Wisdom from Prince Charming: People ask why we're so fuzzy sometimes. The answer is, we grow a nice heavy coat in the winter to keep us warm because we live outside and our barns are not heated. We shed that coat in the spring, like your dog or cat does. Some of us finish shedding later than the others. We don't mean to look scruffy! Our mommy, Summer, keeps us as clean as we can be, but shedding a winter coat takes time.
Baby ponies and horses (called "foals") are born with a fuzzy coat to keep them warm. If you see a baby pony or horse with a fuzzy coat, it is probably less than six months old. They normally shed their baby coat when they're six months old and may be a very different color than they were with their baby coat (dark red instead of light red, for instance). The color they are after they lose their baby coat will probably be their color for life. The only ones that are different are grays, which start out some color and grow more and more gray hairs each year until many of them turn pure white.
Horses and ponies have their eyes on the sides of their heads, not the front, so we can't see your hand by our nose with a yummy carrot on it. To offer us treats safely, please stand next to our heads so we know where you are and hold your hand flat, not with the fingers bent at all, or they will feel like carrots to us. And if you want to bring us treats, we like baby carrots best and they are healthy for us. They are also easiest for our smallest ponies to eat.
Baby ponies and horses (called "foals") are born with a fuzzy coat to keep them warm. If you see a baby pony or horse with a fuzzy coat, it is probably less than six months old. They normally shed their baby coat when they're six months old and may be a very different color than they were with their baby coat (dark red instead of light red, for instance). The color they are after they lose their baby coat will probably be their color for life. The only ones that are different are grays, which start out some color and grow more and more gray hairs each year until many of them turn pure white.
Horses and ponies have their eyes on the sides of their heads, not the front, so we can't see your hand by our nose with a yummy carrot on it. To offer us treats safely, please stand next to our heads so we know where you are and hold your hand flat, not with the fingers bent at all, or they will feel like carrots to us. And if you want to bring us treats, we like baby carrots best and they are healthy for us. They are also easiest for our smallest ponies to eat.
Artwork (C) Summer Frost. This image and many others are available to put on t-shirts, sweatshirts, other apparel and gift items at Summer's CafePress shop. Click the link, then click "Arabians" to see this image. www.CafePress.com/SummerFrostDesigns
