It's the Saturday of unusual color! Check out this gorgeous horse, Acarado I, reportedly marked like some Arabians -- called a 'bloody shoulder' -- except that it's on his face. See the Chronicle of the Horse posting where I found this great photo series.
It looks like he is from a jumper line, I wonder if there are other horses of color in his family. Has anyone heard of this horse Acorado II or his brother Acorado I?
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Another one! Thanks Amanda, BTB reader for finding this. BTW, harkening back to my days or reading Marguerite Henry, isn't this blood mark a sign of good luck?
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WOW! Now this is a gray I would gladly own/ride, in spite of his weird marking. Really stunning conformation.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a horse of another color. *G* After seeing the black and brown Icelandic in the other post, I started looking up unusual colored horses myself. Some of the brindle ones are amazing.
ReplyDeleteHe's a beauty. I would call his overall coloring strawberry roan.
ReplyDeletewow, he's just beautiful and I love the markings and the color combo--inspiration for a new artwork maybe!!!
ReplyDeleteMy mare has a "blood mark" which is a smaller version of the bloody shoulder. Bloody shouldered arabians were prized way back when as war horses and spiritual guides to the afterlife.
ReplyDeleteThat is one crazy marking! How would you list that on his registration?
ReplyDeleteDo you know the story of the bloody shoulder Arabian?
check it out here: http://www.jocarta.com/Legend.html
We used to have a grey cob mare with the same marking, she's in foal and due the middle of March so it will be interesting to see if she ever passes it on.
ReplyDeleteEnglish Rider - Looks to me like he's been bay going grey? Almost certainly not a strawberry (chestnut) roan.
Thanks Amanda for the second picture of the blood mark, and to Sydney for pointing out the significance. I had forgotten specifically why it was prized historically.
ReplyDeleteI saw a Warmblood stallion named DiVinci who was gray with a chestnut spot on his forehead. I wonder if they're related down the line?
ReplyDeleteHe looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThat's simply amazing. I have to admit, though, that I prefer plain dark bays to any other color, and can do without white markings. (I actually think Rachel Alexandra's face is pretty ugly.)
ReplyDeleteI first discovered the existence of brindle chestnuts in Sara Gruen's excellent novel "Riding Lessons." Has anyone else read that?
Natalie Keller Reinert
Retired Racehorse Blog
Union Square Stables
An absolute beautiful animal!
ReplyDeleteI have a gray andalusian/arab with a brown snip. He was born bay and the snip didn't fade out with the rest of his body.
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Long time lurker :) I had a chestnut TB at a rescue I managed (in NW Washington) that had a classic bloody shoulder. I was never able to locate any pics of him when he was young- I'm not sure if he was born with the marking, or developed it later in life. Here is a link to the marking
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His registered name is Noble Knight if anyone is interested in TB bloodlines.
He was 27 in this picture, had Cushing's and a horrible case of scratches.
Umm, I think the horse in the last picture is different than the 1st 3, the mark is on the opposite side and not the same shap, not quite. they look similar though.
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