I often see comments asking me to do X topic, which I've done before the person found the blog and started reading. So here's a little index for reference!
Conformation critiques and horses who should not be bred: various breeds/general
Why this blog exists and some colored breed broodmares that shouldn't be
Hideous stallions being sold by illiterate people
Appallingly conformed young stock (both stock breeds)
Young stock that make the appalling ones look like show quality
Generally fugly (and sometimes not so well cared for) young stock
Fugly horses I have owned or own
What $10,000 will buy you
What $1,000 will buy you
Like mother like son: All kinds of fugly
Seeing past condition to see conformation
Breed or color specific critiques
Sabino Thoroughbreds
Palomino Quarter Horse Stallions compared
Chocolate palominos compared
Cremellos compared
Bad legs on Quarter Horses
Rescue breeding mediocre quality TB mare to even more mediocre QH stud
More fugly spotted horses; fugliest spotted broodmare found so far
Good and bad Arabian broodmares
Good and bad Appaloosa broodmares
Good conformation holds up in the long run (Thoroughbred mares)
Auction report, and Paint geldings compared
Fugly Gypsy Vanner
Really fugly Sorraia Mustangs
Friesian Crosses: The good, the bad and the fugly
Shetland stallions: Some fugly, some ridiculous advertising, and a nice one
Appaloosa breeding stock compared
Colored mixed breed mules
Spots do not make everything better
Dr. Seuss parody - colored horses
Best guess: Appaloosa/Goat cross
Famous Kiger Mustang breeder - giving them away for free on the Internet
Specific conformation faults
Pigeon toes
Long and fugly horses for sale
Back issues and another broodmare that shouldn't be
Back at the knee/calf kneed
General commentary on breeding
Reason v. emotion, or why some people can't love their horse and yet accept it's not breeding quality
Careless breeding keeps the killers in business, and why you can't just give away a horse
Reader critiques
Grade mare with a million babies; reader critiques
Old TB mares compared with reader critiques
Silly made-up registries and bad examples of obscure breeds
The American Warmblood Society
The Blue Eyed Horse Association
Obscure horse breeds with bad conformation (German Riding Pony and Campolina)
Commentary on training (and its role in the "unwanted horse" problem)
Parelli Natural Horsemanship
Are there even trainers out there for some of these horses?
Genetic defects and possibly genetic defects
Ridiculous looking HYPP positive AQHA halter horses
Morons who breed horses with HYPP
DSLD
Advertising that makes you go WTF?
Ridiculous advertising: The vet certified he's a stallion prospect!
Ridiculous advertising: Lying all over the horse like a damn couch
Ridiculous advertising: Sale photos that make me want to rescue the horse
Ridiculous advertising: Jackass threatening to send horse to the tiger park
Ridiculous advertising: Jackass willing to give horse free to a killer buyer
Ridiculous advertising: Badly spelled ads for badly conformed horses
Fugly horses jumping badly
Breeders behaving badly
Pregnant 2 year old fillies
Sport horse breeders selling 2009 foals, some out of Impressive bred mare not tested for HYPP
Starting horses too early; foals jumping
Horrifying ads from irresponsible breeders
Color breeder from Hell
Horse care topics
Correct weight in horses
Misc stuff and humor
Reader comments
Comments on copyright for people who would like to sue me
Bad Parenting #1
Bad Parenting #2
Really funny mini show pictures
Even funnier hunter/jumper barn web site
The FHOTD FAQ
An Auction Report
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
A little index of fugly commentary
Posted by fuglyhorseoftheday at 10:52 AM