Iffy Coloring - New Horse Question

[KayaineII]

So I probably should have taken a foal pic with this one..




I'm inclined to believe he's black under all the shiny muscles, but he also looks a little chestnut-y to me. Any comments?

Edit: Pic will update eventually...

[Argent]

Breed him to a chestnut mare. That'll prove whether he's chestnut.

[KayaineII]

Breed him to a chestnut mare. That'll prove whether he's chestnut.

Even if he were black, couldn't he still throw chestnuts?

[Andraste]

Breed him to a chestnut mare. That'll prove whether he's chestnut.

Even if he were black, couldn't he still throw chestnuts?

That's true, but you can try to combat this by breeding him multiple times. If he has four foals by chestnut mares and all four come out chestnut, then it'd be relatively safe to call him chestnut until proven otherwise.

To me, he looks like he's a black varnish roan, where he's just starting to roan, but I haven't seen a black chestnut on here to compare it to, unfortunately.

[KayaineII]

Even if he were black, couldn't he still throw chestnuts?

That's true, but you can try to combat this by breeding him multiple times. If he has four foals by chestnut mares and all four come out chestnut, then it'd be relatively safe to call him chestnut until proven otherwise.

To me, he looks like he's a black varnish roan, where he's just starting to roan, but I haven't seen a black chestnut on here to compare it to, unfortunately.[/quote]

I suspect you're right, and he prolly has tiny spots below his mane or somewhere I can't see. I hate it when that happens, but that's what I've been leaning towards.

[KayaineII]

New question on this one. I'm pretty sure he's not champagne, but beyond that all the others look the same to me...

I'll get his pic taken soon.

[Demon's Gate]

He looks perlino

[orangecacti]

yeah he's perlino