Puzzle coats have sections of their coats that look like crushed velvet. It gives the appearance where patches of the coat look different but aren't a different color. It appears to be related to metabolic issues. It does not appear to be related to horses that have Cushing's disease.
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Puzzle coat on a palomino tobiano splashed white.
Misty's Noble Storm (Misty's Summer Rainstorm x Calico's Last Surprise) Pedigree Photo courtesy of Marsha Bond-Nelson. |
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Puzzle coat on a dark chestnut as a young mare and an aged mare. Photos were taken 16 years apart.
Surfer Dude's Gidget (Surfer Dude x Virginia Belle) Pedigree |
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Unknown mare with puzzle coat in 1983.
Photo courtesy of Deb Noll. |