I was super excited to do a Buy It Now about a week ago on what looked like a most excellent upgrade of my Five-Gaiter Sorrel Family Arabian Mare. Someone had drilled holes in the corners of my original Mare’s mouth to accommodate tack, and while she’s otherwise in pretty darn nice shape, one that was not holey was definitely high on my want list.
Not only was the one I just scored hole-free, she also had eyewhites. She was a little yellowed and dirty, but those are easy-peasy fixes.
There was only one problem with this attempt to upgrade. Can you spot it?
Variations, argh!
The lighter mare is definitely the odd one: most Sorrel Family Arabians, including the Stallion and Foal that I have, more closely resemble the darker one.
In fact, I don’t think I’ve even seen any other Sorrel Family Arabians that are as light as my first Mare. Then again, not a lot of these come up for sale, so that could simply be a sampling error on my part.
So it appears I now own two Sorrel Family Arabian Mares. For the time being, anyway.
Incidentally, my Foal is darn near perfect (she came with a drop dead gorgeous Five-Gaiter with eyewhites in similar condition), but my Stallion is a little bit rough, and slightly bloated. It goes without saying that I’d like to upgrade him, but like the new Mare, it’s going to have to be another chance encounter.
4 comments:
I've never seen the darker one, only the light ones. Odd.
I've never seen the darker one before either. I own a lighter one.
Ha! Yes, I spotted the dilemma right away...I'd have to keep both!
I too have seen more lighter sorrel family arabs. My foal is dark like your mare and with the early "curly" ears. These must be the earliest in the sorrels. I would have to keep both-I love variations!
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