[Universicorn]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone on the forums might be able to guess what colour this little fellow might turn out to be. I'm not bothered by colour, but I am really curious :'D

** ALSO, please excuse his poor condition. I bought him as a rescue as his previous owner had too many horses and not enough time or money despite her good intentions. I AM WORKING REALLY HARD TO PUMP SOME FEED INTO HIM, have just got his feet trimmed and teeth done + vet checked him and done some basic handling with him-- so no crit towards me or his previous owner would be very appreciated, thank you!

(This was the photograph posted on his ad when I first saw him, he's about 14 months old in this picture apparently-- He actually looks healthy in this photo..)

(Aaand, him now... Vet believes he is at least 2 or 3 based on his teeth. He's also very different in colour to his advertisement picture. Wondering if the roan colouring will come through in different seasons or whether it will fade out completely..? ++ His full sister is a solid flaxen chestnut w/ a star and his half sister is a bay roan who apparently went through a LOT of colour changes before settling)

 

[Drifting]

He looks like a red roan, and his winter coat is coming in.

Some roans tend to look solid in color in the winter and when they shed out their white appears

 

[Universicorn]

He looks like a red roan, and his winter coat is coming in.

Some roans tend to look solid in color in the winter and when they shed out their white appears

:'D I thought so too-- but my mum and dad seem to think he'll be a solid colour haha. Thanks for the reply <3

 

[Universicorn]

I found a better photo showing his current colour without him looking like so much of a drowned rat ahaha. Note: The hair is white when you look under the top layer of fur.

 

[JCnGrace]

He's roan. I had 2 of them born here and they did the same as yours. Sometimes it was hard to tell they were even a roan without looking close.

 

[QtrBel]

Red roan. I've known a few that winter white with a darker face.

 

[NdAppy]

Roans can have a pretty extreme color change between seasons. That's all that is going on here. Your guy is still a red roan. In the spring he should shed out closer to the sale ad picture.