I vote blue roan too, because it hasn't affected his face (that I can see).
Hard to tell from the picture though. The big question is, has he always looked like that from when he shed his foal fluff, or has the roaning/grey increased? There's your answer.
I would say that he is a gray he does have gray thru out his head and legs which roans don't. Also a true blue roan is not supposed to have any red hair in them at all and he has red all thru his mane. Also roans will usually turn black in the winter.
It's also hard to tell just based on if he is getting lighter or not. I have a gray and a blue roan. My gray gets lighter and lighter every year and my blue roan gets lighter ever second year.
It's hard to see from your pic if your horse has a "solid" black head. If so then he is a ROAN. If his head is greying as well then I'd say grey..
Greys get lighter each year, Roans change seasonally when they shed but the head stays dark. AND one more tip.. On a True Roan if there is an injury the spot will grow back in base coat, black on a blue roan, Bay on a bay roan sorrel on a red roan etc.. Make sense?
I would say that he is a gray he does have gray thru out his head and legs which roans don't. Also a true blue roan is not supposed to have any red hair in them at all and he has red all thru his mane. Also roans will usually turn black in the winter.
It's also hard to tell just based on if he is getting lighter or not. I have a gray and a blue roan. My gray gets lighter and lighter every year and my blue roan gets lighter ever second year.
I have seen many roans stay that color in the winter and get even lighter in the summer. Its a blue roan. Its head is darker then the rest of its body.
I looked up teh term steel gray. I thought Grulla's had more tannish coloring. But hey. If it were my choice I would still say Blue Roan. lol. Thanks for the input. :wink:
I'd defiantly say blue roan,
check out this website, it goes deep into detail and tells lots about different colors. http://www.equinecolor.com/roan.html blue roans can differ so much.
This is my horse when she was younger, ( I already know what color she is) what color do you all think she is.
Just curious.
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