grey horses

[frankie7]

With the grand national going on, i was just wondering why are most of the horses brown / dark brown (bay? is that the right word) and not may grey ones and have never need a palimino? is it to do with the breed of the horse?

Just wondering really, know nothing of horses!!

 

[peterthepony]

I think this is going to be a good one, i have always wanted to know this

 

[Grey_Arab]

Isn't it because all the grey TB racehorses are descened from one grey stallion, and there were more bay stallions??

 

[lucy245]

Not sure about all thoroughbred descending from 1 grey stallion, but its all down to genetics re the Palamino - TB`s do not carry the cream gene and therefore cannot produce a palamino which is a chestnut with 1 instance of the cream gene.

 

[Mid]

Basically, those are the only colours thoroughbreds come in! And I think it's just coincidence that there are more bays and chestnuts then greys - Perhaps they have common winning ancestors?

 

[Fahrenheit]

Its true all grey full TBs can all be traced back to the same stallion.