.com/index.html (click on our horses for the drop down menu)
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There is another guy here in Australia, he posts on here as belambi. They breed a lot of paint and appaloosa sportshorses many of whom are now in USA. He was talking about this the other day, and pointed out to me that Apps are the ONLY coloured breed so far to have had olympic representation(and I believe they were very minimally marked?).[/QUOTE]
I’m probably going to date myself, but didn’t Hugh Riley (sic) ride a palomino (US team) in the Olympics in the 50s or 60s? There was a Disney movie made about it: The Horse With the Flying Tail. But then my first horse ever was a palomino but had App in her too (speckles around the eyes was the only clue).
I believe that Broadcast News (NZ or Aus Olympic 3-day) was an unmarked App/TB cross, a solid bay.
Moga, a small GP level dressage App, did a demo or test ride at the '84 Olympics in LA, but was not on the team.
Sasquatch, another unmarked bay App/TB won Rolex (not called Rolex then) in 1985, ridden by Derek DiGrazia, I believe.
There was a US horse that competed at Rolex in 1978 that I would have sworn was a greyed-out Appy, but my recollection is his pedigree was documented TB - but he sure had strange facial markings, very like an Appy. Can’t remember his name.
Don’t know if there have been any other “stealth” Appies in the Olympics.
Pompadom, a Pinto (skewbald) ridden by Lorna Sutherland, won Badminton many years ago.
“Or do you think they will see past the colour and judge him according to his work? I know what the answer SHOULD be, but this doesnt always happen in REAL life!”
I have two comments:
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Back in the day when hunters were ONLY TBs, one of the top working division strip horses in the country was a drop-dead gorgeous yellow horse named Tijuana Brass. Made me (and MANY judges) drool.
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At a Lipizzaner keuring with Dr. Oulehla several years ago, someone asked what could be done to overcome the prejudice that judges were showing toward WBs. The response (one of few in English) was that if the judge could not or would not judge on quality and correctness, but only on preference, “you do not have judge, you have ASS”. Damn near ate my (large, heavy, professional) videocamera.
“Funny, I was just joking about dying my palamino to bay coloring this evening with my trainer.”
Again, ‘back in the day’, a woman showed a lovely, spectacular 5-gaited horse, who happened to be a beautiful dapple gray. Unfortunately, gray wasn’t the color of choice in the Saddlebred world. Many judges commiserated with her “He’d have won the class if it weren’t for his color.” “Too bad he’s gray - he’d win all over.”
After hearing this one time too often (after a particularly large class where there really was NO DOUBT who should win), she fixed the problem. The next day, he wasn’t gray any more. He was HOT PINK. You shoulda heard the gasps when she came ripping through the ingate. Never took her eye off the judge, either - stared him down the entire class.
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The next day, he wasn’t gray any more. He was HOT PINK. You shoulda heard the gasps when she came ripping through the ingate. Never took her eye off the judge, either - stared him down the entire class.[/QUOTE]
This is PRICELESS!
That’s awesome!!
So did he win??
Many of the colored WBs do have some non-WB in them. There is a bit of Saddlebred back there in many of the Dutch lines (which gave us some lovely pinto and dilute color options).
My guy’s colour comes from an ASB back in the woodpile. He is 15/16ths Arab, RPSI Inspected and just waiting on ME to finish his approveal. (scores at 3rd)
ASB is a fabulous compliment to many types and breeds. And luckily, it comes with ‘icing on the cake’ too… in the form of BOTH dilutes and tobiano. :yes:
I sure hope their is a demand…and no bias
I sure hope there is no bias. I have a palomino warmblood dressage prospect to sell in the next year or so:)
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I sure hope there is no bias. I have a palomino warmblood dressage prospect to sell in the next year or so:)
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I’m with you… I have a baby coming this spring out of my silver buckskin overo mare (Ee Aa nZ nCr). She is in foal to a Spectrum bred B&W homozygous tobiano stallion, so the list of possible foal colors is quite exciting. I’m hoping for a silver buckskin, silvery smoky black, or palomino tovero. Regardless of color, this baby should be able to MOVE. That’s the most important part!
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Your boy is absolutely gorgeous by the way…
No, the pink horse didn’t win - I think she did it more to give the judge a ladylike 1-finger salute than anything else.
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No, the pink horse didn’t win - I think she did it more to give the judge a ladylike 1-finger salute than anything else.[/QUOTE]
Shades of the old Dorothy Lyons juvie fiction, “Harlequin Hullabaloo” back when Pinto Saddlebreds were a no-no rather than all the rage as they are these days!
LOVE the pink horse story! HAHA:D
This is my Palomino wonder! An Arabian/Quarter horse. He’s shown PSG and Int 1. Received 60’s scores in his first season showing at those levels. I’ve never heard a bad word from the judges about him. He’s also one of my schoolmasters.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c389/Elatu/mavmooresmall.gif
Elatu…he is just beautiful…I am hoping my boy gets to that level!
You must be so proud!
I have been taking my golden boy with me when I have lessons on my bay warmblood mare. He stands in the stable watching us. I feel very proud when someone walks up and comments on how lovely he is 
here is a son of our stallion Beste Gold, His dam is also the dam of another WB licensed son. I love his chrome!
I saw a very striking 3 year old Palomino stallion with all the right chrome
(stockings, blaze, gorgeous head) at the Morven Park DSHB breeding show this past weekend. I am not sure the direction the owners are planning to take him but he is by the Dutchbred stallion Torrero, who seems to have produced some very lovely horses in all disciplines…I spoke a bit with the owner, she seemed very nice and professional.
I have not read this whole thread, but there is a palomino/cremello WB stallion that shows at our schooling shows and stands in FLorida. His name is Blue Eyed Dream and he is really nice. I saw him at our show on Sunday… As a cremello, you know you will get palomino foals with the right mare…
Loretta
