Have you ever thought a horse wasn't beautiful?

Question

Is there anyone else who thinks every horse they see is beautiful? I mean, I don't think I've ever seen a horse that I didn't think was beautiful. Whenever I see a horse in person, I'm just awe struck.

Answer 1

I find almost all horses loveable.  I don't find them all beautiful....I define beauty as something that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.  I have seen horses that are anything but....but they are still loveable.

Answer 2

Horses are like people. There are beauties and there are those who were hit by the ugly stick.

Trust me, there are ugly ones.

Answer 3

not always beautiful with some abused ones

but then they always have the sad eyes the make your heart melt

but i have never thought a horse ugly

but then i'm the one who goes to the zoo and apsulutley yels aww isn't he sweet and the uglies baby gorilla ever :)

Answer 4

Oh no, I've seen some really ugly ones.  Not many, but a few.  Thank you backyard breeders!

Answer 5

It doesn't look "beautiful," when your riding "behind" in a cart.

Answer 6

Well i thought all horses were beautiful til i rode my trainers thouroughbred, It has these HUGE buck teeth that go out a lot and stay out when i ride him. He is beautifully built, but his mouth is just scary... and ruins his whole look i still love him though.

Answer 7

Yeah when i went to go get mine and ride him he was covered with mud! I had to hose him off and then brush him i didn't think he was beautiful then but i still loved him

Answer 8

only those small little midget horses. and horses that are just plain brown are lame. but all others are amazing

Answer 9

i know better then to answer this question honestly. . . and i do know i'm the last person you want to answer this question. . . but NOT every horse is beautiful. to me a horse has a job (what their owner wants, be it barrel racing to dressage to lawn ordiment) and when a horse's conformation is so god aweful that it cant even do that, it's not a pretty horse.

to me a pretty horse has conformation that is good enough to use in your riding.

read fhotd and flip thru the pictures. . . the things people do to horses and the horses they consider pretty makes me wonder: what were they thinking???

link to a not so pretty pony:

http://fuglyhorseoftheday.blogspot.com/2...

if i saw that pony (above) in person i would be awe struck, but i'm sure it wouldnt be for the same reason as you.

edit: i have owned an ugly horse. . . BUT he was the best jumper i ever rode on. . . his leg conformation was okay and he loved jumping. . . but EVERYONE told me how ugly he was,just bc he was not pleasent to look at doesnt mean i loved him any less (he did have more faults but i could live with those faults)

Answer 10

Every horse is beautiful in my eyes. I would take them all with me if I could.

Answer 11

Every horse is beautiful in its own different way :)

I think every horse is beautiful, just because they dont have the perfect conformation or look exactly right doesn't mean they're not beautiful :)

I agree!

xx

Answer 12

I've always thought they were beautiful, magnificent animals.. I have only seen one horse that didn't fit that description @ all!!!

Answer 13

all horses are gorgeous, beautiful creatures, but yeah i     have seen some 'fuglys' my o/h is currently learning to ride on a huge big 'ugly' old grey mare, but her personality shines through to make her look beautiful!! ;-)

Answer 14

Even when I see an underweight, abused horse it's beautiful. <3 em all. xx

Answer 15

I've only seen one horse that I thought was ugly. He was an appaloosa who took pretty much every possible poor conformation problem. No mane and almost no tail, incredibly ewe necked, small pig eyes, large jug head, no withers, cow hocked, pigeon toed (in front), etc. Poor thing. : ) Had a personallity to match....if you tried to ride him he'd lay down with you. The way he was built made me think he was an awkward two year old when I saw him first. Turned out he was 7!

Answer 16

I think wild ponies are beautiful!!

Answer 17

I've been involved with horses for most of the 45 years I've been kickin', and yeah, I've seen plenty that I thought weren't beautiful.  Conformational train wrecks that look like the cartoon example of poorly made horses.  One QH from years ago in 4-H comes to mind....he did have the plus that he was VERY broke, but that's all he had going for him.  Pencil thin ewe neck, looooong topline that dropped off with no hip at all.  Low tail set....a head 2 times too big for his body with a coarse roman nose and flopped ears (I'm not making any of this up....).  No two legs pointed in the same direction...it's a wonder he didn't beat himself to death he was so crooked.  But, I suppose if you want to include inner beauty, he was gentle and safe enough to put kids on....but he suuuure was UGLY.

Answer 18

They are all beautiful

but some colors i don't like on them

Answer 19

NEVER!!! ALL horses are beautiful to me, no matter what they look like! There is just something about horse that makes my knees weak with awe every time i see one! Even if i am just going out to groom my 3 horses for a ride. Oh, and to the person above: Sarah Jessica Parker looks more like a foot than a horse to me! lol =D

Answer 20

I don't think it's possible for a horse not to be beautiful

Answer 21

I have seen plenty of ugly ones.

Answer 22

i try not to because i think horses are generally amazing animals. but my trainers are very "classy" and think horses are c**p unless they're over 200,000 dollars-  i guess they have sort of brain washed me.

Answer 23

I've seen several I would call ugly, most of them had one special redeeming feature  though, like it was so sweet you could teach kiddies on it or it was a Riding for the Disabled horse or whatever.

The other one - well the best thing about that was that she belonged to somebody else !

Answer 24

I thought horses were gorgeous until I watched them jack one off in Jackass 2.  Now I look at them differently!

Answer 25

They are very gorgeous animals. I don't think there is ever a horse that isn't pretty.

Answer 26

I have seen some UGLY horses. Just because they are ugly doesn't make me care any less about the horse. We have a saying around here about ugly horses. If you see an ugly horse that is in it's late teens, it must be really good because otherwise it would be dog food by now. A pretty horse can try to kill everyone it has ever seen and someone will still keep giving it a chance to change because it is pretty.

Answer 27

I agree with you.  Haven't seen an ugly horse yet!  I finallly recently got to see wild mustangs in person and they were awesome.  Going to see the Lippanzer stallions soon.  They are beautiful, also.

Answer 28

I've seen an ugly horse. I hate saying that, but it was true.. But after a while, he kinda grew on me. I think he's quite handsome now <3

Answer 29

I used to volunteer at an equine rescue and I saw some pretty sorry-looking horses and ponies, but I can honestly say I've never looked at a horse and thought, "wow, he's ugly."

Answer 30

yeah, some are pretty ugly, but once you look past their blemishes, they're pretty good lookin

Answer 31

Your question reminds that yes I have, It was very sad and I will spare you the details, but like everything that humans get involved with there is always a dark side, I do agree that horses are about the most majestic animals we have, and are truly deserving of the finest treatment.