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A gray horse (or grey horse) has a coat color characterized by progressive depigmentation of the colored hairs of the coat. Most gray horses have black skin and dark eyes; unlike some equine dilution genes and some other genes that lead to depigmentation, gray does not affect skin or eye color. [1]
A Grey horse is born colored and goes through progressive hair depigmentation as it ages. This is similar to greying human hair, but in horses, it starts soon after birth and continues through different grey shades until the horse is completely white, usually around eight years old.
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Their journey from dark foal to a mature, almost white horse is a testament to genetics’ power and natural transformation’s beauty. By understanding the graying process and the unique health considerations for gray horses, we can better appreciate and care for these remarkable animals.
Gray horses, also known as dappled horses, are a unique color variation within the equine species, characterized by their stunning coat coloration and genetic attributes. The coat color of gray horses can range from a light, almost white shade, to a dark, steel gray, often with a dappled pattern that adds a striking visual effect.
A grey horse is a horse with fur that ranges from nearly white to a dark charcoal-grey. Sometimes, grey horses have spots called dapples. Their manes ranging in color from pale white to slate black. Usually, the mane is a shade or two darker than a grey horse’s body coat.
Gray horses have an admixture of colored and white hairs over a dark skin. Graying is a process that occurs with ageing so that gray horses are born some other color and eventually look almost white (though they are not genetically white horses, which are actually very rare).