Kaffi's chestnuts

When Kaffi arrived in February, it was hard to see anything but his winter coat.

It seemed like he was literally made of hair.

As he shed out - which took forever - I noticed an unusual feature.

It's very obvious here...

No chestnut!

The inside of his left hind leg is completely smooth. You can poke around under the hair all you want - trust me, I have - there's nothing there.

The other hand leg has a little sliver of a chestnut. It's not much, but it's definitely there.

The chestnuts on his forelegs are completely normal.

It turns out this is not actually uncommon in Icelandic horses. Still it's neat seeing - and feeling - it in person. Thank you, Kaffi, for sharing your weirdo legs with me!