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Duchess47
10-12-2008, 10:06 AM
Well, every few months. On May 20, 2006, mid afternoon we had a beautiful chestnut colt born. TE Gold Eagle aka Slick when he entered this world.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/duchess47/slick%20908/eagle1.jpg

By the time he was six months old, Slick was a dark chestnut. And not real attractive.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/duchess47/slick%20908/slick1.jpg

When he was a year old, he developed a blood spot on his side, still a dark chestnut but with some parts of his body a bright chestnut and beginning to roan. And he seemed to get less attractive daily. My poor Slick, about all he had to recommend him was his wonderful personality.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/duchess47/slick%20908/slickbloodspot.jpg

Then this spring, he suddenly turned into a varnish roan with black dapples and black spots over his rump. He still had the blood spot but it was fading or roaning a bit and still had some chestnut color on his legs. He lost most of his mane when he did this too. Almost overnight he turned into a unusual and rather attractive horse. Still with the great personality.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/duchess47/slick%20908/slickhalterside.jpg

Now, several months later, my baby is all grown up and he's a blue roan. And a really good looking horse IMHO. His front legs are still chestnut.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/duchess47/slick%20908/slickblack3.jpg

He will always actually be a chestnut but it sure is fun to what the color changes and speculate what he will look like six months down the road. It's like having a new horse two or three times a year.
ownedby7horses
10-12-2008, 11:32 AM
That's pretty crazy how he keeps changing! He's a beautiful guy though. It would be like having a new horse all the time!
Dakota Rain
10-12-2008, 11:40 AM
Your "ugly duckling" turned into a handsome swan!;)
WashingtonBay
10-12-2008, 11:43 AM
Huh! Interesting indeed! I think it would be fairly tough to predict at this point what he's going to shed out to in the spring!
mlle_beau
10-12-2008, 11:56 AM
Wow, he is like a new horse each time. I really like that 4th picture of him, that's a very pretty and unusual color.
Whitedresswind
10-12-2008, 12:20 PM
woah, thats amazing! he sure is pretty!
Gypsy Rose
10-12-2008, 12:22 PM
Pretty neat you get a new horse color about every six months! You'll never get tired of his color, at any rate.

he's a pretty boy!
palomino
10-12-2008, 12:23 PM
You gotta love appys- they change every year LOL!!!
vicklynn
10-12-2008, 12:26 PM
How cool. Ive never seen a horse change colors like that.
I love the dapple, that was very cool.
Keep us updated on his changes.
Duchess47
10-12-2008, 12:26 PM
It sure is fun to watch and it's interesting never knowing what he'll look like the next time I go out to the barn. And people inquiring on him to purchase must think I'm nuts. I'll advertise him as a chestnut and send them pictures of a roan. Then advertise as a varnish roan and people come out and see a blue roan. The only thing that stays consistant except for his personality is his blaze and his stockings.
zoel_222
10-12-2008, 12:31 PM
Wow it's pretty wild how they change like that. He's a gorgeous horse!
KCandAllegro'sMom
10-12-2008, 01:09 PM
Wow I love the coloring when he was varnish roan with the black dapples. Gorgeous. He's turned out good.
HeartofSteel
10-12-2008, 01:13 PM
Oh my goodness, he is way cute in that dapply picture! Well he's cute in all of them but that one is really neat!
doc_western
10-12-2008, 01:49 PM
haha, that's so cool that his color changes so much!!:cool: i love that dappley picture...very cute!
rather-b-riding
10-12-2008, 03:38 PM
that is pretty cool! I can't believe that is the same horse :cool:
Equine_Woman
10-12-2008, 04:28 PM
Whoa!!!! That's a GORGEOUS horse!!! I love how much he changed!!! I thought Sonora changed a lot so far but she's got nothing on your boy!!! Gorgeous!!!!! I love that 4th picture!!!! What a beautiful boy!
lovesfortune
10-12-2008, 06:02 PM
Wow, he's changed a lot! You would never recognize him!
Mandzanita
10-12-2008, 06:52 PM
That's got to be the craziest color change I've ever seen. That particular season in his life when he had the dappling is probably the most unique color I've ever seen! Very pretty horse :)
cloedoll
10-12-2008, 06:57 PM
Whoa, that's crazy! I could the cuteness in his 'ugly days,' though. Beautiful horse you have. (:
Duchess47
10-12-2008, 07:20 PM
Thanks everyone :) After 30 years of raising appaloosas I thought I'd seen it all until Slick. Looking forward to spring and maybe another change.
Blue
10-12-2008, 07:43 PM
Wow! That's really cool!
ItsPrimeTime
10-13-2008, 08:48 AM
That is amazing! I love how he kept his chestnut legs :)
sugarsgirl
10-13-2008, 08:58 AM
Whao, thats pretty cool!
Country Girl 43
10-13-2008, 09:28 AM
I love the changes....that is awesome!
NJrider
10-13-2008, 09:31 AM
Holy moly I had no idea a horse's color could change that much so quickly! FWIW I thing he's cute in every single picture :)
Ariesgrl131
10-13-2008, 03:06 PM
wow I love his second to last pics, very handsome
JetLagaside
10-13-2008, 03:42 PM
What a pretty boy! :)
AppyLady
10-13-2008, 03:44 PM
Gotta love those Appaloosas!
Gliderider
10-13-2008, 05:37 PM
Cool horse very handsome boy.
PatriotsDreamer
10-13-2008, 05:52 PM
That is crazy but im sure it kept things interesting. I think he is amazingly unique! beautiful horse
Chavhorse
10-14-2008, 03:59 AM
I need to take some more pics of Nevada, the pics I have posted are all his sale ones which were taken in May...even in the last two weeks I have noticed more and more roaning coming through....He is actually mostly a strawberry colur now with bright Bay and black legs.... it's great I have no idea what I am going to end up with. And of course no idea of which colour tack to buy!! Appy people at what age do they finally stop changing (for a while) or do they really change each season?

Yours is a beautiful boy but I so get you about the ugly duckling stage Vardi is currently sporting an enourmous sized head, and huge feet both of which he needs to grow into!....my other half refers to him as the spotty yoof!
magayle
10-14-2008, 04:47 AM
:jawdrop:wow gorgeous!!
Ms Eddi
10-14-2008, 05:36 AM
That rocks!! and I thought he was pretty at every color, LOL My gray is turning almost white.
AppyLover
10-14-2008, 07:13 AM
I Love him!!!

Amazing the color changes he is going through. Just stunning!

I love Appies.
Duchess47
10-14-2008, 09:01 AM
I need to take some more pics of Nevada, the pics I have posted are all his sale ones which were taken in May...even in the last two weeks I have noticed more and more roaning coming through....He is actually mostly a strawberry colur now with bright Bay and black legs.... it's great I have no idea what I am going to end up with. And of course no idea of which colour tack to buy!! Appy people at what age do they finally stop changing (for a while) or do they really change each season?

Yours is a beautiful boy but I so get you about the ugly duckling stage Vardi is currently sporting an enourmous sized head, and huge feet both of which he needs to grow into!....my other half refers to him as the spotty yoof!

Boy, I don't have an answer to that. Some never change, some change with the seasons, some change for no visible reason at all.

Vardi will end up beautiful - isn't it amazing how they can go from beautiful to ugly and then back to beautiful with their growth spurts.