I was wondering what colour my yearling is. I can't quite figure out if she's bay or something else because of her white socks. The second picture is more what she looks like in natural lighting.
Brown horses can have black points. This filly looks like a brown to me - she is still coming into her adult coat though, and it will become clearer as time goes on.
In my area, a brown (all shades of brown whether red or true brown) horse with black points is a bay. Apparently it depends on the breed whether you call it bay or brown.
Terms could also be different in different locations.
While this used to be the case, since using the term 'brown' went out of fashion, as Quixotic said, they have now isolated the gene that causes brown. On a genetic level, the horse is different. It is no longer a location thing, like sorrel and chestnut still is. Sorrel and chestnut are genetically the same - bay and brown are not.
Given the colour of her parents, could she be a smoky black?
Status
Not open for further replies.
You have insufficient privileges to reply here.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
The Horse Forum
3.4M posts
92.6K members
Since 2006
A forum community dedicated to horse owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about breeding, grooming, reviews, health, behavior, housing, adopting, care, classifieds, and more!