Comments on: Can a dark Palomino horse’s mane and tail be the same color as his body?

By: Dusty

Dusty — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:32:59 +0000

A palomino has a flaxen, almost white, mane and tail. It sounds like you’re describing a chestnut. Even a dark palomino has a flaxen mane and tail.

A dun has a darker mane and tail than it’s body, sometimes just a little darker and sometimes a lot. They also have a dorsal stripe and usually zebra striping on the legs. You should not be mistaking a dun and a palomino, or even a dun and a chestnut for that matter.
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By: ebtide32

ebtide32 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:44:59 +0000

no
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By: justacowgirl2004

justacowgirl2004 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:16:59 +0000

Yes it can have the same shade of coloring in the mane and tail as the body..ie: chocolate palomino. They can also have the flaxen mane and tail.
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By: palomino

palomino — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:41:59 +0000

No, by definition a palomino is a red/gold to cream color horse with a lighter (flaxen or white) mane and tail. You have a chestnut
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By: Cassie B

Cassie B — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:02:59 +0000

these horses are often called caramello's
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By: Kendra loves Aurora

Kendra loves Aurora — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:47:59 +0000

If the horse is a real palomino, it will have a white/cream color mane. Palomino manes also have a very small amount of black hairs intersperced. Not like a dun.buckskin, you can't even see them.
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By: Jodie

Jodie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:16:59 +0000

Yes, its amazing to see it though.
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By: Jenna : )

Jenna : ) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:31:59 +0000

If this is what the horse looks like then no its not a palomino its a Dun or Sorrel
http://www.lwranch.com/images/horses/bucklg.jpg

This is a chocolate palomino
http://www.haygoodpaints.com/skypro3.jpg

Here is a normal palomino
http://image04.webshots.com/4/1/51/19/52815119wjfDSC_ph.jpg

In order to be a palomino the horses mane and tail MUST be lighter than its body. If its not lighter then no your horse is not a palomino.
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By: whatever

whatever — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:57:59 +0000

A true palomino has a white mane. Anything else it a dun or a shade of chestnut with a flaxen mane.
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By: Ponygirl

Ponygirl — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:09:59 +0000

What you seem to be describing is a flaxen sorrel or chestnut.

Often as palomino’s age(over 15), their mane and tail yellow a bit if they haven ‘t been properly cared for. That is a very undesirable thing. If it is already registered, but you want to show or just want it to look better, find someone who bleaches their own hair.

I used peroxide on a friend’s horses tail to help lighten it back up with good results, but I was very, very careful not to get the chemicals on the tailbone. I did it in several short "treatments" rather than 1 long one. I wouldn’t do the mane though unless you can find a way to put plastic on the neck and be very careful.

Once you get it lighter, you can keep it that way using white vinegar in strong sunlight, and all the whitening shampoos. That might be enough for the mane as well. Then lots of show sheen and cowboy magic to keep the hair shaft sealed to keep it from going yellow again.

I used to have a "Chocolate Palomino" registered as such, and he was a very dark milk chocolate brown with cream mane and tail, so they can be very dark!
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