Re: RC: White hairs on a chestnut

[owens <owensall@sierratel.com>]

Dear Lif and Lori;
I understand that horses with high white(lots of chrome) and/or a high
percentage of certain Crabbet bloodlines will have a tendency to
roan...get white hairs.  My Khemosabi look-alike has roaning on his
belly, my CMK gelding(liver chestnut) is getting smatherings of white
hairs on his flanks.  The stuff under the saddle might not be roaning,
tho.
Katee
> 
> Lori - I've seen those white hairs a lot on chestnut horses.  Until your
> email, I thought it was just something to do with Arabs.  Also, I've
> only seen the white hairs on the more orangy colored chestnuts (not the
> dark, liver chestnuts) but that might not mean they don't get them.
> Also, the chestnuts I've seen with the white hairs all have had high
> white & lots of white on their faces.  Don't know the why of it, just
> that this is what I've seen.  I'm not sure it's an indicator of a
> problem with gear in any way.  Maybe an extreme sensitivity to
> pressure?  But on the horses I've seen with this white business, none
> have had any pain or bad effects.  Lif
> 
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