ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Horse color and distance

[endurance] Horse color and distance

Shannon Loomis (loomis.102@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu)
Mon, 1 Apr 1996 15:49:45 -0500

hello,

I read a post saying that they want a dark horse in a check and a white
horse on trail. I am curious as to what people prefer. I noticed a wanted
ad for a grey horse for trail not to long ago. Does everyone prefer a
light-colored horse? My dark horse has never ever overheated and cools
down very nicely. I try to avoid greys for several reasons, even though I
really like dapples. First of all, I can't keep them clean. Secondly,
white legs tend to get scratches worse (of course, socks on a dark horse
are just as vulnerable. Third, sunburn, no explanation needed. Finally,
in the neoplasia course I had last year, every other signalment was grey
horses. They seem to get every cancer known to horsedom. My prof said
there is no such thing as an older cancer-free grey horse.

Any opinions?

Shannon Loomis and Quail Meadow Star (and Quark, the grey emergency back-up
Arab)