can you change the color of a horses coat?

There are two feed additives I use in addition to good grooming habits with my two palominos to keep their colors rich and dappled. They are whole flax seed and paprika.

Paprika is the main ingredient in "Black as Knight" and "Gold as Sun" and many other coat enhancing additives. I add a tablespoon into my horses grain morning and night.

Know that paprika is a pepper and has levels of Capsaicin in it, which can cause a positive drug test as an anti-inflammatory, so if you're going to be showing at a show where they might test, be sure you're horse has been off the paprika for at least a week. And be sure to store your paprika in a cool, dry place. Paprika has little taste on its own until its been heated, then it gets spicy/hot. Your horse won't thank you for that. ha ha

Now flax is great for the health of your horses coat (and hooves). So that leads to enhanced color of course. Since I've been using flax, I've noticed my horses developed dapples they never had before and were constantly shiny even prior to grooming. If fed all throughout the winter, I've noticed they *seem* to shed out more quickly as well. My mare has been on flax for three years and my gelding for one. I add in two tablespoons of whole flax seeds from a grocery store to my horses feed morning and night. There are other ways to feed flax, but I've seen just as good results with the whole seed compared with grinding it right before feeding.

Of course you aren't likely to see results right away, but it happens over time.. :)

Some dark horses will bleach out in the sun, but no, you can't change a horse's color without dying it. Color enhancing shampoos have some dyes in them as well- usually they are not harmful, but there is no magical goo that will change a horse's coat. It's like your hair- It might bleach out, but you can't change the color without dying it.

Yes, you can easily change his coat to a more golden shade of palomino.

http://www.jeffersequine.com/ssc/product.asp?CID=1...

Putting that stuff into his grain will make his coat a richer shade

Then they make shampoos like this that will bring out the gold in his coat:

http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/horse_color_s...

These will only enhance his natural color though, you can't change the natural color- like they won't change a chestnut into a palomino, but they will make a palomino look more gold. These things aren't dyes, they're just color enhancers. Also he'll probably get darker in the summer, most palominos get darker when they shed their winter coat.

Black As Knight Coat Enhancer

I've heard pumpkins will make a palomino more golden but it seems like something that could turn into a bad situation if your horse has some sort of allergy or something. There are tons of color enhancers you can buy though so you should try those.

Specific shampoos meant for Palominos may help. I however would recommend adding 1 tsp. of Paprika to her feed once per day. Paprika is a main ingredient in coat darkening supplements, and is much cheaper if bought from a local grocery store.

When horses are born there coat may be one colour but that doesn't mean that they will be that colour when they grow up.Sometimes when they grow/lose their winter coats they can look different colours but they are not.

You could try this stuff. http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/horse_color_s...

It will help bring out his color more. Also if you search a few horse websites that just might help to :)

Just put some paprika in your horses feed. Just a small scoop. It is perfectly safe. Someone uses it on their light palomino at my boarding farm and it works!

yes it is just like human hair dye it rub all over horse