Gray (horse)

Gray or grey is a coat color of horses characterized by progressive silvering of the colored hairs of the coat. Most gray horses have black skin and dark eyes; unlike many depigmentation genes, gray does not affect skin or eye color[1] Their adult hair coat is white, dappled, or white intermingled with hairs of other colors. Gray horses may be born any base color, depending on other color genes present. White hairs begin to appear at or shortly after birth and become progressively lighter as the horse ages. Graying can occur at different rates very quickly on one horse and very slowly on another. 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 Welsh pony, and the most famous of all gray horse breeds, the Lipizzaner. Many people who are unfamiliar with horses call gray horses "white." However, 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.

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A. Helene Robinson, Ed.D., Ed.S., M.S.: Studied Educational Leadership in Teaching and Learning at Liberty University, Early Childhood Special Education and English for Speakers of Other Languages at University of Miami, and Emotional Handicaps at Nova Southeastern University. Assistant Professor at Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL.