From Chocolate to Grulla?

Farah Oct. 10th - lightening but still Chocolate

We left home mid-October.  I'd just given Farah a bath & was already noticing that her hair was lightening as the summer coat shed out & winter coat was coming in...  I return a few weeks later to find a horse of a different color!  :-)

Farah, Nov. 6th - the closest color is Grulla

I've done a lot of research on-line, without much luck.  Here's a link to an interesting web site that I found;  Grullo Color Explained.  Farah does have a dorsal stripe, but it's not very dark.  She has the black lined ears & darker brown stripes on the legs that don't have white socks.  I may spend the three dollars, fill out the form & see what an expert thinks her color is :-)  I think we'll stay with what her papers say - Chocolate Palomino.

Today, we rode out from home - it felt so good to be back in the saddle!  It was a perfect afternoon, quiet, cool & beautiful.  Ms. Farah was full of oats, we did some mad galloping & a very nice trot.  Enough that she worked up a good sweat in her winter coat.

Out on our trails~

 When we left Washington, the fall colors were in full swing - now they're about over, but the smell is incredible!  I'm looking forward to riding with friends soon & getting out as much as possible to enjoy the season~