The knabstrupper mare from Schleich 2015

What a fantastic improvement, Simone, - this is a gorgeous repaint

I feel tempted to try my hands on mine also, - but I know it is very, very difficult what you did there , - and I have 10 thumbs

Ps, do your spotted horses have more mane/tail ?

I like horse, but this one is... strange? Yes, and unnatural.

Hi Susanne,
yes they have long manes and full tails - they are not Appaloosas You can easily see long Knabstrupper manes looking for 'pictures' on Google searching for 'Knabstrupper'
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Hmmm....I think most of those tails look rather whispy

Of course the name is not Appaloosa, but the genes are the same, - the first Knabstruppers were blandket spotted, and most still were untill app 50 years ago ;-)

She looks much better with white tail and mane, and with that muzzle and eyes. Nice repaint :-) 
I think they are distant relatives with Appaloosas, both have Spanish ancestors...

onatello wrote:

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I think they are distant relatives with Appaloosas, both have Spanish ancestors...

Yes they do
Isn't it interesting how a gene-complex of a colour can show that for hundreds of years after, - yes, probably for ever !!!!  
Lots of other things can be changed/diluted by breeding, but as long as we keep that colour, they have it from the Spanish horses, - even my little Spotty  

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Horse colurs are SO fascinating

Your Spotty is adorable!! And what a beautiful picture.

SUSANNE wrote:

onatello wrote:

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I think they are distant relatives with Appaloosas, both have Spanish ancestors...

Yes they do
Isn't it interesting how a gene-complex of a colour can show that for hundreds of years after, - yes, probably for ever !!!!  
Lots of other things can be changed/diluted by breeding, but as long as we keep that colour, they have it from the Spanish horses, - even my little Spotty  

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Horse colurs are SO fascinating

Oh, such a lovely horse
Yes, it's definitely interesting...the whole genetics with variety of colours and body shapes is fascinating.

Okay I'm not gonna say anything but Simone's mare just killed your original version Susanne. Amazing!

JonasV wrote:

Okay I'm not gonna say anything but Simone's mare just killed your original version Susanne. Amazing!

She certainly is more beautyful , - but fortunately beautyful individuals don't usually kill the rest of us

SUSANNE wrote:

JonasV wrote:

Okay I'm not gonna say anything but Simone's mare just killed your original version Susanne. Amazing!

 She certainly is more beautyful , - but fortunately beautyful individuals don't usually kill the rest of us

LMAO so true, although I do believe you're a really beautiful Danish queen Sus

Your picture makes her look much better than the catalog - even if she still has some funny bits here and there.

Your pony is a real beauty - about to put on winter fur?

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LMAO so true, although I do believe you're a really beautiful Danish queen Sus

Holy hamster ! I did not see this

BIG hug to you, dear Jonas
But, alas, mirrors aren't as nice as they were 30 years ago

Rakel wrote:

Your pony is a real beauty - about to put on winter fur?

Well, he is just loosing the winter fur on the picture. But right now he looks almost the same
Funny, - in the winter coat the hairs on the black spots is longer that the rest

That is different.
One of our ponies loses her small spots in her wintercoat. But I will have to check if the fur is longer in the coulored areas