In the animal kingdom a colorful animal, bird or insect is a thing of beauty and has a mind instilling magnetizing influence on the human beings. Some are studied to the extent of their minutest details of coloring such that a slight disarray and rare appearance of shades on their body is immediately noticed and recorded. This happens to creatures that have values several times over for human beings and economically indispensable for their revenue earning capacities to their owners that they are accorded a greater and more respectful status both for their performances and their colors. One such breed in the domesticated sector is the horse.
A horse comes in almost all shades of colors and also a mixture of many depending upon the individual and the geographical area to which it originally belonged too. Due to extensive cross breeding since the dawn of civilization the original color of the horse is rarely retained and what we generally see is one of mixture of two or several specie. Of these there are some wonderful shades and designs which for all equine lovers and experts are a gift from nature. A horse with designs and good coloring is very valued in the area of entertainment, performance sports or remain simply an object of beauty and as a rare pet. Some like the Abaco Barbs are found in the island of Abaco in Bahamas. There are only a few surviving specie and they are prized for their rarity.
The Sport Horse of Color (SHOC) is an authoritative registry established in 1998 for the listing, registering and researching for unique and distinctive sport type horses and ponies. These world wide breed are recorded and listed in the registry for their extraordinary colors and breed variety. It is supported by the world’s leading color breeders, equestrians and competitors and also by horse enthusiasts.
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