oh no! black horse gone brown!

sweet mustanq · 05-28-2008, 10:45 PM

i just cant do it!

his coat just wont stay black anymore!. HES NEVER GONNA BE MY PURE BLACK BABY EVER AGAIN

haha..sorry kinda ove the top there but i swear..i dont know what else i can do to help keep his color..

i see all these black horses that stay out all the time and just never fade..and then my horse looks like a weird darbayish horse ! lol.

what else do you all do to help keep your horses black.. besides feeding supplements?

Callie's Mom · 05-28-2008, 11:06 PM

is he in pasture/outside during the day? if so he is probably bleaching out from the sun...

superhorse · 05-28-2008, 11:27 PM

I know what its like!!

The best way is to have a rug that protects them from uv on all the time.

Theres not really any other way but you can buy dyes to turn them black again. You wash them with it before a show.

Black horses can be very flustrating.

2manypetz · 05-29-2008, 02:46 AM

I feel your pain. We had paints and i hatet trying to keep the white on them white, and I said I will never own another horse with white on it. I have 2 blacks, a red and a bay roan now. There is what is geneticall a true non fading black i guess like the friesians have. I guess ours are fading black. Our TWh was stunning he was a black beauty but by July he was a dappled brown with black, I hated it. Thye are in a pasture 24/7 I did not want to put a sheet on or stall them. Do you think he could stand under the shade...no! We started supplementing, them with BOSS, bean meal, beet pulp, and ground flax. We have been doign this all winter, and they shed out and have mazing coats, and have not faded YET! I am sure they will, but maybe not as bad. I have heard that paprika is the mane ingrediant in black as knight and I started that last year, but could only find little bottles of it, and that got old buying paprika everywhere i went. I heard that you have to do it in the winter so they shed off the winter coat and the supplements are in the summer coat. I am going to get a big bulk bag of paprika and try it for real this winter. I know I am not nelping much, but you can go to my picasalink and see pictures of our horses, you can see how the black ones sunfaded last year, I will keep posting pictures on there and you will see my little supplement experiment. So far i am happy they look in good condition, their hoofs are wonderful, they shed out so nicely, and are very happy.

CrazyHorse · 05-29-2008, 04:10 AM

You could also try Black as Knight

http://www.chevalinternational.com/page2.html

Heavenly Jumper · 05-29-2008, 06:50 AM

There are feed through supplements such as BAK, and paprika

you can also use a UV protective spray on

or also keep him in a sheet when he's outside during the day.

Dawn · 05-29-2008, 07:15 AM

Are you sure that he isn't actually a bay or brown color? And presents as what we perceive as black in the winter? Just a thought.

There are several feed through products. As well as sheets/protective gear that are UV rated.

AllAroundRdr · 05-29-2008, 07:49 AM

Exactly what I was thinking. My mare is registered "BROWN" on her AQHA papers but holds a near jet black color all year long but has brown dappling throughout. The OPs horse could very well be "brown"

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Originally Posted by Dawn

Are you sure that he isn't actually a bay or brown color? And presents as what we perceive as black in the winter? Just a thought.

2manypetz · 05-29-2008, 08:24 AM

true....here is a picture of a horse we had that was registered brown

and here is some we have that are registered black

the first pic our ASB, the second our TWH that was badly sunbleached, blech! and him now.
They say they are brown if thier "armpits" (dont know what they are called) is brown or has brown on their nose of around eyes they are brown not black.

sweet mustanq · 05-29-2008, 08:56 AM

I have a black tennessee walker. arnt they amazing horses? i just want him black again! ugh.

thanks everyone for the adive. (:

05-28-2008, 10:45 PM	#1
sweet mustanq Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: kentuckyyyy Posts: 865 Images: 80	oh no! black horse gone brown! i just cant do it! his coat just wont stay black anymore!. HES NEVER GONNA BE MY PURE BLACK BABY EVER AGAIN haha..sorry kinda ove the top there but i swear..i dont know what else i can do to help keep his color.. i see all these black horses that stay out all the time and just never fade..and then my horse looks like a weird darbayish horse ! lol. what else do you all do to help keep your horses black.. besides feeding supplements? __________________ Piaffe collection bend slew and midnight Proud Member of the Thoroughbred Club

