My 4-H leader just sent me this picture. It's Dusty and me from 2004. She looks so weird! And I look like such a little kid!

 2004 -

Now -

That's cute. Your more slender and she isn't.

Benspottedbefore:

That's cute. Your more slender and she isn't.

LMAO -- sorry, PIP, I had to laugh at that one.  Where did all Dusty's grey go!!?

LOL. I've always kind of wondered why my parents called me Pumpkin when I was younger. It was probably a reference to my shape!

And I guess Dusty found all the fat! Don't greys start out really dark then lighten as they age?

Often they do.  Hey, Dusty's twin is in the background of the first pic!

LOL, yeah. That is Rose. She is also 1/2 Percheron and 1/2 QH.

Yes, greys get lighter as they age. I've had 4 greys and the change each of them has made in color is astounding. My oldest mare being totally white now except for a bit of grey on her legs, she also has "flea bites", little red spots. Another one, a filly I raised, was born black and is now dappled grey, a colt that was born sorrel is now a dark dappled, after being a steel grey for the first 5 years of his life. I have a 4 year old grey filly that was also born sorrel and but is still a steely grey. Funny things, grey horses. LOL