My horses coat color?

Question

My horse is 9 and i've had him for 5 years. I know it's not his nutrition. He's been black until i moved to this new barn where he's outside more than usual(he's sunbleached now). I have him in a UV sheet all day and even fed him peprika., the Peprika made ihm stop eating. He's been on black as knight...and ti worked for a few motnhs...until i moved barns. Now nothing seems to be working. I know he is a TRUE black because he's been JET BLACK b4 so that's not it. He isn't younger, so it's not like his oat would change colors. It' had to do with the sun, i'm changing from black as knight to blackenall, does this work better from ur experience?

Answer 1

I have one that's blue black until he gets in the summer sun and he rusts. I have never tried a supplement, just let him be. If it really, really mattered I would let him out only at night. I have found that supplements may work a while, but eventually stop doing anything.  But try the new supplement and see if it helps if you like. I think that they might help as long as the coat's still blue black, but once it fades, you'll have to wait for his next growth of hair or try a shampoo for blacks, which has some color depositing products in it.

Answer 2

Most blacks will brighten during summer ESPECIALLY as they get older and this barn or pasture he is in might get more direct sun or his favotire spots to stand might be in the sun instead of the shade if he liked shady spots in the last barn it could be lots of things like that!!

Answer 3

If you want a beautiful black coat It will take alot from you and your horses part......I would not do this unless i was showing, If it is for vanity reasons only I would save my money and time but here goes, First, you have to get your horse out of ANY sun...this means only turning out at dusk and night, riding inside in an indoor and if out ,putting the best quality mesh sheet on as possible, I use Kensington products. next, I body clip, get all that damaged hair off. then look at your nutrition  program to make sure you have the proper protein ratio, coats are made from the inside out...... when inside make sure your horse is wearing some kind of slicker to help the hair coat lay flat and bring out oils. Lastly, groom groom groom, use your mini rubber curry and stimulate his skin for new hair growth, lastly end with rubbing your horse with a soft clean cloth to bring out oils.........there are never short cuts to a great coat, expect 6 weeks before you see that beautiful black coat. all the products in the world are not going to work if you only do it half way....like giving them a bath and using black as night and then turning them back outside to be bleached worse, it a temp fix.

Answer 4

We had a true black that also changed to brown sometimes only in the summer...we didn't try anything.  He'll turn black again so don't worry.

Answer 5

Okay my dad has had the same problem but I have the solution! You can get black sun-flower seeds and if you feed 1 handful twice a day with normal feed his coat will start to go back to black. My dads horse was so bad that she was bleached even in winter, and we started a few months ago now of course in summer and she is almost completely black (just a few hold out spots lol). They work great but you just have to make sure that you get the ones that don't have any special coating on them. The only place that I know of so far that sells them with a special liquid coating is walmart. Other than that you should be good! They also make for good roughage for the horses (yes they can eat the ones with the shells :) )

Answer 6

yea we got tat same thing i was so worried because like it hadn't happened before and one year it just hit her so yea.. now its pretty normal. i guess its just another cycle of the horse or weather... so don't worry it will most likely pass when the winter months get near. if its not thenutrition and everything is check out and okaye you should be good... its good to hear about so horse owners that really care about there horses as much as you.. some ppl just give up and let it be.. im happy you tried all the options first... thx

Answer 7

get a vet to do some bloods on his selinium levels thats what was wrong with a horse i worked with and his owner had to supplement his feed with abit more selinium as when he moved the grass was low in selinium