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Post by Michelle Clarke on Jan 3, 2012 23:04:52 GMT -5
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Post by stormyranch on Jan 4, 2012 22:54:57 GMT -5
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Jan 4, 2012 23:10:02 GMT -5
Gorgeous horse...interesting color for sure.
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Post by kimk on Jan 5, 2012 10:16:15 GMT -5
He looks red dun to me
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Post by DianneC on Jan 5, 2012 18:54:32 GMT -5
I think so too, he'd be liver chestnut or something similar without the dun gene. Gorgeous.
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Post by horses4ever on Jan 19, 2012 16:46:49 GMT -5
I found this to be very interesting. I don't know how to add photos to this, but I would like to show a pic of my filly. She is a 3yo Nokota horse named Spirit. The interesting thing about her is she's a grulla, but she has brindling. Sometimes it can be so light that you can't really see it though, and also her dorsal stripe doesn't end at her tail, it goes right under her belly. Here is a link to a photo of her as a baby, I'm sorry if you can't see it. www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=197048953670485&set=a.141726889202692.20825.100000961463924&type=3&theater |
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Post by gotkiger on Jan 19, 2012 17:10:16 GMT -5
if wouldnt let me see it  |
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Post by horses4ever on Jan 20, 2012 14:00:25 GMT -5
Aww okay. How do u post pics onto this? Maybe I could post one on here. Oh wait, I have a youtube vid with her in it, I'll post the link
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Post by horses4ever on Jan 20, 2012 14:09:28 GMT -5
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Post by DianneC on Jan 20, 2012 15:21:24 GMT -5
They are both greying. You can see it in the tail first.
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Post by horses4ever on Jan 20, 2012 15:26:48 GMT -5
I'm not sure. Spirit's grown a thick winter coat and has REALLY darkened back up because of it.
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Post by gotkiger on Jan 23, 2012 11:47:58 GMT -5
I would have to agree that the both look like they are graying out. if you can pull some tail or mane hair you can send it into UC Davis for color testing and test for gray to see if Spirit really is graying out.
To add pictures upload to photobucket first, then copy the IMG code and paste in the message or reply box where you want to add a picture... that is how I do it and I am sure there are many other ways to do it.
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Post by sbutter on Jan 23, 2012 12:39:00 GMT -5
I'd agree with the greying factor.
I guess the other good indicator (if you don't color test) would be time. Do you have any other pictures of her when she was younger? Some kigers seem to grey out really slowly and hold on to their dun factor for a long time. It's natural for horses to get darker in winter, so you may have to look at several years to get a better idea of what the color is doing. The bottom of the tail is a good indicator of greying, especially if it was dark when she was younger.
We have a grey mare at home that has always been "dark" with her dapples and I didn't notice the fade until I saw some younger pictures of her. I always thought of her as a dapple grey, but now she looks more like a white grey. I would not have noticed the difference without those pictures or someone reminding me that she wasn't getting any younger.
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Post by DianneC on Jan 23, 2012 21:06:26 GMT -5
sorry to be so brief, nice looking horse. New iPad and I can't type very fast
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Jan 24, 2012 7:46:18 GMT -5
They are greying; most horses greying will go through a period where they darken up with winter hair and shed out actually lighter than they were the previous year.
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