Dapple gray is a type of coat color seen on horses. It consists of a dark hair coat with "dapples," or dark rings with lighter hairs on the inside of the ring, scattered over the entire body of the animal.
Dapple gray is an intermediate step in the graying process of the horse. A gray horse is born with a dark-colored coat (brown, chestnut, bay, or black), which gradually changes color as the horse ages, until the horse has a pure white coat (a...
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Dapple gray is a type of coat color seen on horses. It consists of a dark hair coat with "dapples," or dark rings with lighter hairs on the inside of the ring, scattered over the entire body of the animal.
Dapple gray is an intermediate step in the graying process of the horse. A gray horse is born with a dark-colored coat (brown, chestnut, bay, or black), which gradually changes color as the horse ages, until the horse has a pure white coat (a color known simply as "gray"), or a fleabitten gray coat. The horse slowly becomes lighter through the years. Each horse varies in the time it starts to go gray and in the time it takes to complete the graying process.
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