Help with fluffy horse breed required.

[AlbertSnapper]

Hello.

Does anyone know much about this horse please?  or is it a pony ?

Pictured at a traveller's horse fair in the UK.

It's quite fluffy, and has feathered feet, common with horses belonging to the gypsies.

I guess that it's a bit of a mix, but someone may know more.

Thanks !

Phil

 

[David McGill]

Generally these horses are either piebalds or skewbalds. In this instance it would appear to be a young piebald. Eventually it will lose the "fluffy" coat and look like the ones in the background. Was the photo taken recently?

[AlbertSnapper]

3 minutes ago, David McGill said:

Generally these horses are either piebalds or skewbalds. In this instance it would appear to be a young piebald. Eventually it will lose the "fluffy" coat and look like the ones in the background. Was the photo taken recently?

 

Thank you for the help.

I am now reading up and learning about piebald and skewbald horses.

The photo was taken in 2010. Just had some film scans done, and the lab offered to do more than was requested, for the same price.

 

 

[Jill Morgan]

Piebald and skewbald are simply the colour combos.  Piebald is black and white, and skewbald is any other combination other than black and white.  The breed of horse is Gypsy Vanner.

 

Jill

[MicheleD]

They are also called the Gypsy Cob.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_horse

 

This one may look the size of a small riding pony, but it's just a baby.

As David mentioned, the fluffy foal coat will drop out after a few months.

[AlbertSnapper]

Thanks all for your help.

Much appreciated.

Phil