Mobster Mentality

2018 American Quarter horse mare

[HF Mobster x Great Red Sunrise]

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HF Mobster x West Coast Smart

2015 AQHA Palomino Stallion

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Why does it seem like all bald face horses are western?

I can only guess, but my running theory is it stems from the types of horses that make them. Please note: I do not have a degree in equine sciences and I am not an equine geneticist. Anyway: A ton of baldface horses are double registered QH/Paint, because Paint is the easiest way to get these markings. I might be wrong, but it seems like English favors Tobiano markings in their paint horses, while more Overo paints see more favor in Western spheres. I could be totally wrong, this is just my casual observation. NOW. There is a subsection of Overo markings called "Splash" markings - usually signified by large swaths of white markings, usually on the face, legs, tail, and belly. Southern Phantom, I would say, is a good example of a very limited Splash Overo that is an English horse - he is a racer.

Of note is the white face, tall white markings in the legs, white tail, but MOST IMPORTANTLY, you see a splash of white under the belly - this means that oftentimes, baldface markings are NOT a natural piebald-type marking like socks or stars, but actually a result of paint genes. You can also see the belly splash on horses like Big Chex to Cash:

And other horses that have that similar array of patterns that are QH/APHA crosses:

Now.. there are many horses that are more of a "true" baldface - a large white facial marking with NO pinto/paint expression, but those seem much rarer than otherwise. There are also horses like HF mobster, who I would call a baldface due to the blue eyes caused by the white facial markings, but in reality just has a large and oddly shaped blaze.

Anyways, as far as I can tell Baldface is often stored in the paint and the pattern of paint is just something Western riders like. Blame the APHA/AQHA cross people.

Does this video have 1k dislikes just because HF mobster tripped? The rider handled it well and didn't catch him in the mouth at all.

The Mobs Capone 2yo 😱 stud colt by HF Mobster Owned by Megan Moos In training with Fernando Salgado

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MOBSTERS MATRIX 2015 Buckskin Mare by HF Mobster X Mates Matrix

HF Mobster

Gunner x Dun Its Black Gold

2008 AQHA/APHA Stallion

NRHA LTE: $107,987+

Reining, team competition, World Equestrian Games, Normandy, 2014. Source Equidia.

alltheprettyhorse if my googling skills are correct, top picture is Jordan Larson & HF Mobster! There was a mistake on  Equidia's website.

foals by HF Mobster

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The top 3 horses on my ‘fantasy horse wishlist’ based on color are:

A small and sturdy blue roan gelding for trails - probably a mustang, if I could find him.

A buckskin or palomino paint with bald face a la Chex to Cash or HF Mobster (apparently Mobster throws foals that look exactly like him. He’s on my stallion list.) double registered AQHA/APHA for reining and cow work

A black Snowcap Appaloosa with a big ol blanket and hopefully no roan gene. Honestly this would just be a big dick play I don’t know what I’d use him for

Quarter Horse mare Whizithot & her filly by HF Mobster. 

A Genuine Mobster aka “Billie” 2yo filly by HF Mobster Owned by Megan Moos.

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HF Mobster - 2008 AQHA & APHA Stallion