Foal colour

[irishredwood]

Our surprise foal out of a recently purchased grey connemara seems to be a roan colour at the moment. Will she turn grey? She is 4 months old.

 

[ihatework]

Yes, that’s a grey foal

 

[Abi90]

Yes, grey and also lovely!!

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

100%. Trouble is, looking at her now, what will be written in the passport? Do you have to put bay then change it later?

 

[Meowy Catkin]

100%. Trouble is, looking at her now, what will be written in the passport? Do you have to put bay then change it later?

Mine is down as chestnut/grey. She was born with grey goggles so it was easy to see that she was grey when she was passported as a foal.

RE the photo in post one, that is not a roan foal. Roans have dark heads (non-roaned), where as greys usually grey out on the head early on in the greying process especially around the eyes. I have added a photo that shows a bay roan foal and a chestnut roan dam and you can see how the head colour compares to your bay/grey foal.

 

[Xmasha]

Defintely grey.

what a cracking freebie too.

 

[irishredwood]

Thanks. The only trouble with a freebie is it will be a while before we find out how tall she is going to be. Sire unknown. The mare we found out was in a mixed herd in Southern Ireland so was dad a Shetland, cob, irish draft or Connie. Only time will tell.

 

[shortstuff99]

I would lean towards Irish Draft as looks a big foal. Connies x ID make really nice horses!

 

[Trouper]

I agree with @shortstuff99 . That looks like substantial leg bone tucked up there! How beautiful - pse keep us updated with photos.

 

[ester]

100%. Trouble is, looking at her now, what will be written in the passport? Do you have to put bay then change it later?

nope you know it is grey so just put in grey

 

[lannerch]

Cracking foal and definitely grey, I would agree with Irish draft as dad certainly not the Shetland .