Question for Shetland enthusiasts

Hi all :) 

I’ve decided to pick up a couple Shetlands and play around with them. I’m here to ask the Shetland experts a couple questions haha. 

What colors/patterns are less common? 
What discipline is the most common? 

Last edited on 2019-08-02 at 19:58:46 by Lúcra

Hello! Welcome to the wonderful land of ponies! 
Driving is by far the most popular discipline. But there's some people with good Racing and Dressage herds too. Personally I have every one xD

I'm not sure about less common colors as i don't pay much attention to colors, but Champagne and Creams are popular as well as any other modifier like Dun and Flaxen. A lot of people are fond of browns too. I'm partial to Splash for markings, but I think some people dislike Sabino?

Thanks, Sabriel! I’ll probably end up dabbling in Driving. I just joined the club, excited to get in to the pony world. :)

On this account, i raise shetlands for driving, but on my other account, i raise them for western.
I’m not really an expert, and i’m not sure what colors and patterns are less common.
However, i prefer splash and roan patterns. I avoad rabicano, sabino, tobiano, and overo, but i tend to make an exception for frame splash because i feel it looks pretty.
I like all colors except for gray, but favor cream variations, champagnes, duns, grullo, seal brown. I also love modifiers like silver, flaxen, and sooty.
For markings, i prefer star and coronet, but all markings are accepted.