White hair from injury???

Pennymercantile · 08-23-2006, 09:40 AM

I am wondering how big white hair spots can get after an injury...does it have an edge around it?

The reason I am asking is I cannot find any photo's online of injuries and the resulting pigmitation of white that results from them.

I have a yearling that was injured last year and she has about a two inch in diameter jagged area that is white that is supposed to be from an injury..it is long and somewhat wide..The area is pink underneath (skin) and has an area around it that is a little different.

Have you heard of this before?

MissBandit · 08-23-2006, 09:47 AM

That looks like a simple white marking to me...

Pennymercantile · 08-23-2006, 09:49 AM

The previous owners said that it was not there when she was born and they are having the vet who has looked at her sign a statement it was due to an injury.

MissBandit · 08-23-2006, 09:51 AM

Well it mimics a white marking beautifully.

Guess you can't sneak her in as Paint then eh?

JBandRio · 08-23-2006, 09:55 AM

I agree, it's a white marking, not scarring. The pink skin is a giveaway. White hairs from scars still have black skin (on a black-skinned horse, like this), it's just the hair that grows in white.

A mark like this on a foal could be VERY easy to miss. And, sometimes marking change size, both relative to the horse, and in absolute numbers.

Pennymercantile · 08-23-2006, 09:57 AM

She is 100% Foundation Quarter Horse...and they will not allow white markings in their registry just white injuries...

Have you ever heard of an injury mimicing a white marking from a paint?

MissBandit · 08-23-2006, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pennymercantile

She is 100% Foundation Quarter Horse...and they will not allow white markings in their registry just white injuries...

Have you ever heard of an injury mimicing a white marking from a paint?

Nope. Sorry. I think you are stuck with that white marking.

Pennymercantile · 08-23-2006, 10:01 AM

What is funny they are adament and are getting her registered in FQHA that it is an injury...I do not know a thing about horses and am learning..

They are even having a vet sign a statement it was an injury....

Oh well...as long as I get her registered that's all I care about. Her mom is a grey and her dad a Palomino what color skin do they have underneath?

JBandRio · 08-23-2006, 10:05 AM

Pali's have dark skin. Grays have dark skin if they any regular color. Pink skin exists where white markings are, so if the gray was a maximally expressed Sabino (all white), or a mostly white pinto, then the skin would be pink. If the gray was a double dilute, the skin would be pink.

Pennymercantile · 08-23-2006, 10:10 AM

I wonder what reception I'll get at the all breed shows for FQHA?

I really think they honestly believe that she was injured somehow and are just not knowledgable about the pink skin w/white markings...I will keep her anyway she is a nice filly but I really bought her because she was 100% foundation and eligible for registry.

Gayle

08-23-2006, 09:40 AM	#1
Pennymercantile Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,110 Images: 74	White hair from injury??? I am wondering how big white hair spots can get after an injury...does it have an edge around it? The reason I am asking is I cannot find any photo's online of injuries and the resulting pigmitation of white that results from them. I have a yearling that was injured last year and she has about a two inch in diameter jagged area that is white that is supposed to be from an injury..it is long and somewhat wide..The area is pink underneath (skin) and has an area around it that is a little different. Have you heard of this before?

08-23-2006, 09:47 AM	#2
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 13,219 Images: 300 Blog Entries: 43	That looks like a simple white marking to me... __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

08-23-2006, 09:51 AM	#4
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 13,219 Images: 300 Blog Entries: 43	Well it mimics a white marking beautifully. Guess you can't sneak her in as Paint then eh? __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

08-23-2006, 09:55 AM	#5
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 22,348 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 12	I agree, it's a white marking, not scarring. The pink skin is a giveaway. White hairs from scars still have black skin (on a black-skinned horse, like this), it's just the hair that grows in white. A mark like this on a foal could be VERY easy to miss. And, sometimes marking change size, both relative to the horse, and in absolute numbers. __________________ - 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

08-23-2006, 10:05 AM	#9
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 22,348 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 12	Pali's have dark skin. Grays have dark skin if they any regular color. Pink skin exists where white markings are, so if the gray was a maximally expressed Sabino (all white), or a mostly white pinto, then the skin would be pink. If the gray was a double dilute, the skin would be pink. __________________ - 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

08-23-2006, 09:49 AM	#3
Pennymercantile Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,110 Images: 74	The previous owners said that it was not there when she was born and they are having the vet who has looked at her sign a statement it was due to an injury.

08-23-2006, 09:57 AM	#6
Pennymercantile Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,110 Images: 74	She is 100% Foundation Quarter Horse...and they will not allow white markings in their registry just white injuries... Have you ever heard of an injury mimicing a white marking from a paint?

08-23-2006, 10:01 AM	#8
Pennymercantile Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,110 Images: 74	What is funny they are adament and are getting her registered in FQHA that it is an injury...I do not know a thing about horses and am learning.. They are even having a vet sign a statement it was an injury.... Oh well...as long as I get her registered that's all I care about. Her mom is a grey and her dad a Palomino what color skin do they have underneath?

08-23-2006, 10:10 AM	#10
Pennymercantile Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,110 Images: 74	I wonder what reception I'll get at the all breed shows for FQHA? I really think they honestly believe that she was injured somehow and are just not knowledgable about the pink skin w/white markings...I will keep her anyway she is a nice filly but I really bought her because she was 100% foundation and eligible for registry. Gayle

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