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Gold Spot? Or something else?

http://www.horseforum.com/horse-colors-genetics/gold-spot-shoulder-9181… Looks like a gold spot to me, but I have only been able to find them appearing on a foal or by first shed, not appearing on a 9 year old. Horse has not sustained any injuries, and spot has not been there before now. Any ideas?

Monsterpony Fri, 07/15/2011 - 23:39

If it were more generalized, I would suspect copper defiency. Otherwise, I haven't seen it develop at that old. Have they had the horse for long enough to know that it isn't just a summer coat thing?

Katie Sat, 07/16/2011 - 01:46

They do say that they don't remember him having it last year, so I think that they have had him long enough to rule that out. I am stumped :-?