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Got any horse folks here? My grandson brought a seven-year old chestnut gelding over about a year ago. He joins my 30-year old mare running loose over 20+ acres.
Noticed that the gelding has changed colors - from a chestnut to a dark brown. Never seen this before, have no idea why.
Anybody have some input on this?
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You must have a "horse of a different color"
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Grey Mountain
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I expected that. 
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Change in feed........
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lost its winter coat?
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DianneOK
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Yes, it could be that the chestnut color was bleached out brown or deep chestnut. Sun will bleach the coat. Did he come from a different climate?
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Nope. Had a chestnut for about 20 years - never changed color.
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DianneOK wrote:Yes, it could be that the chestnut color was bleached out brown or deep chestnut. Sun will bleach the coat. Did he come from a different climate?
This is what it sounds like to me too. My jet black mare will turn brown 1/4 way into the summer after shedding her winter coat.
Sadly one of the reasons black show horses never get to see the light of day.
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He may actually be a true liver chestnut that was bleached out by the sun. Depending on the breed, you may not see a lot of them. One of my favorite horses was a liver chestnut so I am particularly fond of them. In the Florida sun, Denny would look like a regular chestnut horse in the sun. When we stalled him for the show season, he would go back to his liver chestnut color. The following is a good link to horse color genetics http://www.horse-genetics.com/chestnut-horses.html
Nutrition can also affect coat color as well.
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Thanks for the links. The horses are more pets than anything else. We seldom ride and I don't see them every day. They roam 20 acres grazing during the summer, I feed them hay and sweetfeed during the winter. I'll keep an eye open this summer and see if he bleaches out.
Climate has not changed. My grandson brought him here from 25 miles away. My grandson also said he would come over weekly to see after him, but I think he's been here about three times in the past year...
...but I rather expected that.
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