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Are bloodmarks "clusters of fleabites"? Brindle Horse, Unusual Horse, Horse Age, Leopard Appaloosa, Horse Markings, Horse Coats, Bay Horse, Horse Colors, Grey Horse

If you do a web search on bloody shoulders, you will likely come across the claim that these markings are “concentrated areas of fleabites.” Some sources will claim that they occur when clusters of fleabites “grow together,” suggesting the markings get progressively larger as the horse ages. That was always the theory that I heard. Is that really how horses acquire blood marks like the one on the mare featured at the top of this post? I don’t think that is the case. Visually, that’s not what…

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