Bay foals usually have so little black hair on the legs that their body is often perceived to be a single color.
For example: Chestnut foals sometimes need nearly a month for pigmentation of skin and iris to develop. Throughout this book I have mentioned common variations in foal colors. That said, even an approximate knowledge of the typical changes of color as an equine ages can help with initial registration of foals and also in disputable cases of animal identification.įoals, as a rule, are born quite pale, sometimes with light eyes and almost pink skin. Many owners try to determine the color of a horse when the animal is very young, but it is actually important not to hurry with such definition.
That said, the color phenotype and hair’s appearance can change.Īge-dependent color change, especially from foal to adult, is a relevant issue for horse breeders. However, hair color has a genetic basis and cannot fundamentally change in the same individual. Sometimes you hear about surprising cases of color change in a horse, with one color specified in breed registration or veterinary documents, which some years later cannot be recognized. The color of a horse is exposed to changes of a varying degree during the animal’s lifetime.
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