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Strange white socks?

Rusti March 08, 2010 February 22, 2011

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Maybe I haven't been around long enough lol...but I never seem to see any horses with 2 white socks on the same side, solids on the other side. Is it uncommon? Here's the culprit...my purebred Arabian gelding. Also wondering if anyone thinks he's wild bay. He never has full black points, summer or winter, there's always red all the way down to his pasterns. Like on his white hind, there's hardly any black at all, and none on the inside of that leg. I can get better pics if needed. Winter coat: [img]http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/RustiZoomZoom/Azeem/Azeem11-07…] [img]http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/RustiZoomZoom/Azeem/ConnorAzeem…] Summer coat: [img]http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/RustiZoomZoom/Azeem/Azeem6-16-0…] [img]http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/RustiZoomZoom/Azeem/Azeem6-26-0…]

accphotography Mon, 03/08/2010 - 14:57

I don't think it's common, no. If there are to only be two socks they are nearly always on the hinds and occasionally on split side (rarely on the fronts and somewhat less rarely on the same side). IMO it is a DEFINITE indicator of splash (which that horse looks to me anyway).

Here are two well known TBs (father and son) with the same thing:

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Rusti Mon, 03/08/2010 - 20:01

That's my fiance's son Connor, he's 6 1/2. Azeem was my first horse, I got him in June '06. He'll turn 19 in 2 months. Galloping down a dirt road, he and I almost outran a 2 year old QH. Took him forever to catch us but eventually he did lol. As they were coming up close behind us I could hear my buddy riding the QH yelling, "COME ON, YOU CAN OUTRUN THAT OLD FART!!!" :rofl In September '08 I bought my Spanish Mustang Chilli so Zeem got to retire and now he's Connor's horse (unless I want to ride and Chilli has injured herself, which is often :roll: ). I don't let him ride "on his own" yet unless he's in the round pen. Joel (fiance) ponies Zeem off his mare when Connor goes on rides with us. We tried to buy Connor his own pony and he would not stand for it. He said he trusts Zeem because he's a big horse, and he feels safe on him, and he thinks that if a bear tries to eat them in the woods Zeem will be able to outrun it faster than some "short horse" LOL. They get along great so I'm not complaining.
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TwinCreeksFarm Mon, 03/08/2010 - 20:35

I'd classify him as wild bay, and I know a few horses with the same sock issue.
Cute story! It seems like you lucked out with him.

[size=50]Now [i]please[/i] put a helmet on the kid and everything would be perfect. ;) [/size]

accphotography Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:32

He falls on the borderline of wild bay for me. Until there is a test I'm not sure what to say.

Jenks Tue, 03/09/2010 - 06:06

[quote="Rusti"] if a bear tries to eat them in the woods Zeem will be able to outrun it faster than some "short horse" [/quote]

:D Awesome response! :rofl

rabbitsfizz Tue, 03/09/2010 - 09:43

Not sure about that, all my ponies had far more sense than the horses, even the Arabs. The first ride I took the youngest out on, when she has five, she was on her 11 hand Welsh pony and I was on Amira, I had her on a lead rein. Coming back along the road Amira started doing full passes past the parked cars as she could see her reflection in them. I was told sharply to (and I quote )"Let go the bloody rein!" So I did and we all got home in one piece :rofl
Daisy was bored stiff by parked cars, Amira never did learn to behave about them.