Re: [RC] Can anyone tell me the color of my horse? - Kris
Title: Can anyone tell me the color of my horse?
it's hard to tell from the pictures (at least on my
computer), but his lower legs appear to be a shade of chestnut rather than
black. Assuming this is how he is in reality, then your only options for color
are chestnut based, rather than black based. Also, important to remember is that
the Leopard complex (solely responsible for all those crazy appy patterns) also
has a tendency to change the base coat color somewhat into what can sometimes be
some rather odd shades such as your guy.
Also, grullo (a black based color) would have at
minimum a dorsal stripe, and in all variants of dun dilution horses (so
long as they don't have another dilution like cream at work) you often will see
that the head and legs are darker than the body. Just a peculiar thing it does.
My opinion? I'd vote that he's a liver chestnut
snowflake appy. :-) lower on the list would be a smoky black - they sometime
will come in a shade similar to that. do you know what color his parents were?
that would help. cute no matter what he is though....
Subject: [RC] Can anyone tell me the
color of my horse?
Hey guys. I've included a couple of shots of my new
endurance prospect, Cricket. He's an Arab/Appy, although attitude is all
arab. Needless to say, I cannot name his color to save my life.
The lady I bought him from said he was grulla, but he doesn't really look all
that grulla to me.
