Which is your favorite?

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MattieCat
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Which is your favorite?

Postby MattieCat » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:25 am

I thought we could have a little fun in the color corner today.
What is your favorite color of horse (in general)?

To give you some examples...

Grey
Black
Bay
Chestnut
Palomino
Smoky Black
Buckskin
Brown
Dun
Perlino
Cremello
Smoky Cream
Silver
Roan
Pearl
White

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Re: Which is your favorite?

Postby sulphurfire » Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:05 am

I'm a sucker for a nice bay
"The rewards, whether for winning or for losing, offer almost irresistible temptations to race a two-year-old more times than are good for them." John Hay Whitney at the annual testimonial dinner in October 1963 for the Thoroughbred Club of America

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Jorge
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Re: Which is your favorite?

Postby Jorge » Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:48 pm

You may also want to check the following table:

http://www.oocities.org/thoroughbredpr/ ... guages.htm

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Re: Which is your favorite?

Postby Georgerz » Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:42 pm

My favorite color, undoubtedly, is "tordillo" (gray).

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Re: Which is your favorite?

Postby Sunday Silence » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:41 pm

Black!

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Re: Which is your favorite?

Postby Cree » Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:02 am

Chestnuts (of the dark red kind), with unique white colouring.

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Re: Which is your favorite?

Postby Sailor Kenshin » Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:45 pm

All of them! :mrgreen:
Somebody bet on the gray!

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Re: Which is your favorite?

Postby madelyn » Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:38 pm

My favorite is the one in the winners circle.
So Run for the Roses, as fast as you can.....

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Re: Which is your favorite?

Postby ArchDandy » Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:31 pm

I like a dark bay with short socks and a snip. Second fave would be chestnut with a hind sock/s and a star/stripe.