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Title: Coat Colour?
Post by: Carly Rae on October 02, 2017, 03:52:01 AM

I haven't yet introduced the newest addition to the family (excluding Piper).

Everybody, meet Lou-Lou, I've owned her for a bit over a month, but known her very well since 2013. Shes Willow's daughter, and came to live on our property in 2013, belonging to family friends. She left in 2015 when she went back to our friend's parents, but due to her owners health issues they decided to sell her, our family friends couldn't take her and being Willow's daughter I decided to buy her. Her facial features resemble Willow's so much, and with Willow getting age on her, I think it will be special to have her daughter.

I just wanted to ask your opinions on her colour, I can't find photos of her father, but know he was a chestnut pinto.
The photos are from 2013-14, one from winter and 2 from summer.  :)

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Carly Rae on October 02, 2017, 03:54:56 AM

In this one you can see the facial similarities between Lou Lou and Willow  :)

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Chanda on October 02, 2017, 09:00:48 AM

Top two pictures she looks silver black, usually referred to as Taffy in Australia.   I can't explain the paler color in the other pictures.

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Holly on October 02, 2017, 12:30:50 PM

I agree silver black, sometimes also called silver dapple. Pretty girl!

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Post by: Ryan on October 02, 2017, 06:17:55 PM

I agree with Holly and Chanda Carly  :)

Is that willow in the first two Pics ? 

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Carly Rae on October 03, 2017, 03:10:21 AM

Thank you  ;D It's been bugging me not knowing what colour to call her, I've been calling her 'a creamy-browney colour with dapples'
Ryan, all the pics are of are Lou Lou, and the last one is both Lou Lou and Willow,  Willow is on the left   :)

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: dcwolcott on October 03, 2017, 06:09:52 AM

I, too, agree with Chanda and Holly and Ryan.

She's a pretty girl!

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Ryan on October 03, 2017, 06:11:12 PM

So does she go that pale creamy colour in winter ?

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Carly Rae on October 04, 2017, 12:12:23 AM

Yep, in winter she is very light, her summer coat comes out darker  :)

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Post by: Anna on October 04, 2017, 03:12:38 PM

I'm useless with colours but have to say that she's very attractive and I'm glad that you decided to buy her.

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Ryan on October 04, 2017, 06:50:24 PM

Likewise Anna , im useless with colours too :)

She is lovely :)

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Carly Rae on October 05, 2017, 05:05:30 AM

Thank you  ;D I'm happy that I got her as well, shes around 9hh and she will make a good lead line pony with Kevin.

Although when she left in 2015, I am fairly sure they hadn't trimmed her hooves at all. Our friends went out to see her before we came to pick her up and trimmed her very long hooves right back as far as they could go, they don't know how to trim hooves either.. So when we went to get her she was VERY sore on her feet and struggled to walk. My farrier has been slowly correcting them, I don't feel comfortable putting kids on her yet, I'd rather wait until shes back to normal.   :)

But its a plan for the future, Kevin and her are so beautiful together!

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Carly Rae on October 05, 2017, 05:06:48 AM

Heres a pic of Kev and Lou Lou  ;D

Title: Re: Coat Colour?
Post by: Ryan on October 05, 2017, 08:01:42 PM

They look to be good mates  :)