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Learn Your Horse Colors
There is a huge variety of horse colors and they all stem from four bases, on top of that coats can be affected by a variety modifiers, dilutions and white patterns. Base Colors There are four basic horse coat colors: black, chestnut, bay and brown. From these stem the wide variety of color modifications, dilutions […]
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Horse Color Modifiers – Flaxen
Flaxen Shades There is a fairly wide variety of flaxen shades, but they fall under four (slightly) different general chestnut categories. Liver Chestnut Red Chestnut Standard Chestnut Sandy Chestnut White Patterns on Flaxen Flaxen animals can be affected by
Horse Basics
99 Plants that can Damage the Health of Your Horse
Did you know that oats can be poisionous to horses?
Equine Online
Nickerit – Horses Gallop onto The Social Web
*Update, as of 12/22/08 it appears Nickerit is history. Check out my list of social networks for horse enthusiasts to find other horse communities online.
Equine Online
Girls Horse Club Blog – Cool New Redesign
As I’m working on my own redesign I’ve been searching the web to find inspiration. I found Girls Horse Club Blog, and I like the design. So I thought I’d share it. They feature articles from many facets of the horse world, like International Horse Girls, Finding the Right Barn, You Know You’re a Horse […]
Horse Basics
Horse Color Modifiers – Mealy / Pangare
Identifying a Mealy This is one modifier that is fairly easy to visually identify, they almost always have obvious pale hairs around their muzzle. The other soft spots tend to be affected in varying degrees. Here are some of the characteristics that define a pangaré animal and generally the easiest way to identify them. Light […]
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Horse Color Modifiers – Sooty / Smutty
Basic Smutty Shades This coloring can be found on chestnut, black, bay and brown coats. Although for obvious reasons, darkening of the coat only has a visible affect on variations of bay, brown and chestnut animals. The cause of this coloring and how it’s passed on genetically is unknown. Chestnut Base Bay Base Brown Base […]
Horse News
The First Cloned Horse Reproduces – Ruins Fugly Horse Business Model
Putting Good Stuff Out of Business Sites like Fugly Horse of the Day earn their traffic by slaughtering (with words) the fuglier aspects of the species (or should I say those that breed & sell them). If we continue to clone horses, this poor website will be rendered obsolete, which is sad because it makes […]
Horse Basics
Define Your Horse’s Face Markings
Horse face markings are as varied as the animals who wear them. Each horse marking is wholly unique to them, but most fall under several broad categories. Bald Face Apron Face Blaze Stripe Star Faint Snip None Interrupted Blaze or Stripe Irregular Badger Face Occluded Markings Medicine Hat War Bonnet Belton Spots Ermine Spots Reverse […]
Horse Basics
Define Your Horse’s Leg Markings
Almost all horses have leg markings of some sort, from a tiny spot of white to whole white legs. Here are the general definitions of each marking, which are a bit more definitive than markings on the face because they are based on leg anatomy. Coronet Pastern Fetlock Sock or High White Stockings Black Socks […]
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Horse Colors – Unexplained Markings and Patterns
Unexplained Markings and Patterns While some of the rarer markings are the result of various white patterns (especially pinto), there are also plenty of unexplained markings and patterns. Some of which have had geneticists scratching their heads for years. Bend Or Spots Birdcatcher Spots Blood Marks Brindle Chimera Chubari Marks Dominant White Fungal Marks Gulastra […]
Horse Basics
Horse Color White Patterns – Roan
Roan Shades Roaning can affect any base color and creates a huge rainbow of amazing colors that range in variety from pink to blue. A foal may be born their base color and show the pattern upon first shedding, but the pattern remains consistent from year to year. Blue Roan Strawberry Roan Bay Roan Seal […]