Blue Roan,

SoonersCowGurl · 04-13-2006, 09:51 PM

Ok, I have a question. I bought a Blue roan gelding, last summer he was black his head and stuff, you know, but since i have had him he has changed. I have started feeding him better, and now his black has brown ends. He has always lived in a pasture. But his shoulders and neck have lots of brown, he is shedding will get go back black, he didnt fade last summer. what would make him do it now. help

Moostang · 04-14-2006, 06:10 AM

Roans are known to change colors with the seasons. Some get whiter during certain seasons with others get darker. Someone even get more red, my b/f horse does this, it is very likely the color will go back come summertime.

LuckyAshley · 04-14-2006, 09:04 AM

I have a blue roan paint and at her black points (ears, and some small splotches in the blue roan colored patches) there is some brown/aburnish color in them. It's just their coloration. And, like Moostang said.. they do change with the seasons.
-Ashley

HorseCraze120 · 04-14-2006, 09:15 AM

Like all other horses, Roans do get darker and lighter changing with season.

Shotgun93 · 04-14-2006, 09:19 AM

We had a blue roan in training that changed colors in the seasons. It's pretty normal with roans.

JBandRio · 04-14-2006, 05:08 PM

If the tips of his hair is fading to a reddish/brownish/coppery color, it may be due to a lack of sufficient copper in his diet. Dark horses need more copper than lighter colored horses to maintain the dark color, unless they have inherited the wonderful non-fading gene.

flyingmonkeys2 · 04-14-2006, 06:18 PM

I think this is normal, our red roan mustange changes color, it's like always having a different horse... if only his attitude would change.

SoonersCowGurl · 04-17-2006, 09:54 PM

Thank you guys. Im glad to hear he will go back. Now if he needed more copper what could i feed him. ill look at my supplement and see how much it has.

honey · 04-17-2006, 11:36 PM

i was ince told copper for my black mare when she was turning brown tinge so we fed copper supplement however it made her go even more brown.. we concluded she was a very dark bay and her coat was black due to being dull and not proper colour. The mare then dappled. our coloureed mare is roan and white. she goes dark in winter then goes blue roan then she goes almost white/grey, then she goes strawberry roan and in summer she is almost just bay and white and can hardly see the white through her coat.

SoonersCowGurl · 04-18-2006, 08:12 PM

Hmm that is interesting. Well i know he is Blue roan has been from the day he was born and he is 10. so I was just wantin to know why his neck and shoulders faded

04-13-2006, 09:51 PM	#1
SoonersCowGurl Full Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 45 Images: 10	Blue Roan, Ok, I have a question. I bought a Blue roan gelding, last summer he was black his head and stuff, you know, but since i have had him he has changed. I have started feeding him better, and now his black has brown ends. He has always lived in a pasture. But his shoulders and neck have lots of brown, he is shedding will get go back black, he didnt fade last summer. what would make him do it now. help __________________ Keri'Ann

04-14-2006, 06:10 AM	#2
Moostang Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 9,823 Images: 681 Blog Entries: 55	Roans are known to change colors with the seasons. Some get whiter during certain seasons with others get darker. Someone even get more red, my b/f horse does this, it is very likely the color will go back come summertime. __________________ Don't poke bears... give them honey! http://moostangproductions.com

04-14-2006, 09:15 AM	#4
HorseCraze120 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 10,464 Images: 394 Blog Entries: 4	Like all other horses, Roans do get darker and lighter changing with season. __________________ Ashley i was on HGS when we hit 3 million posts Rules and Sebastian - forever in my heart<3

04-14-2006, 09:19 AM	#5
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,587 Images: 124	We had a blue roan in training that changed colors in the seasons. It's pretty normal with roans. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

04-14-2006, 05:08 PM	#6
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 22,472 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 12	If the tips of his hair is fading to a reddish/brownish/coppery color, it may be due to a lack of sufficient copper in his diet. Dark horses need more copper than lighter colored horses to maintain the dark color, unless they have inherited the wonderful non-fading gene. __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

04-14-2006, 06:18 PM	#7
flyingmonkeys2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jefferson,WI Posts: 1,039 Images: 295	I think this is normal, our red roan mustange changes color, it's like always having a different horse... if only his attitude would change. __________________ His Neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage. William Shakespeare

04-17-2006, 09:54 PM	#8
SoonersCowGurl Full Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 45 Images: 10	Thank you guys. Im glad to hear he will go back. Now if he needed more copper what could i feed him. ill look at my supplement and see how much it has. __________________ Keri'Ann

04-17-2006, 11:36 PM	#9
honey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 754	i was ince told copper for my black mare when she was turning brown tinge so we fed copper supplement however it made her go even more brown.. we concluded she was a very dark bay and her coat was black due to being dull and not proper colour. The mare then dappled. our coloureed mare is roan and white. she goes dark in winter then goes blue roan then she goes almost white/grey, then she goes strawberry roan and in summer she is almost just bay and white and can hardly see the white through her coat.

04-18-2006, 08:12 PM	#10
SoonersCowGurl Full Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 45 Images: 10	Hmm that is interesting. Well i know he is Blue roan has been from the day he was born and he is 10. so I was just wantin to know why his neck and shoulders faded __________________ Keri'Ann

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