This week's pics were taken on Thursday. I hope to give you guys at least DECENT pictures to look at. I wanted to show everyone all of his zebra stripes! I believe with 90% certainty that Tex is truly a grullo, as his papers state. I found a website, www.grullablue.com, that describes characteristics of a grullo horse. According to that site, Tex's dark face, black/brown legs, darker tips of the ears, and dorsal stripe from head to tail all make him qualify in the grullo category. On top of that, grullos often have zebra stripes on the back, shoulders, neck, and legs. These are the stripes I've found on him, even before he's shed out very well. The pic of his hind legs isn't very good, but you can see the subtle striping. The ears are my very favorite! I have a feeling I'll enjoy looking at those from behind when riding him in the future!
Also, this is his weekly picture to gauge growth. I am seeing a little bit of difference on his ribs in person, I think, but that is hard to tell in the pictures. Just like wearing white can make certain body parts look larger (my bottom half could resemble a lollipop in white jeans), the brightly exposed pictures before covered up many evils on his ribs by making him look bigger than he is. The darker pictures below are a more representative of his true body condition.
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2 comments:
His ear picture is gonna be my phone background :-) Soo pretty! I love horsey ears!!
His stripes are so cute! I can't wait to see what he looks like when he sheds out. I'm also jealous of the length of his tail - Halo's seems to be stalled out for now, and it's still not that long.
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