05-28-2008, 11:06 PM	#2
Callie's Mom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roseville, ca Posts: 860 Images: 130	is he in pasture/outside during the day? if so he is probably bleaching out from the sun... __________________ ~ Kristin ~ Looking for a Horse Boarding facility? www.homeformyhorse.com

05-28-2008, 11:27 PM	#3
superhorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,301 Images: 107 Blog Entries: 2	I know what its like!! The best way is to have a rug that protects them from uv on all the time. Theres not really any other way but you can buy dyes to turn them black again. You wash them with it before a show. Black horses can be very flustrating. __________________ Riding: The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground - Unknown.

05-29-2008, 02:46 AM	#4
2manypetz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victor, Iowa Posts: 899 Images: 68	I feel your pain. We had paints and i hatet trying to keep the white on them white, and I said I will never own another horse with white on it. I have 2 blacks, a red and a bay roan now. There is what is geneticall a true non fading black i guess like the friesians have. I guess ours are fading black. Our TWh was stunning he was a black beauty but by July he was a dappled brown with black, I hated it. Thye are in a pasture 24/7 I did not want to put a sheet on or stall them. Do you think he could stand under the shade...no! We started supplementing, them with BOSS, bean meal, beet pulp, and ground flax. We have been doign this all winter, and they shed out and have mazing coats, and have not faded YET! I am sure they will, but maybe not as bad. I have heard that paprika is the mane ingrediant in black as knight and I started that last year, but could only find little bottles of it, and that got old buying paprika everywhere i went. I heard that you have to do it in the winter so they shed off the winter coat and the supplements are in the summer coat. I am going to get a big bulk bag of paprika and try it for real this winter. I know I am not nelping much, but you can go to my picasalink and see pictures of our horses, you can see how the black ones sunfaded last year, I will keep posting pictures on there and you will see my little supplement experiment. So far i am happy they look in good condition, their hoofs are wonderful, they shed out so nicely, and are very happy. __________________ http://picasaweb.google.com/pianoismy4tay http://youtube.com/user/pianoismy4tay The consequences of your life are too eternal to waste on forgettable moments

05-29-2008, 04:10 AM	#5
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05-29-2008, 06:50 AM	#6
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Camden County GA Posts: 15,245 Images: 1320 Blog Entries: 266	There are feed through supplements such as BAK, and paprika you can also use a UV protective spray on or also keep him in a sheet when he's outside during the day. __________________ My husband is HOME! .'~'. epi tan e epi tas .'~'.

05-29-2008, 07:15 AM	#7
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 30,100 Images: 1328	Are you sure that he isn't actually a bay or brown color? And presents as what we perceive as black in the winter? Just a thought. There are several feed through products. As well as sheets/protective gear that are UV rated.

05-29-2008, 08:24 AM	#9
2manypetz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victor, Iowa Posts: 899 Images: 68	true....here is a picture of a horse we had that was registered brown and here is some we have that are registered black the first pic our ASB, the second our TWH that was badly sunbleached, blech! and him now. They say they are brown if thier "armpits" (dont know what they are called) is brown or has brown on their nose of around eyes they are brown not black. __________________ http://picasaweb.google.com/pianoismy4tay http://youtube.com/user/pianoismy4tay The consequences of your life are too eternal to waste on forgettable moments

05-29-2008, 08:56 AM	#10
sweet mustanq Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: kentuckyyyy Posts: 865 Images: 80	I have a black tennessee walker. arnt they amazing horses? i just want him black again! ugh. thanks everyone for the adive. (: __________________ Piaffe collection bend slew and midnight Proud Member of the Thoroughbred Club

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