Dappled

In the dappled shade of the pines the horses escaped the burning sun. They tramped out a network of pathways among the grazing places and the sloughs and springs where they watered.

In his book The Variation Of Animals And Plants Under Domestication, Darwin described a hybrid ass-zebra specimen in the British Museum as being dappled on its flanks.

The more unusual colors are the dappled roan, where the face and legs are light and the body is marked with "reverse" dapples (dark spots on a light background, as opposed to the horse dapple where the dapples themselves are light on dark), ...

The most important stallion to mention is the dappled-grey stallion Shagya, born in 1810. He was bred by the Bani Saher tribe of Bedouins, and came to Babotna in 1836.

The Boulonnais is gray in color, ranging from a very light to a dark dappled shade. An occasional chestnut is seen in the breed.

Most gray horses have black skin and dark eyes; unlike many depigmentation genes, gray does not affect skin or eye color Their adult hair coat is white, dappled, or white intermingled with hairs of other colors.

Today, "Noriker" includes Pinzgauer, and there are four recognized strains: Carinthian (Karntner), Steier, Tyrolean (Tiroler), and Bavarian or South German Coldblood. There are also distinct colour lines, including dappled and brindle coat patterns; ...

those exquisite horses was the dappled-grey stallion Shagya or. After 40 days on a warship Shagya or. outstanding producer that he appears in nearly all Shagya pedigrees and therefor the breed was named after him.

They have a fairly deep girth. Their intelligent heads are small. Its body is strong and the chest is deep. They are very muscular and have natural balance. Its coat is usually dappled gray, but any solid color is acceptable.

See also: Horse, Back, Breeding, Breeds, Stallion