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Dark chestnut RDA horse.

Dogrose July 21, 2010 February 22, 2011

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I have been volunteering for a small local RDA, they only have two horses of their own and borrow a few more from the committee and the riding school where they are based. I might not be going back due to needing more hours at work :( Anyway, I have always liked the colouring of this boy, Finn. He is supposed to be an ID cross but he is quite large and heavy so maybe purebred? He is quite old, over 20 anyway. The dark shading/sooty is more concentrated underneath rather than on top, and up close looks like a true chocolate colour, not black or blackish. A bit fat from a couple of months in a very large, lush field. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/DogRose/RDA002.jpg[/img] His behind [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/DogRose/RDA008.jpg[/img] Spotty nose [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/DogRose/RDA005.jpg[/img] More of his blotchy face [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/DogRose/RDA004.jpg[/img] Light hair on his front legs [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/DogRose/RDA007.jpg[/img] Back feet with a small amount of white [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/DogRose/RDA010.jpg[/img]

Third Peppermint Wed, 07/21/2010 - 13:21

I love that color. I have kind of noticed that darker shading seems to start with the legs, mane, and tail, but I theorize you can't see it on black/bay horses since those parts are black anyway.

Third Peppermint Wed, 07/21/2010 - 16:21

How come some chestnuts are really pale around the hooves/lower legs? It doesn't really look mealy to me...

accphotography Wed, 07/21/2010 - 17:32

I find most livers like this are lighter below the middle joints. I think it could be a function of the liver gene as opposed to sooty's bottom up darkness.

ThornandThistle Thu, 07/22/2010 - 01:09

that is what color my new mare is...so i'm pretty convinced she's chestnut :) He's my type of horse...BIG and beautiful :)