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Grey horse/black spots??

bigmac May 01, 2010 February 22, 2011

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Hi all, i've just registered on here after posting some pics of my mare on arabian lines somebody suggested asking on here!! I'm just interested to hear peoples thoughts on her colouring, she's a grey? arab, but has black spots?? wondering where these come from, are they a form of dappling? here's some pics... [img]http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz268/natsay/PICT5987.jpg[/img] [img]http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz268/natsay/PICT5988.jpg[/img] [img]http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz268/natsay/PICT5990.jpg[/img] [img]http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz268/natsay/PICT5984.jpg[/img]

Jenks Sat, 05/01/2010 - 06:25

Hello and welcome!

The white around her eyes looks like vitiligo. How long have you had her? I have a PB grey arab with black spots like that. They were caused by a fungus we think (it happened prior to my getting her). The vet said probably ringworm.

Maigray Sat, 05/01/2010 - 07:23

Hello,

That looks like a nice mare. I agree with Jenks, it could be a fungus of some sort, or possibly just leftover pigment that is just lingering. Very difficult to know for sure.

bigmac Sat, 05/01/2010 - 08:46

Ahhh thats interesting, she hasn't had any ringworm with me but it's very possible as she's only been with me since last year so certainly could of had prior to me getting her, they are only visible in her summer coat, the black spots just look like dips in her winter coat (shorter coat) but she appears pure white!!

critterkeeper Sat, 05/01/2010 - 17:16

Okay, as I don't have greys (so far I've missed owning one of that color :rofl ), but couldn't that just be "flea bites" (ticking) that greys get sometimes before they go all grey?

Jenks Sat, 05/01/2010 - 18:03

[quote="bigmac"]Ahhh thats interesting, she hasn't had any ringworm with me but it's very possible as she's only been with me since last year so certainly could of had prior to me getting her, they are only visible in her summer coat, the black spots just look like dips in her winter coat (shorter coat) but she appears pure white!![/quote]

Yep! That's them! Let me upload - Ser is the one in my avatar - that's the end of her winter coat. In the summer, she has been accused of being part appaloosa! LOL Let me find some pics.

Serenity has fleabites too, they are quite different.

bigmac Sun, 05/02/2010 - 09:02

Ahhh wow yes identical, aha so thats it then, well now i know, thankyou :D I also have a fleabitten grey mare and yes very different so i was quite sure this wasn't fleabitten!!