Not-So-Speedy Dressage
From Endurance to Dressage
Big Brown Horse is once again turning brown. By late summer he was looking suspiciously like a buckskin. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but he just didn't look like his normal, dark brown self. Izzy looks pretty good as a buckskin, although he loses all of his shine. Even so, I've never bought or sold a horse because of his color. Well that's not exactly true. When I bought Speedy I was looking for a gray, but you don't have to search very hard to find a gray Arabian. Like it does each September, Izzy's nearly black coat popped out almost overnight. I think it's fascinating how quickly he loses his faded coat color. It literally changes every single day during the end of September through the beginning of October. By the next day, he was an even darker shade of brown, almost black in fact. By early November he'll be seal brown with dapples. But of course by mid-winter, he'll be back to his lighter coat color. Just for comparison, here's that August photo again. I've never had a horse whose coat changed that dramatically from season to season. There should be a prize for this. Can we at least get a ribbon?
lytha
10/7/2019 10:24:28 am
Amazing. California's magic multi-colored coat. 11/23/2019 07:33:45 am
Speedy's flea bites (LOL) appeared early, but they haven't increased in number. Some horses look almost brown they have so many flea bitten spots! My chestnut mare never changed in color. Her winter and summer coats were the exact same color. :0)
lytha
10/7/2019 10:25:33 am
Hey, but you had a chestnut. And I know how they change by the seasons too! Tell us how she changed season by season.
Sherri
10/9/2019 08:53:08 am
I think its the seal bay horses. I just bought one in April. When I tried him the end of March he looked like a black bear, with light brown points and essentially black coat. However by June he was a plain bay, then got a little light by July and August. Now he is slowly getting back is black bear look! 11/23/2019 07:34:41 am
Izzy's beautiful dark coat is once again lightening as we head into summer. I only get that beautiful seal brown for a few months a year. Comments are closed.
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About the Writer and RiderI am a lifelong rider.
I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010. Welcome to my dressage journey. About Speedy GSpeedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.
About IzzyIzzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.
National Rider AwardsState Rider Awards
State Horse Awards
Working Towards:
CDS Sapphire Rider Award Third Level: 63.514% Third Level: 62.105% Fourth Level: Fourth Level: 2023 Show Season
Show Rating (***) CDS/USDF/USEF (*) CDS (s) Schooling (c) Clinic (r) Ride-a-Test Clinic 2023 Show Schedule
TBD 2023 Completed … Pending 2023 Qualifying Scores
Regional Adult Amateur Competition (RAAC) Qualifying Training Level 3 Scores/2 Judges/60%: Score 1: Score 2: Score 3: Archives
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