Will she change colour?

[cobface]

I have a rising 3 welsh sec a, last summer she was steel grey, she still has a complete winter cost which is a light grey colour and she has dark points.
From what i have been seeing on here it seems the steel greys either change to dapple greys or greys (as in white coloured)
or do you think she will stay the same?

 

[HollyWoozle]

Mine was near black as a baby, lightened to steel grey and just kept on getting lighter until he's now practically white. He was beautiful and dappled for a few years before that faded out. Can't remember what age his coat really paled though.

I would guess yours would be the same (as it's what happens to the majority in my experience) but I'm certainly no expert.

 

[cobface]

I have a feeling shes going to come through summer with a dapple coat

my last welshie started grey and went a lovely dapple colour, just like an old fashioned rocking horse!

 

[lialls]

Any grey's coat will get lighter as they get older, So even if she stays steel grey for now as the years go on she will eventually end up white grey.

 

[michelledud]

My Sect A was dark grey as a yearling, steel grey as a two year old, had a lovely dark dappled coat as a three year old, and looks like he'll be dappled again this year. Think of it as a wonderful surprise every spring - what colour this year??? (actually that's me trying to be positive, I just hope my hatred of white horses has dimished by the time he inevitably goes white all over! Unfortunately the way my luck is at the moment he'll probably turn white before the week is out ha ha!)

 

[exracerfan]

All grey horses are born either black or sometimes bay or chestnut and then go grey, eventually ending up white. (The grey horses at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna are all born black.)

Doesnt seem to happen with ponies, but the downside to grey horses is they often get cancerous melanomas as they get older and the coat gets lighter. This is why the breeding of greys should not be encouraged. Years ago they were often cheaper to buy for that reason, but now people often dont realise and buy them for their colour. (Personally I love greys and the best horses I have had have all been grey, as I find they usually have lovely temperaments too.)

I also read not long ago that all grey horses can be traced back to just one, which was a freak occurance. Just wish I could remember more about it and where I read it!