ok so I have posted pics before when I first got my mustang and we all agreed on her color but I just have to post some pics of her color change. I am wondering what you all think. I have had people telling me she is all these different things from she is part appy to she is graying out. I dont think so I just personally think she is cute but I would love to have a for sure thing to tell people when they give me 20 questions about her color thanks
btw the lighter ones are the newer ones. She is just a wonderful pony but I am trying to lease her to help w costs and penning down her info would help. Also I know she is a mustang out of Nevada but that is all the info could that make her have appy or draft blood in her I was wondering any mustang info too thanks
yep see hard to pin point but either way its a lot to say lol. My daughter keeps saying mom I think your wrong and she is half appy..I know appys have came out of the herd she was in so idk maybe
I disagree with you here Peppy I think she is a varnish roan rather than a classic roan. I don't see any pinto though Nokota. I think the photos where it looks like a clear difference between light and dark hair are later shown to be misleading when the patch on the side disappears again. I do think a chestnut base - the fetlocks and coronets being so orange is a dead give-away there.
They reason I said classic over varnish was because her face remains dark and it looks like she has the upside down V's on the legs. Also it looked like she had a corn spot on her hip in the second pic. So you know you gotta explain why you say varnish over classic cause you know I love learning why. Posted via Mobile Device
I agree with chestnut base, but I'm on the fence about varnish or classic roan. The lack of anything on her face makes me think classic, but her back legs are throwing me off because they look more varnishy. :?
Looking at those pictures I think classic roan too. I still think a chestnut base as opposed to silver - I just am not feeling the same tone that I usually do from a silver IYKWIM? However, roan plus a long weekend with little sleep could be messing with my eyes lol.
HMA? sorry I dont know what that stands for lol.
I love that her color is crazy and different everyone at the ranch argues about what color she is and I pretty much tell them there guess is as good as mine! But I must say I love mustangs and would get another in a heart beat if I could afford
thanks you guys for all the input
Varnish affects the face as well as the body, is progressive/horse will gain more and more white every year, and tends to leave color on the "hard" parts (facial structures, legs, point of hip, etc).
Classic normally does not touch the head, can have seasonal variations, does not progressively get more white.
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