Black I think...

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:39 pm

Interesting boy. Bad, bad photo of him, but I think there's some potential under there. I wish he were taller.

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Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:39 pm

RISK AND REWARD (Black H 1999) KRIS S out of BIRR, by FARMA WAY
http://www.pedigreequery.com/risk+and+reward
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Interesting case and possibility! :idea:

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:28 pm

Well I'd guess he IS black if he's registered black then. A little more evidence in my mind that Kris S himself may have been black as well (I've always thought he was and I DID see him up close).

HeadlessHorseman · Postby **HeadlessHorseman** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:30 pm

I say he's black....He sure looks it to me...

I'd like to see some better pics of him...

HH

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:13 pm

Maybe black... I do not like him as a stallion for sporthorses at all.

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:49 pm

He definitely doesn't appear smooth enough in that photo, but it's a really bad photo. I'd like to see him move. He definitely has issues, but I wouldn't judge them from that photo.

springboro · Postby **springboro** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:22 am

he's dark bay in my book

Heidilady · Postby **Heidilady** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:47 am

Isn't it ultimately not a coat color issue but a skin color issue that they can use to tell black vs. dark bay? I saw in that twins thread that one foal was black, the other chestnut--I still can't get over the shades that baby fuzz can be only to be told, e.g., "Oh that's a grey" or something. Is there a quicker way to tell just from eyeballing? How do you know there's an actual bay under the light brown fuzziness?

Not gonna lie, kinda tickled at the idea of having a black stallion. Not that I'm gonna buy one. Just sayin'... I'm a Walter Farley fan.

Runnerandrider · Postby **Runnerandrider** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:20 am

I had a Farma Way daughter (that was stolen out of her pasture but that is besides the point), anyway, she was tested black, so could be coming from the other side as well.

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:09 am

No, unfortunately there is no truly accurate way to tell between bay/brown and black visually.

Derby Lyn · Postby **Derby Lyn** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:46 am

Did you ever find the farma way mare?

Runnerandrider · Postby **Runnerandrider** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:05 pm

No, I keep hoping someone will trace her via her tattoo, since I have a note on her pedigree query page and just let me know she is out there. This was going on 8 years ago, so all I can do is hope she is OK. Having one stolen is hard, but I would feel better if I had anyway of knowing she didn't end up in a bad place.