My new girl, Sage, is a chestnut rabicano roan.
It's a pretty color and several people have voiced their approval, adding that it's nice that she's both red like Olive and roan like Winslow.
The first time I read this, I thought, "What? Winslow isn't roan!"
Then I looked back over some of his recent photos, and I understood.
He's still shedding.
Even though I have been trying so hard to curry off the last of Winslow's lighter, winter woolies, they're still clinging to him here and there, making him look... roan.
Unlike most colors, where the long, unclipped hair is darker, palomino is just the opposite. The winter woolies are a pale cream and the clipped area is darker, warmer and positively summery.
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Wow!! That photo of Jennifer's mare Lark is just wild!! One would think the coloring would be just the opposite! How striking!
ReplyDeleteIs the reddish marking on her back a type of "bloody shoulder" marking often seen on Arabians??
The reddish marking on the back is one of Jen Buxton's horses, but Lark also just had this start on her back a couple of weeks ago. It's the area under the saddle actually. Because that zone sees a lot of touching and warmth, it's one of the first spots the winter hairs shed off, revealing a patch of the darker summer coat coming in.
DeleteFor the record, that is Trillium's back. She was a Welsh section D I leased in 2011-2012. And yes, Jenn is correct, that area under the saddle is one of the first places palomino's start showing their summer coats.
DeleteTrilli also had a number of very dark soot marks. The biggest one is clearly visible in the side by side comparison of her winter and summer coats. She had other, smaller ones on her legs and hiney.
Oh-darn-posted before I finished comment about Sage! Anyway, how nice to find out what her "true" color is! Can she also be considered a strawberry roan--or is her mane and tail not light enough(even though it's flaxen)??
ReplyDeleteLooking at her photo, I (at first) thought that she might be a silver bay because she looks as though she has dark points on her legs! Buut--if you enlarge the photo, then it just shows that her legs are a little muddy!! haha!
Anyway--Welcome Sage! (I love roans!) And congratulations Jennifer on your new acquisition!! It's going to be interesting to read about your new adventures with her!!
Good bye Winslow (you handsome boy you!!) You will be missed! (Maybe your mama will bring you back by for a trail ride sometime??)
Sage's legs were extremely muddy on that visit. I suspect they will look a lot different when she's here and cleaned up. I was taught that strawberry roan is chestnut roan and red roan is bay roan. However, I've also heard people call chestnut roans, red roans and bay roans blue roans, so I've basically given up on all of that. It's easier just to use the name of the base color.
DeleteWhat a great winter/summer contrast photo.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just love Sage's pretty face!
Congratulations to Sage! I look forward reading about you in the future and wish you all the best! I never regretted getting a young horse. He was three when I bought him, too - like Sage!! Her coloring is just BEAUTIFUL and I love her face, so likeable and open & interested !
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