So my first colt by BlackOak's wonderful stallion has just had his first batch of babies. I wanted to share the results with everyone.
Here he is:
And here are the mares and their offspring. (My thoughts on these were written the first time I saw the foals. I wrote this post as I clicked through them. They are recorded in the order that I saw them.)
SVA Seven Seas
Thoughts: Though it no longer shows in her breed mix, this mare is a continuation from my line of Caspians. She is the only horse currently in active use in my program with Caspian in her and is also the only horse so far to throw this much white coverage on the neck. Perhaps Caspians have neck genes but are missing the 'on' switch for them?
As for the filly herself she offers a lot of nice coverage on the neck but if you compare her foal picture to her sire's the area where the top of the neck meets the top of the shoulder has a bit less coverage than her sire. It's possible that this is just because of the way the more white on top is displayed but interesting all the same.
SVA Crux
Thoughts: No link for this colt because I rehomed him. His white coverage was about the same as the horses in my herd before bringing in genes from BlackOak's boy. It's possible coverage could have reappeared if bred to a filly from similar lines, but as he had nothing new to offer I couldn't afford for him to be taking up space.
SVA Roasted Red Pepper
Thoughts: Again no link because he was rehomed. I would have kept him if he'd been a filly, but I have way too many colts. Once again, regression of coverage and nothing new to offer elsewhere.
SVA Weakness
Thoughts: Wowza! Look at that neck white! Pretty little girl.
And no Caspian in mom, so that's not where the extra white came from (at least with this one). And the more closely I look the more coverage this filly has compared to the other filly. Her neck is almost half white!
So both of the offspring with extra neck white were also dun-diluted. I have yet to get a non-dun horse with any sort of white on the neck beyond snowflakes. Perhaps they're related? It's really too early to draw a conclusion, but I'll do my best to get more non-dun horses and see what happens.
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Totina wrote:
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Edited to add more babies.
SVA Midnight Daughter
Thoughts: Another non-dun with severely regressed coverage. This could be due to his mother, though, who has much less coverage than most of my horses. His snowcap areas do perfectly line up with his mother's blanketed areas.
SVA Home Again
Thoughts: No real thoughts on this one. Rehomed because colt and lack of coverage.
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Edit 2: Rehomed a couple that weren't worth mention, then got this colt.
SVA Wolfship
Thoughts: I thought he was pure black at first, but he's possibly a very faint grulla. I'll keep an eye on him and try to figure it out.