Here's another good example of a black horse. I didn't have time to hunt down any closeup shots of a black TB. But it's just to illustrate the difference betwwen what is black and what appears black..
http://www.sapphirefarms.com/scottsdalephotos.htm
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Summer horse.
Her name is Rsocialbutterfly. I sold her in the winter of last year. The people who have her adore her. She raced but never ran very well. She tried her heart out but her legs could just not keep up.
Nice pics Sunday Silence. Very shiny, lovely looking boy. My first horse was a gray Arabian gelding by Gai Parada. I still have him, he is 20 yrs old now.
Her name is Rsocialbutterfly. I sold her in the winter of last year. The people who have her adore her. She raced but never ran very well. She tried her heart out but her legs could just not keep up.
Nice pics Sunday Silence. Very shiny, lovely looking boy. My first horse was a gray Arabian gelding by Gai Parada. I still have him, he is 20 yrs old now.
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There was a link to the official gray paper, with a pretty nice explanation of the genetics of the color.
In short the gray gene causes the pigment producing cells to speed up production. This caused more color, so a light bay appears dark bay or black, then the cells ---wear out---for want of a better description. As they begin to fail they produce less pigment till they are producing no pigment at all.
Neat.
In short the gray gene causes the pigment producing cells to speed up production. This caused more color, so a light bay appears dark bay or black, then the cells ---wear out---for want of a better description. As they begin to fail they produce less pigment till they are producing no pigment at all.
Neat.
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xfactor fan wrote:There was a link to the official gray paper, with a pretty nice explanation of the genetics of the color.
In short the gray gene causes the pigment producing cells to speed up production. This caused more color, so a light bay appears dark bay or black, then the cells ---wear out---for want of a better description. As they begin to fail they produce less pigment till they are producing no pigment at all.
Neat.
That actually makes sense, the cells use up all of their pigment too quickly and the hair ends up colorless. Cool!
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