Fun with thermal cameras
We spent the day doing some tests to see if color had an impact on the surface temperature of horses. A few summers ago, I wrote a post...
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Mar 1
Friday inspirations 4
When I began work on the first Equine Tapestry books, I was humbled by how people generously shared information about their breeds. One...
Feb 14
Colors of fleabitten greys
One of the things that jumps out about fleabitten greys is how red the speckles are. It was noticeable in the pictures of the Arabian...
Jan 23
The things we notice
Artists have a different way of looking at horse color than scientists, and that perspective can be useful. Twenty-two years ago, I did...
Jun 13, 2022
Vascular patterns in dappling
Not only do dapples echo the pattern of capillary clusters, but other vascular details are visible on dappled horses. In the previous...
Jun 3, 2022
Dapples are hot!
When it comes to understanding dappling as a pattern of light and dark, the key is temperature. Darkly dappled greys like the Eriskay...
Jun 1, 2022
Dapple variations
Dappling is an almost universally popular aspect of horse color. There are distinct types of dapples with different causes. For many of...
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