Has Your Horse Changed Colour as it has got Older?

[Chavhorse]

I noticed yesterday that Vardi was on the change again! Now accepted that he he is half Appaloosa but his colour changes have been somewhat dramatic;

Spring 2008 - 3 Years Old

Spring 2009 - 4 Years old

This is a pic taken yesterday - Notice the big tell tale dark bay patch on his face;

So what do you reckon I will end up with this year??? and more importantly will his rug collection still suit him

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Mmmm....you may need to rethink your rug colours!!!

My wb passport describes him as steel grey, with a steel grey mane and tail and 4 dark hooves - the only thing that is the same is his hooves!! Here is piccy to make my point....

Would love to have seen him when he was steel grey all over - bet he was stunning!!

 

[Ginny24]

Is he a varnish roan appaloosa?? He's lovely, appy's always look so genuine

Can't say any of mine have really changed - only from loosing the foal fur, does that still count ??

 

[Honeypots]

Holly at 4:

at 7:

and last year aged 10:

 

[Chavhorse]

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Is he a varnish roan appaloosa?? He's lovely, appy's always look so genuine

Can't say any of mine have really changed - only from loosing the foal fur, does that still count ??

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He is an Appy x DWB he was bought as a blanket spot (well that is what the passport says!) only thing that remains on the passport is the white stripe on his coronet band. Thank god he is microchipped or I will never get him out of the country!

Last year he morphed into a Varnish Roan and now appears to be getting more of the bay through again. His mother was white with bright bay leopard spots so frankly I have no idea what I am going to end up with......whenever people visit the house and see the various photos I struggle to convince them that I only have 1 horse and not a herd!

 

[Ginny24]

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He is an Appy x DWB he was bought as a blanket spot (well that is what the passport says!) only thing that remains on the passport is the white stripe on his coronet band. Thank god he is microchipped or I will never get him out of the country!

Last year he morphed into a Varnish Roan and now appears to be getting more of the bay through again. His mother was white with bright bay leopard spots so frankly I have no idea what I am going to end up with......whenever people visit the house and see the various photos I struggle to convince them that I only have 1 horse and not a herd!

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Well thats just a bit confusing !!

(they like to make these things difficult

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Maybe its his winter coat coming through??
Some appy's can be born blanket, turn into a varnish and then finally end up a Leopard Spot. Maybe he's taking after his mum ?? I don't think they can get darker, but then I haven't really done much research and the whole appaloosa genetics thing is so confusing.

 

[Puppy]

Yes, but then she's a dapple grey, so you'd rather expect her to

 

[BackInBlack]

same thing has happened to my arab x appy. he's down on his identichip certificate as a bay blanket but now he's a red leopard spot!

 

[rolyview]

yea my connemaras passport says he is a grey dun but then he went roany, dapple grey and now hes fleabitten with dapples on his bum, dark legs( still from the dun days!!)

 

[lauraandjack]

My chestnut seems to be getting white hairs throughout his coat, until I clipped him on friday he was almost like a fleabitten grey in reverse!

 

[billy2]

I bred from a pony mare whose papers said 'born black to go grey' (she was indeed grey when I got her) and her filly was born bright chestnut. on shedding her foal coat she turned strawberry roan and by her 3rd birthday was rose grey!

 

[Ziggy_]

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My chestnut seems to be getting white hairs throughout his coat, until I clipped him on friday he was almost like a fleabitten grey in reverse!

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Ditto this!

My chestnut mare has white patches on her flanks, hindquarters, chest, a couple on her neck and her face.