COAT COLOUR FACTS: Victoria Charlesworth says…
Black beauties
Q Are black horses more sensitive to the sun and getting too hot on sunny days? If so, what can I do to avoid any problems?
Tessa Worsey, Northumberland
Dark colours absorb a lot more heat from light energy than lighter ones do. The closer to black a colour is, the more heat it absorbs from light sources. Colours do not absorb different amounts of heat in general — dark
