metallic?

[Nazarach]

Is she metallic? she seems really shiny - even her head, so i'm unsure

Yulis


are there clear indicators for metallic so i can see - or maby one can post a metallic buckskin for me?
thank you very much ^^

[howrse98]

Is she metallic? she seems really shiny - even her head, so i'm unsure

Yulis


are there clear indicators for metallic so i can see - or maby one can post a metallic buckskin for me?
thank you very much ^^

Yes she is

[Nazarach]

Is she metallic? she seems really shiny - even her head, so i'm unsure

Yulis


are there clear indicators for metallic so i can see - or maby one can post a metallic buckskin for me?
thank you very much ^^

Yes she is

ok, thanks

[howrse98]

Yes she is

ok, thanks

My plesure

[Stormchase Stables]

Technically, she is not. She started off as a normal buckskin. The reason why she is so shiny is because of training- what you're seeing is NOT a natural metallic sheen, but training sheen. A real naturally metallic buckskin horse won't be that shiny or muscular. Usually Akhal-Tekes and Turkmenes have this natural sheen. Here's an example.
(The following horses are not mine)
Metallic Buckskin Turkmene

He has only a little training, so the training sheen has not really developed yet. But you can see a tiny bit of natural metallic sheen..
Metallic-ish Bay

Another example of natural sheen.

Now, here are a few trained horses of mine that are only shiny, like your horse, because they are well-trained or even fully trained. Trained horses are usually very muscular as well, and will seem to have put on a lot of weight ( when really, that's just all muscles )
Trained Trakehner Stallion

You see? His coat looks like liquid gold
Trained Palomino w/ LP Pony

Even the tiny ponies can seem very stocky. Just look at his dam. She's nowhere near as shiny. ( But his sire's trained as well, so nturally he's got that sheen )
Trained Mare

If your horse is a dark color like Versace is, the sheen won't stand out as much.
Trained Varnish Mare

On the other hand, on varnish and light colors like cremello or perlino, the sheen really stands out.

[Tisha]

Is she metallic? she seems really shiny - even her head, so i'm unsure

Yulis


are there clear indicators for metallic so i can see - or maby one can post a metallic buckskin for me?
thank you very much ^^

As Stormchase said, she's not metallic.
Here's an example of one. He's not owned by me.

[Baranduin Brewster]

Is she metallic? she seems really shiny - even her head, so i'm unsure

Yulis


are there clear indicators for metallic so i can see - or maby one can post a metallic buckskin for me?
thank you very much ^^

As Champi0nBr66der3 and Stormchase has said, she isn't metallic. If you look at the head, that will demonstrate the metallic gene even in a trained horse as training doesn't add sheen to the head.

[Nazarach]

oh, kay - thanks for the examples, they really help to have something to compare to (And those are some beauts! so thanks again)