Here are all of the ones I could collect:



Sorry for the "Click to Display" next to the pictures. That's how they transferred.

Ah man, they didn't change the overo coats back to a splash overo (the way they were when the server first started up). They are still the bald frame overo. That is half the reason why I don't work my paints as much as I did when I first started even though i have a nice collection.

The shetland also looks nothing like a shetland anymore. The old shetland graphic looks much closer to the actual breed.... the pony on racing stripes was a shetland that looked identical to the graphics we currently have.

I could leave the friesian graphic too. The current one also looks much more like one, same with the gypsy vanners.

Ah well. At least the Fjords look good, and the arabians too.

Some of the others don't quite look like the breeds either. The mustang for one looks nothing like a mustang. They are supposed to have huge chests.

Definitely going to be utilizing the GAs until I get used to these new coats. It'll be a big change; that's for sure.

I couldn't agree more! Some of the coats look more realistic now than the new graphics. Vanners are supposed to have more feathering, and friesians should have feathering as well as apposed to the graphics above. Purebred Spanish horses should also have a long, flowing mane, and the Quarter Horses look malnourished with the scraggly tails... in fact, a lot of the horses do... and the thoroughbreds are too fat. you are SUPPOSED to see some ribs on them. And like I said, I cannot stand that frame overo with white face....

I do like the new Knabby coats however.

Well howrse, it was hit and miss with this one. Good luck next time!

PS - it would be nice if we could choose the graphics set we see, the new or the old. You did that once before a few years ago with I think it was the first coat upgrade on the International server.

Not happy at all about the new coats....... Only about half of them look decent, and definitely not the QH. They look so sickly with the scraggly tails like hvtgrad said. Their back looks weird and their necks are too thin.

NOOO!!! Why are they changing the curly graphic!!!?!! The new one looks so dumb. Now it really looks like They need a Bath. like who's designing these things

A lot of the new coats look like the horses are sick due to scraggly coats and manes (and the thoroughbreds are waaaay too fat). Many have weird necks too, and like tug said, the backs don't look right for a horse.

Also some of them look really... boxy i guess is the word I'm looking for.

I would agree with Neva... who is designing these new coats? They say they are supposed to look realistic... but I doubt whoever designed them was looking at an actual picture of the breed. I also wonder if they've ever seen one of the breed too.

The new shetlands look like one off a wikipedia article which i'm not even sure shows shetlands. Their features need more pronounced, with thicker necks and bigger heads.

Most breeds are supposed to have long manes and flowing tails unless they have been trimmed... these just look... sickly.... very sickly.... if designers think that's how horses are supposed to look, they've got issues. I really got issue with the Tennessee walker graphic... their manes and tails are supposed to be VERY long. A mane on a TN walker is supposed to be nearly so long it is level with teh bottom of their stomach on the longest point, and a TN walker tail is supposed to be super long. My mom's exboyfriend's father had one, and they could hardly keep up with how fast it's mane and tail grew!

Who voted for these new coats anyway? I voted against them because they looked sickly. Eh, probably people who has never looked the breeds up or seen a photo of them or something like that.

Just a clear up so no one gets confused...just in case.

In my earlier post with the pictures of the newest coats, some of the names next to the pictures don't match up.

Just make sure to double check

It also looks a bit swaybacked and on the forehand as well..

It is one of the few that I like just as it is now and to me easily recognized as a TB.

Some of the Physical aspects of the breeds do not match up with Howrses at ALL.

I do own some Quarter Horses, as well as Paints, and a Thoroughbred.
Considering my TB is an EX racehorse, I can surely use him as comparison to the TB on here. Meaning purebred, great lines, athlete, etc. He has a pretty long face, long legs, lean body and their shoulders are set higher which is pretty much the opposite of what the image of a TB is shown in the spoiler. (I know they're one off, I caught onto that)

My neighbor has Friesians, and the image I see kind of degrades their magnificent appearance.
(Did you know, they used to be bigger, and more draft-horse-like? Over selective breeding, they have been turned into shorter, more sportier horses. They have been modified to be good in almost anything, I assume it's because of the fact that they were almost extinct in the earl 1900's. They wanted to make the breed more versatile so they would get more popular)

The Akhal Teke looks really good honestly, I'm quite happy with their new looks.


This is really disappointing overall. What bothers me the most is that there is no LIFE in their eyes. They look very dull and unhappy to me.

Agreed!

i like alot of them except for the quarter horse i mean come on !

I like the new Fjord graphic. It looks exactly the same

Are the foal images getting an coat update too? I can't seem to remember if those have ever been mentioned.

I love the change for the Arabian and Akhal Teke. Right now they look...odd. Same with the Welsh and Knabby. The rest are a little odd, especially the faces.

That was one of the few I don't have issue with. It still looks like the breed, except the necks look flatter near the base instead of three dimensional.

The Light Gray Arabian looks almost silver with a beautiful sheen... although i don't think the arabians are supposed to be shiny.

