My old Walking Horse mare used to be "black" but fade to an almost
"yellow." She had amazing recoveries. However, that had nothing to do
with coat color, heat absorption or any of that - she had a huge heart
a very low resting heart rate and didn't produce a lot of heat from
exercise - less production, less to dissipate.
There are many factors involved.
Truman
Nancy Sturm wrote:
What I want to know is if the difference in
heat buildup would be
enough that, all other things being equal, you'd choose a bay horse
over a black.
My horse, registered as black, fades so fast during the summer months
that by the end of ride season he is lighter than most sorrell and bay
horses. For nice quick recoveries I might choose a grey Arab over my
black Tennessee Walker, but that would probably because of genetics not
color,
Nancy
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“I maintain there is much more wonder in science
than in
pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any
meaning,
science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one,
of
being true.” Carl Sagan
