Looking at Gray Horses

Gray horses start life as one of the three main coat colors:

Bay, Chestnut, or Black

As the horse grows older, the gray pattern slowly changes the coat.

That’s why gray horses can look:

• Dark when they are young
• Lighter as they get older
• White, speckled, or mixed later on

But underneath the gray, the horse began as one of the three main colors.

Gray horse coat colors change as they grow older:

Gray horses are born dark and slowly get lighter as they age. Their coat can range from dark steel gray to almost white, though pure white horses are very rare.