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Is my blue roan really blue?

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My blue roan gelding is almost 3 years old now. I absolutely love him to pieces! Anyways, I need some educated input on his coloring. I bought him from a guy who got him out of a show barn, he is registered and would have been an excellent show prospect, but he has a scar on his back right pastern. So, automatic dq in the big shows. (Which is fine by me because this is how I was able to get my boy) In the transition of ownership, they were unwilling to release his papers. He was owned by a partnership with three individuals, and one of them did not agree with him being sold and would not sign off.

What do you think about his color? Right now he looks black in his winter coat. These pictures were taken last summer when I got him, he was so lanky and a bit underweight then. He's filled out nicely now.

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#5 ·
There are plenty of "shades" of roan also ... I'll use some photos from a friend's site:




Double has (what I consider) minimum expression .. as does this red stallion below:




Deuce (who is younger) has (what I call) a more classic expression:



Then there is THIS guy ... Roan much??
 
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Have you got any really clear photos of his face? I am beginning to wonder if he is grey - I can see a lot of lighter hairs in his tail, a good calling card of grey as opposed to roan, which does not lighten the tail.
 
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It tends to lighten the tail head more than the rest of the tail. Even extreme cases tend to have a fairly solid colour to the tail before you get very far down:

 
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He has Silver Design on his top side, so yes he has roan in his lines. I'll see if I can find a better pic of his face. I also wondered about grey because of his tail. Is it possible he is a blue roan with an expressed grey gene? I am completely color/genetics ignorant.
 
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Doubtful.

Have you got any clearer shots of his head? Shots of his tail could be helpful too. And his legs. I don't ask for much lol.
 
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