to settle an argument

[cross_7]

would you call him gray or blue roan ?

[jedstivers]

Blue Roan.

[denvermartinfarms]

blue roan also.

[LazyARanch]

I'd be calling him gray.... Don't blue roans have black heads? I thought in general that the body would roan out but the head stayed darker along with the points. I had a bay-roan and his head stayed solid bay with black points.

[3waycross]

I'd be calling him gray.... Don't blue roans have black heads? I thought in general that the body would roan out but the head stayed darker along with the points. I had a bay-roan and his head stayed solid bay with black points.

Yep! and looks like he's dappled to boot! A side view would be better!

[wbvs58]

In a few more years he will be snow white.
Ken

[chippie]

ditto LazyARanch

Also where ever a roan horse is injured like a bit mark or scrape, the hair will grow in dark (the base color).

This is a blue roan (also called a black roan)



A lot of horses are incorrectly registered as roan when they are really gray. We have a gray horse that is red based. She was born a chestnut color.

[milkmaid]

Definitely gray.

[cross_7]

thanks to everyone