I love the new Akhal-teke coats! I might start breeding them just because of the new coat look.

hmmm. i dont think these are the new coats. the past 2 times theyve changed all of the coats have been major improvements and with today's technology im sure these new ones will be even better. plus, a lot of these coats just look like edits of the current coats. the previous coat changes have been complete changes. im sure the ones that are being shown here are only other players playing around with the coats and posting them. but i cant know for sure.

The Akhal-Teke coat looks really good but the others...not so much.

The only new ones I like are akhal teke, knab, and arab. They look really good. The rest....some I'm neutral, some I seriously dislike.

Oh dear gosh! The Lusitano coat! It needs way more mane! My poor Lusi's I'll need to give them all GA coats to improve them if this happens.

I'm still really liking the Hanoverian coat...Big improvement and I'll enjoy looking at it, if we get it....I focus on a select few breeds (some of the ones I find ugliest now *sigh* ) and yes, shallow as it is, that initial choice of what to focus on was because I adored the coat...

But aside from the horrendous ugly...Is it just me or do the new coats seem so much flatter than the old? I can't think of a better way to explain >.< Look at the old Friesian coat (I'm distressed at how ugly they might look now, I adore them as they are ) compared to the new one....I lack the skills to show comparison pictures, sorry (anyone want to chip in on this/let me know how to do it, please?)

The old Friesian looks...Well cared for, I guess is the way I'd put it. A sparkle in its eye. A shiny lustre to its coat. The new one...Looks like its been through the washing machine a few too many times and faded out all the black, but it's just...


*tears hair out*

Why do they always need to mess with a largely good thing?

Hopefully you guys understand what I mean. I much prefer the highlights/shading of the current coats because they look groomed and shiny...Much prettier lol.

.....And while GV aren't one of my focus breeds....For the love of pete. The whole idea of GVs is the MORE hair, the better! I do very very much like the current coat...The 'bell-bottoms' look is how they are supposed to be.....Argh. Not nearly enough feathering on the new Friesian either, the current one has it just about right...

Off subject of the new coats, does anyone know if any solar system horses will be in a promo soon. I'm really wanting to get my collect up over 1

For their own reasons, Howrse will always change the coats. I used to have Chincoteagues simply because I loved the coat. After they uglified that, I realized that only my GA and RC coats were worth becoming attache to. And thus it has been ever since.

Even my poor old Xanthos, whom one would have thought they could leave alone, had his coat changed from the original. I have no idea why. Same with the Element coats that I actually paid to collect as coats. Just understand that any coat that is made by Howrse Will Be Changed. Don't collect or become attached. I will never understand the purpose, but they will do it. So don't bother about praising or condemning new coats, they too will be banished in the future. If Howrse controls the art, it will be destroyed. That's how it works here.

Oh, Howrse- what have you done to my poor Purebred Spanish horses?

Purebred Spanish, Akhal tekes and Arabs look awesome!

All the new coats seem to lack shading. Except for akhal-tekes, which look AMAZing. Seriously

Fjord is good as well

Hey, don't worry.
I'm sure Howrse is still working on the coats. I'm pretty sure these aren't the final version. Especially when you compare the Akhal-Tekes and Fjords to the others. Some of them look a lot like the first or second coat Howrse had.

Gah, if they change the Vanners to that...I'm going to be one unhappy camper
Some of the coats look good, like the Lusitanos, Fjord, Warmbloods..others are sketchy.

my favourite horse right now on howrse is the gypsy banner, but if these changes come into place that will not longer be. I really dislike that new vanner coat

I also really love the current Chincoteague Pony coat and the Aussie/Welsh coat but I am not very excited to see what the new versions of those look like : /

Well... here they are:
(If this doesn't work, see page 81. )

The shetlands look gross just saying.

How is it 'gross'? It's just a picture of a pony... Sure it doesn't looks like a photo-realistic Shetland, but then how many of the horses on Howrse have ever looked exactly like the breeds they are supposed to represent?

I think that if the Shetland had a longer and thicker mane it would improve it quite a bit.
Anyone with some digital art skills want to try to add a bigger mane so we can see?

Here is the chestnut tobiano version by the way:



Oh and I found this picture on wikipedia of what was considered an 'ideal' shetland pony in the past ... Doesn't too too far off imo:

What is the list of wilds on sale and when?

How does KWPNs look like?

I think the shetlands are cute They look just like the one at my barn

Where do you guys get all these pics?

like of the new coats and stuff

Goodness, no! No... not the Gypsy Vanners! I really hope not. Most of these changes seem like real downgrades. o__o I do like the Arabian and the Teke, also the Fjord... the Frisians and the Shetlands I have nothing to complain about, though I'll miss the old Shetlands. If this change happens it'll make a lot of people pretty angry. I say there's no great reason to suddenly change the line art... it'll just upset a lot of players. :/ If it happens, it'll be GA time for the vanners.