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What color is she?

ainttheybeautiful March 30, 2011 March 30, 2011

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My filly was born on March 27. These are pictures of her taken March 29. What color is she? Is she just a very very very light sorrel? Seems like she has a dorsal stripe too.. I'm confused! Here's her info: Breed: Quarter Horse Pedigree: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/lsxaj (There's a pic of her dad on there) http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/racingqhchic_13/DSCI0017.jpg (her momma is in this one) http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/racingqhchic_13/DSCI0011.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/racingqhchic_13/DSCI0010.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/racingqhchic_13/DSCI0018.jpg

Daylene Alford Wed, 03/30/2011 - 06:53

She's chestnut with a bit of foal countershading. Just to clarify. Chestnut, while used by the aqha to designate a darker shade, is genetically the same as sorrel.

Do you barrel race? I noticed the streakin six.

lipigirl Wed, 03/30/2011 - 07:29

Yes your foal is chestnut - the countershading often looks like Dun but it is commonly seen in foals and is to help camoflauge them, we believe.

ainttheybeautiful Wed, 03/30/2011 - 21:28

Thank you everyone! Yeah the stripe had me confused, but I see that it is just countershading :) Admin, she's gonna be a race horse. We breed racing Quarter Horses and race over all over Texas.

ainttheybeautiful Wed, 04/06/2011 - 15:45

That's a bandage the vet put on her, bc she had to get a couple of stitches by her knee. But we've taken it off now and she's healing just fine :)