Equine colors

Have you ever seen a horse with stripes running down its coat and wondered what you were looking at? Brindle horses have an unusual pattern that raises a natural question: how does a horse end up with stripes like that? Quick answer: A brindle horse has irregular, mostly vertical stripes in its coat, often with …

Do baby horses change color? Yes — often dramatically. Foals are born with a soft, muted birth coat that sheds between three and four months of age, revealing the adult color underneath. Gray horses take the longest, continuing to lighten for years before often becoming nearly white. First major shed: 3–4 months — the fuzzy …