Comments on: What Color is Comanchee?

By: Karen Bowden

Karen Bowden — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:21:11 +0000

Try the book called “The Color of Horses”. I just checked Amazon and it is still in print by Ben K. Green. It has very detailed explanations about horse colors and how it works. Very scientific but enjoyable to read. I got a copy *years* ago as an equine artist to study horse colors for my paintings.

By: Joy

Joy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:10:11 +0000

You’ll have to wait until winter. When his winter coat grows in you’ll have a better idea if he is chestnut or dun.
A horse’s color can wash out due to poor nutrition or unusual diet as well as bleached by the sun if kept without shelter. I’ve even seen ammonia fumes from urine fade a horse’s coat if kept in a poorly aerated barn. Convalescent horses who lay in their own urine soaked shavings will also get bleached on the side that they prefer to lay on.
Once his winter coat grows in, you’ll have a better idea! Good luck with him!

By: Caroline Putus

Caroline Putus — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:29:58 +0000

Hi There

From what I can see in the pix above, I think Comanchee is light chestnut. Hope you find a good home for him.

Kind regards

Caroline

By: rwills83

rwills83 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:26:13 +0000

I would have to think Red Dun??

By: mary hyde

mary hyde — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:55:07 +0000

This is what is called a red dun in my neck of the woods.