I'll take four in palomino and a patchy one

I've ridden several skewbalds in my time, but never a piebald. And now I have - meet Vincent the Magnificent.

Lots of hair..........

Mane.....beard........

........leg feathers.......

..........tail........

mane.......beard..............................leg feathers in abundance.......................tail..............

and lots of fun to ride.

Skewbald, piebald, paint, coloured - whatever you call them, they're showy.

And speaking of showy, do all horse-mad little girls long for a palomino? I did. And as luck would have it, I've known a few. And now I have a choice of three to ride.

Spot the odd one out?

On Sunday I rode the very golden Charlie again.

He's a helpful sort of guy who's happy to give some of his time to yard duties

and I reckon he would've got a 10 in a dressage test for the old free walk on a long rein with that neck stretch.