Daft Question - What colour is my Pony?

[3Beasties]

I never really know what colour Millie is, I always call her a strawberry roan but compared to most strawberry roans she looks totally different. So is she a chestnut roan (is that even a colour

?) or a bog standard Chestnut? What colour would you say she was?

Un-clipped piccy's

Clipped

 

[AmyMay]

Chestnut, I'd say. If rather unusual.

 

[hellybelly6]

Chestnut or chestnut roan at a push, but I would put my money on chestnut.

 

[clairefeekerry1]

almost chestnut roan but prob more chestnut...if that makes sense!!

 

[Bowen4Horses]

um.... mainly chestnut. with a hint of chestnut roan in there... but not strawberry roan. they're almost pink (lots more white i guess?)

BOOOTIFUL pony! x

 

[jewel]

chestnut in the clipped a chestnut roan in the others

 

[twisteddiamond]

she could be classed as red roan, my pony is strawberry roan:
him with his summer coat

him clipped (in back of pic)

 

[lilym]

she's a chestnut roan!! I have 3 all with variying degrees of roan in their coats! And what a pretty pony she is too!

 

[montmol]

id say chestnut. love the L plate on her bum!!

 

[missy3]

i think she is a chestnut roan

 

[Honeypots]

Chestnut roan

 

[3Beasties]

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love the L plate on her bum!!

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Yay, so glad you realised it was an L plate not just a random L. It is for her hunting debut (sp!)

 

[RuthnMeg]

Technically speaking she is Chestnut with Flecks! (some say 'ticking') - its common in welsh ponies and seen in TB's too!!
Iam not personally in the 'know' but I have a good book so Iam learning. lol

 

[montmol]

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love the L plate on her bum!!

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Yay, so glad you realised it was an L plate not just a random L. It is for her hunting debut (sp!)

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What a good idea!! made me laugh, but i wasnt sure if it was the riders initial!

 

[3Beasties]

No offense intended Twisteddiamond but from your pictures I would say Millie looks more 'Roany' then your fellow

 

[3Beasties]

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Chestnut, I'd say. If rather unusual.

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You mean my Special blend Roany pony has been a mere Chestnut all this time

 

[twisteddiamond]

he is really roan (honest) he goes a horrible pink colour when he is clipped, its just not very obvious in those pics, was trying to find a one closer to show he is roan but this is the best i could find:

 

[WoopsiiD]

Chestnut roan.

www.equine-world.co.uk/about_horses/horse_colours.htm

 

[3Beasties]

Ahh yes, I can see it now! He looks lovely

 

[Boater]

Chestnut roan. Strawberry roans are bay with white hair in

 

[Horseyscot]

I'd say green, yep, definitely green

(seriously I'd go with chestnut roan

)

Sx

 

[ester]

I disagree I have strawberry roans as chestnut with white flecks
a red roan is bay with white flecks

 

[WandaMare]

Agree with chestnut roan, shes lovely

 

[ester]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roan_%28color%29

and wiki agrees with me.

HC2 I am inventing a new colour for her

if she were an appy she might be a few spot.

So I am calling her a few fleck strawberry/chestnut (terms fully interchangeable) roan.

I always thought of her a strawberry roan

 

[3Beasties]

A very mixed bag then

According to the link posted by Woopsiid a Chestnut roan is a Strawberry roan

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The colouring on the body can be any colour and different names are often given depending on the base colour. For example a Chestnut Roan is referred to as "Strawberry Roan"

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[3Beasties]

LOL Ester, Love it

She can be her own specially brewed colour, a Few Fleck chestnut Roan

 

[Ziggy_]

I would call her chestnut, on the basis that a true roan has 'solid colour' lower legs and head and only has roaning on the body, like Mr. Pink....

Millie seems to have quite a few white flecks on her legs and face, although its hard to tell for definite because of her stockings. Her colouring looks pretty even all over whereas Pink's head is quite obviously darker than his body. So on that basis I'd call her Chestnut.

 

[Sol]

Chestnut with ticking maybe?

We have a flaxen chestnut gelding with ticking, it's common in welsh ponies and some other breeds too

 

[Ginny24]

Chestnut Sabino or Rabicano, does she have any white splashes on her chin and belly ??

Not roan, as said she needs to have a solid head and legs to be a true roan, they don't usually have many markings either.

She's lovely

ETA: I'm pretty certain she's a sabino actually, not rabicano

 

[charliesarmy]

I would say she's a Chestnut roan without a doubt..