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What color is this guy?

Post by Wiccan »

Hey, I'm really bad at figuring out horse colors and I need some help with this guy:
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/352341

Is he a fleabitten grey on chestnut or something? Almost all the markings he was born with are covered by now.
Thanks in advance!
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it looks to be a greying red dun with appaloosa :)
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Wiccan wrote:Hey, I'm really bad at figuring out horse colors and I need some help with this guy:
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/352341

Is he a fleabitten grey on chestnut or something? Almost all the markings he was born with are covered by now.
Thanks in advance!
If you look at his 0.71 year old pick you see the color around the eyes get lighter witch means he is a flea bitten. What I would say if it was my horse would be a LP body to flea bitten LP

Hope I help but keep in mind I'm not the best at colors
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Wiccan wrote:Hey, I'm really bad at figuring out horse colors and I need some help with this guy:
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/352341

Is he a fleabitten grey on chestnut or something? Almost all the markings he was born with are covered by now.
Thanks in advance!
If you look at his 0.71 year old pick you see the color around the eyes get lighter witch means he is a flea bitten. What I would say if it was my horse would be a LP body to flea bitten LP

Hope I help but keep in mind I'm not the best at colors
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Wiccan wrote:Hey, I'm really bad at figuring out horse colors and I need some help with this guy:
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/352341
FantasyRanch2 wrote:If you look at his 0.71 year old pick you see the color around the eyes get lighter witch means he is a flea bitten. What I would say if it was my horse would be a LP body to flea bitten LP
We are lucky you took pictures as he grew and changed colours, otherwise it would have made it more difficult.

Burning Effigy is more than likely a Fleabitten Flaxen Red Dun with 1 copy of the Leopard switch. (D, f/f, Fg, LP/lp).

He does seem quite intriguing on first glance.
I could tell straight off that he was a Red Dun through the baby photos, and you can tell he has the Flaxen gene since (go to the 0YO picture for the best example) his mane is a pink-ish colour with a dark red lining at the base. As he got older he greyed, and as soon as the greying was complete he got fleabitten spots on his body where some of his Leopard spots were.
If it matters, he only has one copy of the Leopard switch because both his parents share that gene. You can tell it is only one since the edge between the Leopard patterning and the coat is cut clearly.
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Post by Wiccan »

Thank you all for the replies, that was really helpful! Especially your detailed explanation, Sawd10, I would never have guessed that on my own, thanks a lot!! :D
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Wiccan wrote:Hey, I'm really bad at figuring out horse colors and I need some help with this guy:
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/352341

Is he a fleabitten grey on chestnut or something? Almost all the markings he was born with are covered by now.
Thanks in advance!
Flea-bitten Grey.
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Wiccan wrote:Hey, I'm really bad at figuring out horse colors and I need some help with this guy:
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/352341

Is he a fleabitten grey on chestnut or something? Almost all the markings he was born with are covered by now.
Thanks in advance!
Grey on flaxen red dun blanket.
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