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White pattern personalities

This was posted on another forum and I had to pass it on: These genes have very distinct "personalities" (for lack of better term) to me, and they will get into pretty good arguements over where white will and will not go. I.E. Frame is usually quite "shy" and easily ovewhelmed, often clinging to just one leg after being completely beat off the body of the horse. It can take a stand and win, but I think it's way more likely to just not bother. But it is the king of sneaky. In D&D, it would be a chaotic neutral thief. Sabino is pushy and demanding. On the off chance it does get subdued, it will stick it's little tongue out and throw it's little temper tantrum somewhere by distorting a marking created by another gene. It's a real "may be down but never out" kind of charactor. It always shows if it's on a paint-marked horse, but it can be easily overlooked if it lost the fight. Tobino is an arrogant, self important pile of ego. It may be more or less subtle, but it flat out refuses to hide. I consider it a D&D Paladin...it's honor demands it remain front and center at all time. Splash is a bit of a showboat wanna-be. It'll often speak up when no one else is being loud, but it'll get slapped around fairly strongly if someone else decides to make a stand. Like, it tries to be all big and tough, but it can be backed into a corner, particularly if everyone gangs up against it. Sabino and splash have a perpetual grudge match going on the horse's head. They are the only two who care about the face, and they will fight to the death over expression there every time they are both on a horse. One wins about as often as the other, and they often tie where neither fully got what they wanted. When you get three or four genes fighting for territory on the same animal, it can make for some funky looks, and it can make it hard to ID the patterns when they all interfere with the typical expressions of each other. Like, you have to start reading what the white tried to do more than what it did.

JNFerrigno Tue, 06/29/2010 - 21:05

Thank you so much for posting this. I know I've been trying to understand peoples definitions, and this works really well. XD Now for a DW D&D definition!

Monsterpony Tue, 06/29/2010 - 21:18

[quote="Monsterpony"]Like, you have to start reading what the white tried to do more than what it did.[/quote]

This has got to be my favorite line. When explaining why I see a pattern in another or on a minimally marked horse, I have to see what the white 'wanted' to do.

accphotography Tue, 06/29/2010 - 21:40

Very, very good. Dead on IMO (except I believe frame causes face white too). I agree about the figuring out what it wanted to do.

lillith Thu, 07/01/2010 - 01:28

Brilliant illustration, I like.

I have always seen white patterns as little guerilla armies against the colour, in a medicine hat paint white won but colour is stubborn and wont give up the high ground, in minimal ones the colour won but the white pattern holds on in the roots. :rofl

The 'personalities' work really well. (bloody paladins)

Songcatcher Thu, 07/01/2010 - 20:15

While I agree with a lot of this, I definitely disagree with this statement:

[quote]Tobino is an arrogant, self important pile of ego. It may be more or less subtle, but it flat out refuses to hide. I consider it a D&D Paladin...it's honor demands it remain front and center at all time.
[/quote]

I have several examples where Tobiano is almost invisible.

Monsterpony Thu, 07/01/2010 - 22:31

[quote="Songcatcher"]While I agree with a lot of this, I definitely disagree with this statement:

[quote]Tobino is an arrogant, self important pile of ego. It may be more or less subtle, but it flat out refuses to hide. I consider it a D&D Paladin...it's honor demands it remain front and center at all time.
[/quote]

I have several examples where Tobiano is almost invisible.[/quote]
[i]Almost[/i] being the operative word. Tobiano is never invisible and if any other patterns are expressed, tobi will definitely show in my opinion. It is very rare that you would say 'that horse is splash...oh and probably tobiano.' It is always tobiano first and then the other patterns.

lipigirl Fri, 07/02/2010 - 04:39

[quote="Monsterpony"][quote="Songcatcher"]While I agree with a lot of this, I definitely disagree with this statement:

[quote]Tobino is an arrogant, self important pile of ego. It may be more or less subtle, but it flat out refuses to hide. I consider it a D&D Paladin...it's honor demands it remain front and center at all time.
[/quote]

I have several examples where Tobiano is almost invisible.[/quote]
[i]Almost[/i] being the operative word. Tobiano is never invisible and if any other patterns are expressed, tobi will definitely show in my opinion. It is very rare that you would say 'that horse is splash...oh and probably tobiano.' It is always tobiano first and then the other patterns.[/quote]

Yep that is very well put.