The tekes don't look too bad. They do look well muscled.

Nokotas are another breed that is supposed to have a big, muscular chest... it's not really shown in the new graphics, just like the Mustang doesn't have it.

Ruffian -

The issue isn't that we don't like the new graphics for the most part, the issue is they look nothing like the breeds they are supposed to depict. The current Graphics look more like the horses they are supposed to depict than the new ones.

They haven't been mentioned, which makes me curious as well. There has to be some update to some of them due to the style of the overo, tobiano, tovero, etc being changed. The overo is still the type i don't like, but the white spot on the side is much smaller. It wouldn't be so bad if the heads weren't white.

So far, the only posted pictures have been to the adult coats.

I'm also curious as to the unicorn and peg changes. Those haven't been shown either.

Er... I just noticed something...

The preview they gave on the blog shows a blue roan... the roan they show above is the bay roan... again.

i was looking forward to the blue roans!

It should be pointed out that part of the aim of Howrse is competition. Most Realistic Competition dock points if your horse's main/tail are not clipped neat, or banded at least. I loove the look of the new Teke, and personaly I prefer the update to the Curly. I hate what it looks like right now. I feel the shetland looks better than our current, but it could look a bit more refined. Proper show shetlands do NOT have huge bellies >.> I like the PSH and Fjord change too. Happen to have any with wings on them? I hope they refined the wing graphic a little bit to blend a little nicer.

True, but that's mainly classical events. They are supposed to be neatly clipped but long on some western events, such as Western Pleasure, especially the Tennessee walkers as it helps depict their flashy movements.

I think what gets me the most though is some of the tails look sickly, like with the quarter horse. It looks unkempt and too thin. Even clipped, it's supposed to be somewhat full and kept up. The thoroughbred tails also look a bit unkempt.

I will admit that although the curly looks a little dusty, it is an improvement in the curl structure. The curls aren't supposed to stick out like a huge afro puff, but rather be anywhere from compact with a tight curl, to like a wave for a loose curl.

My complaint with the shetland isn't the body structure, but the head and neck but also, their boning type and amount of chubbiness has a lot to do with the type of competition they are entered in. American Shetlands tend to be chubbier and more heavily boned than their English counterparts. I suppose for an English Shetland, the new graphic is correct, but for an American Shetland... the current graphic is correct.

But like i said, thoroughbred, no matter the country, and no matter the discipline, are supposed to show some ribs. They have a lower fat content than a lot of horse breeds, with a higher metabolism rate.

I also suppose, that in other countries, the graphics could be correct, but for horses in America, some of them are way off.

I do wish they'd differentiate which mustang the mustang is (I don't mean the wild). There are two breeds of Mustang... the Spanish Mustang, and the American Mustang. I am supposing by the skills set it's the American Mustang, but for the American mustang, the graphic is wrong... it looks more like a Spanish Mustang I think (i could be wrong).

Does anyone know the next promo for the HoPs I have one saved up for it...maybe a divine?? *fingers crossed!!*

I really think that the upgrade to the new gypsy vanner is a bummer. I like the gypsy Vanners now!

I don't like most of the new ones. I like the new Teke coat, and Fjord ( the same). Especially in the Knab, the eyes look lifeless and dull. I think the Arabian and Curly look okay... (I've never seen a curly in real life, though). I still prefer the current coats, though. I really don't like the Gypsy Vanner and Friesian. The new Friesian coat, to me, make it look short.

I don't like most of the new ones some look like there dirty

Friesians /are/ short. Technically Friesians are not supposed to exceed 15.3hh to be considered 'correct' A spread from 15.2-16 is typically the prefered margin of height.

By way of the Mustang, I would point out there really is no 'comformational norm' for any breed of Mustang. They come from QH/Paint stock most, with some draft thrown in and some mild spanish influence. Also, in any breed, bloodlines play a huge role in body stature. I agree it would be nice to see a little more refinement (I feel the new Arab's neck is a bit long personally. . . ) but look at any two horses of the same breed and there can be vast vast differences. Not all these breeds are all that common either, so whichever bloodline you study is usually the one you end up modeling a graphic after.

For example, Shetlands. This is an American Show Shetland perfect weight, lovely conditioning. I would also point out 'Thoroughred Fitness
in showing the ribs is /usually/ racing shape. They show ribs because they run off any excess weight, Eventing, Dressage you still want the sleekness but not the ribs showing. As far as Western grooming over Classical, there is that. I do agree the manes look scruffy on most of them >.> I have always prefered a longer clipped mane to a clipped short/banded on any breed it was just my guess on where they were going with it.

I feel the new graphics look more horse-like and less cartoony than what we have now. Like if the horse started moving on my screen (which I hope they never do) it would move nicely, flow like a horse's movements and not look awkward. It looks more like a horse, and while I agree breed graphics could better reflect a breed, I would also point out many many stock breeds look fairly similar. I can almost never tell a Solid Paint/Appy and QH apart, and even some Morgans are stockier build and look like QHs. Silly things.