FAO Haflinger Owners/Experts...

[carys220]

Do haffys change colour as they get older? My girl was quite dark when we got her but has gone quite light now she's lost her winter coat. She's only 4 so I was wondering if her coat would change colour permanently?
Pics below in order: Merel in Feb, Merel last week, her mother, her father:

 

[Dolcé]

Lyric goes lighter in winter with her hairy coat and then goes the lovely rich chestnut y colour in summer, she is 8 but because we have only had her 18 months I don't know what her coat was like when she was younger. Love the dad, him and Lyric would make a lovely foalie!

 

[yvonne36]

My girl Blondie goes lighter in the summer. She looks really like Merel in the second picture - so beautiful in every way.

Blondie gets so itchy in the summer. Had her blood tested for allergies but nothing showed up. She must just be sensitive or allergic to summer!!

 

[carys220]

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Love the dad, him and Lyric would make a lovely foalie!

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Unfortunately Afloyd had to be PTS last year after what I believe was a road accident

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Blondie gets so itchy in the summer. Had her blood tested for allergies but nothing showed up. She must just be sensitive or allergic to summer!!

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That's really interesting as Merel has gotten really itchy recently and has got lots of scurff in her coat - the vet says it's because of her losing her winter coat but I've never seen this in any other 'hairy' ponies. I have put her on the feed trial advertised on here and the nutritionist said that it would help her skin too.

Thanks for your advice.