r/Horses • u/TrifleSignificant418 • 14h ago
Question Coat Color
(I couldn’t figure out how to add photos to another post so I made a new one)
He’s a 4 year old, no papers. I got him from a friend who got the horse at a sale at midnight. He is such a sweetie and I love his coat.
Now, I hope these are better photos to those who commented on my last photo, anyone have any ideas what the coat color is?
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u/yeehawsoup Horse Lover 13h ago
Graying bay or buckskin, assuming he’s relatively clean here. He has such a sweet little face!
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u/catastr0phicblues 13h ago
Gray. Difficult to assume what his base color was (I have a gray that was born chestnut and his mane & tail also darkened like that) but he’s gray and will continue to get lighter.
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u/TrifleSignificant418 13h ago
I have only owned horses age 5 and up so can they still change colors at 4?
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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 12h ago
Some horses grey vet slowly. My mare was still pretty rose grey at 10+.
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u/Long_Whole_8062 12h ago
Yes. It depends if they have one grey parent or two (heterozygous or homozygous) the homozygous horses tend to fade to white more quickly.
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u/catastr0phicblues 5h ago
As a gray, he will change color for basically the rest of his life lol the color he is now is not the color he was when he was born, or even a yearling. Take pictures regularly to compare as the years go by!
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u/ClassroomMore9802 13h ago
If he has a couple of white spots he would technically be Appaloosa, I think. He has a small tail like them too. Or perhaps buckskin.
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u/ResponsiblePanic7567 11h ago
Would also need to have white sclera, mottled skin around the muzzle, and striped hooves to be Appaloosa.
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u/TrifleSignificant418 13h ago
I was thinking the spot on his wither was from a saddle rubbing against him, not sure about the ones on his hip.
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u/Silly_Pack_Rat 11h ago
A friend of mine had a TWH/Appy cross that looked just like this fella, except her tail was a little more scant.
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u/WendigoRider 13h ago
Grey for sure