The UK's first Colour-changing foal is born!!

[Dotilas]

What the heck?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/6963636.stm

They couldn't possibly be hmm, GREY horses, could they?

 

[Laafet]

Was also thinking that isn't that what Lippizanners are famous for. Did initially think, hang on a moment I've got one of those changing colour horses, he's a grey!

 

[Bella3puff]

Do not all greys do that or am I missing something here

 

[kerilli]

that's a journalist desperately trying to make it sound exciting! to be fair though, i suppose Camargue horses are quite rare in England.

 

[ladylisa]

My grey changes colour every time i groom her, does that mean she's special....lol

 

[S_N]

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My grey changes colour every time i groom her, does that mean she's special....lol

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PMSL!!!

 

[brighteyes]

Our bay roan is like a ruddy chameleon. The colour-changing horse is 'merely' a grey. They all do it to some extent! My goodness, have we run out of wars to talk about or something?

And anyway, aren't Lipizzaners born black?

 

[harrihjc]

'The famous Camargue horses, bred at Valley Farm Riding Centre in Wickham Market, are born black or brown to help the young foals absorb the sunlight. '

haha that really made me laugh, I never knew foals photosynthesised

 

[skewbaldpony]

what a load of old bunk.
I particularly liked
"things like Western riding and side saddle."
I felt it was bit like saying 'things like rugby league and tapestry...'
what are they on, these people?!

 

[Rachel_M]

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'The famous Camargue horses, bred at Valley Farm Riding Centre in Wickham Market, are born black or brown to help the young foals absorb the sunlight. '

haha that really made me laugh, I never knew foals photosynthesised

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lol!


It really amazes me, what people will read and often believe, when it is written in the newspaper...

 

[Shilasdair]

I have a colour changing one too - from chestnut to pink to grey...come to think of it...aren't all greys 'colour changers' LOL?
I loved the sunlight bit - WTF? It should have been green for photosynthesis, surely?
S

 

[volatis]

What a ridiculous article, they are just greys - nothing magical about them. Honestly

 

[Fattie_Hattie]

that is ridiculous!!!!!!
How would they know it would change colour if it hadnt happened before???!!

And no grey arent special at all!!

 

[Donkeymad]

Hmmmm...maybe they should be told about the Famous Lippizana's

 

[SpruceRI]

And that many foals are born chestnut and turn all manner of other colours.

 

[Taboo1968]

I have a grey,,,,, but it says on his passport that he is chestnut!!! Ooooh maybe I'll become a millionaire cos i've got a colour changing horse as well!!!

 

[goldengryffindor]

its hardly rare lol most greys are born chesnut or some other colour. my horse tom:

and now:

 

[PapaFrita]

Honestly, what a load of b*ll*cks. Shame there isn't a 'respond to this article' button....

 

[jacks_mum]

My CBX is a colour changer too!! Today he will be bright bay with black points but the next time it rains he will change into a dark bay



magic

 

[PapaFrita]

LOL!

 

[jollyponies]

lol my colt was born dun now he is bay

 

[Queenbee]

my bay mare gets fnny hammer marks in the summer. Yey, She's a colour changer too.

What sh!te.

 

[WelshRareBit]

On the BBC website as well just goes to show what 'news' is coming to...

 

[ErinDoig]

haha how dumb. the same way some children are born light/dark haired and yet have different hair colour as adults.
Newsflash

 

[weevil]

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'The famous Camargue horses, bred at Valley Farm Riding Centre in Wickham Market, are born black or brown to help the young foals absorb the sunlight. '

haha that really made me laugh, I never knew foals photosynthesised

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Well obviously they don't but dark colours will absorb the light energy which will be converted to heat and dark colours absorb light much better then light colours. Since many young animals do not have particularly good thermoregulation then it is probably an advantage to them to be able to absorb more heat energy.

 

[Capriole]

im got an amazing magic roan, too

theres a contact me icon at the bottom, but i darent break it to them that their horses *whispers: arent special* lol