Ended Official BYC 2024 Summer Fair—Equine Show

[Ponypoor]

Good question.
Grey horses are not born grey. They are born what their base color would be. Bay, black, red, palomino, ect. They are also born hyperpigmented. This means if they are black based, they are born jet black instead of the mousy grey color that a true black is. Most, not all I think though have another tell tale sign, they are born with grey goggles around their eyes. By their first foal shed you will start seeing the lighter grey hairs show up in their coat. Grey is a fascinating gene in truth. Some horses grey extremely fast, by 2 or 3 they are a light grey and white before 10. Some grey slow and stay darker and dappled into their teens. Eventually though they will all end up that iconic flea bitten grey almost white horse if they live long enough.

I love when they get those white ring on their eyes

I was really hoping Truly would stay chestnut, I checked for white hairs around her eyes every day when she was born, then at 10’days old the white hairs started sprouting - I was so upset, grey/white horses are so labour intensive when showing.

 

[Ponypoor]

Not an entry:

Dozer, with some nerd on his back.

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Looks like you had fun - dozer is a great name for a horse

 

[azurbanclucker]

Looks like you had fun - dozer is a great name for a horse

He is SOOOOOO ADHD it's not even funny. Needs to be 1/2/3 in line, but if he isn't first he bites haunches to move the front faster. He was super easy to neck rein one handed but definitely stubborn. We were kinda perfect for each other

 

[Ponypoor]

He is SOOOOOO ADHD it's not even funny. Needs to be 1/2/3 in line, but if he isn't first he bites haunches to move the front faster. He was super easy to neck rein one handed but definitely stubborn. We were kinda perfect for each other

Those are the best horses lots of personality - I have a few chickens like that haha

 

[sammi_lynn12]

Entry 1

Raven and I at Lake Michigan.

 

[sammi_lynn12]

Entry 2

Raven and I at the Elkhart barrel show.

 

[sammi_lynn12]

Entry 3

My heart pony the day before I laid her to rest. We spent 20 years together. She was my first pony.

 

[Farmlife2278]

Entry 1

Striker grazing in our backyard

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Entry 1

Raven and I at Lake Michigan.

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Entry 2

Raven and I at the Elkhart barrel show.

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Entry 3

My heart pony the day before I laid her to rest. We spent 20 years together. She was my first pony.

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Love your photos.

Entry 1

Striker grazing in our backyard
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Gorgeous lighting on this one!

 

[Farmlife2278]

Gorgeous lighting on this one!

Thank you!