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chestnut with black mane and tail

how common is it to see a chestnut with a black mane, tail and forelock. Just theres one recently arrived at my friends work place and it looks soo strange it looks bay til you see its legs and its def chestnut. [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/mistonia/IMG_6919.jpg[/img] [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/mistonia/IMG_6922.jpg[/img] [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/mistonia/IMG_6920.jpg[/img] [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/mistonia/IMG_6923.jpg[/img] [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/mistonia/IMG_6924.jpg[/img] horse is four and registered chestnut

Sara Sat, 06/27/2009 - 21:55

I'd say it's not SUPER common but not rare, either. I've seen a few. Peanut (Tickle x Cory from last year) is getting a chocolate brown mane and a flaxen tail. I'll take photos if he EVER decides to shed this summer! He's the last one holding on to hair and there is no way I can clip him... little terror...

rabbitsfizz Sun, 06/28/2009 - 04:36

Interesting!!!
I do not think the mane is black, but I also see just a hint of colour on the legs....so, two possibilities. (Unless he is out of two chestnuts, of course!!)
a) He is minimal Wild Bay
b) He is Chestnut with a dark mane and tail!!

:GTM

mistonia Sun, 06/28/2009 - 05:35

its a full tb going to be in traiing this year. Its mane and tail is jet black when my sister said to me about it i thought it was very strange, i thought it was bay til i went into its stable.

Heather Sun, 06/28/2009 - 08:29

i can see int he pic that the tail is not pure black, i see a red hue to it, sometimes you have to really take the pics int he sun to see the true color, a stall can be tricky.

accphotography Sun, 06/28/2009 - 08:53

Well bays tails often have a red hue too. And I HAVE seen chestnuts with tails that look completely black (even though they supposedly can't be).

Sara Sun, 06/28/2009 - 11:06

Yeah, the one I knew with coloring like this was also a Thoroughbred. The stable manager had him down on his paperwork as bay when he first came in and I corrected her. My money is still on chestnut with this one as well although I agree that bays can have reddish manes and tails on occasion.

nerd Wed, 07/01/2009 - 22:33

I've also seen other thoroughbreds like that (but then again I'm most familiar with them so that's kinda circular logic). It can be really confusing--from the neck up they can be a dead ringer for bay but then the rest of the body is clearly not.