can thoroughbred horses be gray?

Question

just curious as i think of my dream horse, can they be gray or white?

Answer 1

yes, thoroughbreds come in many colors. Here is a great page about colors of thoroughbreds.
http://www.whitehorseproductions.com/tbcolor1.html

Answer 2

Gray is a coat color of horses, consisting of black skin, and a hair coat that is white, dappled, or white intermingled with hairs of other colors. Grey horses are usually born bay, chestnut, or black, then white hairs begin to appear at or shortly after birth and "gray out" the horse. Graying can occur at different rates--very quickly on one horse and very slowly on another.

A gray horse whose hair coat is completely "white" will still have black skin (except under markings that were white at birth) and dark eyes. This is how most people can tell a gray horse from a white horse. White horses usually have pink skin and frequently have blue eyes.

Gray horses appear in many breeds, though the color is most commonly seen in breeds descended from Arabian ancestors. Some breeds that have large numbers of gray-colored horses include the THOROUGHBRED, the Arabian, the American Quarter Horse, the Percheron, the Andalusian, the Lusitano and the most famous of all gray horses, the Lipizzaner.


~Hope you find your Horse!!!

Answer 3

All gray thoroughbreds are the decendants of one horse. It is a great story, at one time all grey tb's were deemed not suitable for breeding because they tended to develop skin conditions. They were almost completely wiped out if it were not for one breeder from France. An interesting story, you should google it to read more. My favorite race horses have been grey, tb hunters also.

Answer 4

Yes, thoroughbreds can be gray, and in some phenomenally rare cases, white. They are commonly sorrel, chestnut and sometimes bay, but a horse of a different color pops up every now and then.

Answer 5

Yes, any breed of horse can be Grey.
Now, to touch on something else that I saw several times on the board; There are Jockey Club registered WHITE thoroughbreds. Precious Beauty and her foal Patchen Beauty(born in Lexington, KY) for example. On their papers it says white, not grey, and they are both fully excepted by the Jockey Club. So, while they are indeed rare; they aren't non-existent.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Throughbred horses can be of any color including grey and white. They can basically be any color besides spotted (like an appeloosa) or with patched markings (like a paint or pinto).

They can have blazes, stars, stripes, and white on their legs.

However, remember that Throughbreds are bred for racing, and they are extremely high strung horses. Also, they are very prone to having foot problems. Most of them have very thin white walls, and they can also have very soft or flat feet, so you might want to talk to a farrier who has had experience with Throughbred's prior to getting one, just so that you will know what you are getting yourself into. Also, if you are already looking at the horse, ask him if he would be willing to take a look at his feet.

Answer 8

Yes. Thoroughbreds can come in grey, chestnut, bay, black, etc.

"White" horses are generally considered grey as well- they'd have to be albino to be called white-- no matter how 'white' they look.

A grey horse is usually born nearly black and "greys out' through its life until it looks nearly white. (usually around 10 years old).

Answer 9

Yes they can be gray and white. A truly white TB with pink skin, kind of albino looking, is extremely rare. I think only about 15 are registered.

Answer 10

yes thoroughbreds can be gray. albino (white) horses are very rare and ussually have hearing problems or eye problems. they are only albino if their skin is pink with no gray or black skin. their tounge and mouth has to be pink too (i'm pretty sure). most of the time they have blue eyes.

Answer 11

Sure they can. They aren't really liked by owners and trainers that much because they have a tendency toward melanoma. But I've seen gray Thoroughbreds in races on TV.