birdienl | 100 things challenge

Have you ever seen a white foal? Most likely not, as most white horses are born coloured (black, brown, chestnut)! Usually within the first year of their life they start to change colour and have reached their 'adult' colour at ages 6-8. The process resembles the graying process in humans, but is ultrafast in these horses. As the hair looses it's pigment, but the skin remains pigmented, white horses should actually be called gray.

True white horses are rare. Their foals are born white. They have both unpigmented (pink) skin and skin, but their eyes can be brown, hazel or blue, so they are not albinos. Because these horses have such light skin, they are very susceptible to sunburn and melanomas.

As an announcement this is a bit late, as the event is already in full swing... Still I want to encourage all of you who love the costumes in period dramas to check out Period Drama Fashion Week at one of my favourite blogs Elegance of Fashion! There are interesting posts about all aspects of period drama fashion, polls about favourite costumes and a quiz!