Re: RC: White hairs on a chestnut

["Patricia O'Rourke" <rainbow.ranch@mindspring.com>]

I have a 3 year old Paso Fino gelding, orangy-chestnut in colour, with the
roaning on belly, flanks and hips *and* white marks about the size of a  50
cent piece on either side of his back, behind the withers; it looks for alll
the world like pressure marks from a saddle, except he was born with them.
His sire is a palomino with sabino markings.   His half sister from a
Peruvian mare is a deep liver chestnut with flaxen mane and tail and
also has
the roaning on belly and flanks, but thankfully not the wither spots.    The
red colt has a blaze and 3 stockings, but the liver chestnut filly has
only a
tiny dot of white on her forehead, and no leg markings at all.

Patty O'Rourke
Rainbow Ranch Paso Fino Horses and Icelandic Sheep
Clayton, WA

>
> >
> > Lori - I've seen those white hairs a lot on chestnut horses.  Until your
> > email, I thought it was just something to do with Arabs.  Also, I've
> > only seen the white hairs on the more orangy colored chestnuts (not the
> > dark, liver chestnuts) but that might not mean they don't get them.
> > Also, the chestnuts I've seen with the white hairs all have had high
> > white & lots of white on their faces.  Don't know the why of it, just
> > that this is what I've seen.  I'm not sure it's an indicator of a
> > problem with gear in any way.  Maybe an extreme sensitivity to
> > pressure?  But on the horses I've seen with this white business, none
> > have had any pain or bad effects.  Lif
> >
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