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Location: Wide open spaces, Canada. | For me it's a deal breaker |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I would never buy one regardless of any other details. I just really dislike the color. So I wouldn't breed for one either. I know a neigbor that has bred his buckskin to a Palomino and he were very unhappy when the resulting baby (2x) was a cremello, he had a lot of trouble selling them too... wouldn't have had a bit of trouble if foals would have been a plain sorrel as they were well bred and I know one was as pretty made as a horse could get. Fancy head and just made like a dream. No one could get past the white though. |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | I ran one for a couple of years, she was no bother. Never had a problem with her sunburning her body or her eyes and she just ran out like all of mine do. She got hurt and ended up being a broodmare. Bred her twice to my palomino stallion, got 2 cremello babies that were the first to sell. She was a very well bred mare, and built right. I don't own her anymore, her injury ended up making her too lame to run out in the pasture here. I gave her away to some people that had bought several horses from me, they have a smaller operation and I knew they'd take good care of her. She's still producing some really pretty babies for them and always 100% color! |
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| dianeguinn - 2016-06-16 11:25 AM Gunner11 - 2016-06-16 9:43 AM I would pass on one, no matter the breeding or price. Not because they're hard to keep clean, but because of their tendency to easily sunburn and have eye problems. The less I have to deal with, the better. Same for horses with bald faces. I won't buy one that doesn't have dark skin around the eyes. ^^^^This.
This AND, if the horse carried the grey gene, risk of melanomas. |
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Location: College Station, TX | Guess I'll be the odd one out... I actually want one (mare). Not because I love how the color looks, but if I could find one that was built nice and went out and performed well I'd like to be able to add one to the herd for that 100% color producer part. I just haven't seen any yet that are bred how I want and built how I want, but when I do... It'll be at my house. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | They're not my favorite color although I do think they look nice when they're kept clean. If color was the absolute ONLY thing I was iffy on, however, I would not let that bother me. It's not my favorite but not a deal breaker. |
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Location: The edge of no where | Not something I would look for....but if I ran across a good one, I'd buy it. How much the value would decrease to me would depend on how much additional upkeep the horse was going to need - sunscreen around nose & eyes is no biggie. Zinc oxide will stay on for a few days before you need to reapply. |
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Location: West Texas | How do you want one bred? I have 2 colts and a filly for sale, lol! I was told by a very respected breeder that he never saw one that wasn't a physically strong horse. He really liked them. The skin is pink but I am told that they don't actually burn. My experience would be the same. Mine are in the West Texas sun with no shade and don't burn. Here is a perlino filly of mine.
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Location: Western performance horse Hades | Having assisted in a few barrel horse auctions, they are more difficult to sell and often bring lesser prices that traditionally colored siblings. |
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Location: North Dakota | Well darn, next time I go horse shopping I'll look specifically for cremellos and perlinos! I love pink skinned, blue eyed horses. All of mine but one have had one or the other. |
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Location: Kansas | Does anybody remember a Metha or Meta Branson from years and years ago. She rode a cremello, really good rodeo barrel horse.
(older lady I might add.....an Okie)
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Location: California | I never thought I would like one or own one but when I saw my guy for the first time I fell in love. I personally had never seen one that was cleaned up and built well which is why I never really cared for them. If I found one that had some flash and was put together I would easily buy another. Mine never burned except maybe his nose which I bought a fly mask for. My paint burned wayyyyy more than he did. I ended up selling him (after I had him gelded) last fall for more money than he was worth because the guy wanted a flashy, gentle ranch horse. I guess I got lucky.
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Location: run2win land | I really appreciate all the info and comments. I do not believe it will affect the performance but I like to have something that is marketable if I ever decide to sell. Also, it appears that value IS impacted, so how much I would be willing to pay is definitely effected. My Mom rode one when she was younger that she could jump, gymkana and rodeo on so they can be awesome. It comes down to value. |
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| I never had issues with sunburn and keeping my gelding clean. He actually looked dirtier(yellower) when washed! And he never looked dusty like the bays and sorrels do. I always made a point to list his star and strip on his coggins, just to throw any inspectors for a loop. Hard to see, but they were there.
Personally, if I saw one I liked, fit my style of riding and could shut the clock off, I would but in a heartbeat. But then again, when I buy, I buy for myself, not resale. |
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| I am not a fan of cremellos or perlinos but if I liked everything about the horse other than its color I'd sure take a looksee. I just bought a new horse and her color is my least favorite thing about her - she's a super light palomino. LOL. |
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Location: Northern Ontario | You guys can send them all over here please! Ill form a nice little broodmare band, run them and then breed them to anything and be guaranteed colour! Plus, I.live in northern canada so they wouldn't sunburn lol |
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| They don't sunburn anymore than any other horse. That's a myth. |
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Location: "...way down south in the Everglades..." | I can't say I'm a fan, but it wouldn't turn me off if it was a good horse. BUT I would not get one simply because my husband would likely shoot it...lol. He hates cremellos and any other horse with a white face that extends past their eyes with a passion! |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | I believe it affects the value tremendously if the horse is Cremello or Perlino. From a seller standpoint it doesn't matter how well we educate ourselves on the color and sunburning may not be an issue and eye problems may not be an issue but you have to remember that buyers are going to pass based solely on the myth of sunburning and eye problems. Not to mention the old wives tale of "white feet are softer". People will believe anything and sadly they believe all the myths of sunburning, soft feet, bad eyes, etc with the cremello and perlino colors. I've even heard people say they mature later in life, they are clumsy, they won't gain as much muscle, they are all hot headed and they aren't fast enough for barrels, ropings, etc. And again, all myth. But buyers believe those myths.
Would I buy one? You bet, they're cheap and color doesn't bother me at all.
Would I have a hard time reselling or getting my money I put in back? You bet, they're cheap and people believe all the myths.
Comes down to the question of: Are you ok with spending money you may never get back? 
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Location: North Dakota | little_bug - 2016-06-20 10:04 AM I never thought I would like one or own one but when I saw my guy for the first time I fell in love. I personally had never seen one that was cleaned up and built well which is why I never really cared for them. If I found one that had some flash and was put together I would easily buy another. Mine never burned except maybe his nose which I bought a fly mask for. My paint burned wayyyyy more than he did. I ended up selling him (after I had him gelded) last fall for more money than he was worth because the guy wanted a flashy, gentle ranch horse. I guess I got lucky.
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