Chocolate silver dapple Rocky Mountain Horse stallion. Every year, in September, the ‘Kentucky Horse Park’ (a working horse farm and educational theme park) hosts the ‘International Rocky Mountain Horse Show’ for the promotion of the breed. Horses Stock Photography, Equine Images and Video Production by Mark J.As of 2015, the association has registered approximately 25,000 individuals. In 1986, the ‘Rocky Mountain Horse Association’ was established to assure organized breeding, and thus, increase the population. With their growing popularity, the locals refrained from crossing them with other horses so as to preserve their natural versatility, thus keeping their blood relatively pure. Initially, the Rocky Mountain Horse were bred in small numbers in different parts of Kentucky. A well-known breeder of the time named Sam Tuttle used his pet horse named ‘Old Tobe’ as the stud to a line of horses that resulted in the present day RMH breed.īecause of its even temperament, hardiness and the ability to withstand the winter, these horses became a favorite to the farmers and the local people inhabiting the rocky regions of the Appalachians. This breed originated from the American Saddlebred and the Tennessee Walking Horse in the early 20 th century in the east of Kentucky, USA. Smooth-gaited, good at jumping, easy to train, suitable for novice owners and childrenĭo not require the same volume of food as other breeds of the same size do well in good quality grass and hay grains not required Individuals (usually the silver dappled) can be born with ‘Anterior Segment Dysgenesis’ (ASD), an inherited eye disease that appears within the age of four months, for which they require a screening eye examinationĪmerican Saddlebred, Tennessee Walking Horse Trail riding, working cattle, light agriculture, sports (jumping, dressage, endurance) Grazing Horses need 2-4 hours of grazing time per day. Exercise Your Rocky Mountain Horse needs 20 minutes to 2 hours of exercise per day. Brush over their fur to keep it shiny and healthy. Rocky Mountain Horse, chocolate-brown horse with silver-grey dappling and pale yellow mane, unique to the breed, side view Image details Search stock photos. However, because a bay horse has more red mixed into its hairs, this dilution is often not as obvious as it can be in horses with only black hairs.Willing and adaptable overall docile personalityĪ small head with large, bold eyes, a well-sloped shoulder and a broad chestĪll solid colors accepted by the registry, but preference is to ‘chocolate’-brown (also called ‘silver dapple’)ġ4.2 to 16 hands (58 to 64 inches, 147 to 163 cm) – You will need to groom your Rocky Mountain Horse daily. Many Chocolate horses have dapples visible when their hair is short or the sun is bright. In a Red Chocolate, the Silver Dapple Gene dilutes the black hairs of the body slightly and the black hairs of the mane and tail significantly, just as with a black horse. Brown horses are typically called seal brown and look almost black or dark brown with light brown hightlights around eye muzzle and flank. Description: Chocolate horses have brown body colors with manes and tails which are some mix of brown and flaxen. A bay horse which carries the Chocolate gene results in a Red Chocolate.In this case, the Silver Dapple Gene dilutes the black pigment in a horse's body hairs by lightening them slightly, and dilutes the black pigment in the horse's mane and tail by lightening them significantly.
A black horse which carries the Chocolate gene results in the typical brown body color with flaxen to white mane and tail.Because this gene only changes black pigment and has no effect on red pigment, red horses are often not effected by this gene at all. A chestnut horse may cary the Chocolate gene without any outward change in its appearance.The variations possible within this color vast. Description: Chocolate horses have brown body colors with manes and tails which are some mix of brown and flaxen.
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