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Oddball Colt
Post by Retsi »
Just had this blanket foal born but his sire, dam, and grands aren't blanket! he's so cute, I thought i'd share.
He's blue roan, correct? Hopefully his foal coat doesn't change much
Genetics, gotta love the oddities!
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He's blue roan, correct? Hopefully his foal coat doesn't change much
Genetics, gotta love the oddities!
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Re: Oddball Colt
Post by Raikit »
He's a blue roan blanket underneath, but he's actually grey. His sire is also grey, but the owner just labelled it as high varnish. The horse is also varnish, but grey is what is causing him to be so entirely light all over. Eventually he will be all white and you won't be able to see his snowflakes.Retsi wrote:Just had this blanket foal born but his sire, dam, and grands aren't blanket! he's so cute, I thought i'd share.
He's blue roan, correct? Hopefully his foal coat doesn't change much
Genetics, gotta love the oddities!
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Re: Oddball Colt
Post by Alana »
I would not be so hasty on the grey, he might grey or he might not, but he is definitly black/blue roan blanket and will varnish with age
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Post by Raikit »
Actually on HWO the foal coat is a very clear indicator of whether or not a horse will turn grey. Most horses are born with a foal coat that is different from their adult coat, but grey horses are born with an adult coat and turn grey as they get older. If this foal were just a regular blue roan and not a grey he would have been born this color (though this foal has no blanket or tiger eye):Alana wrote:I would not be so hasty on the grey, he might grey or he might not, but he is definitly black/blue roan blanket and will varnish with age
And here is a true grulla versus a greying grulla. The second picture will take you to the horse so you can confirm where the baby picture came from:
Grulla | Grey on Grulla |
Edit: Oops, wrong link in the table the first time around.
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I stand corrected, I had no idea about this so thank you for educating meRaikit wrote: Actually on HWO the foal coat is a very clear indicator of whether or not a horse will turn grey. Most horses are born with a foal coat that is different from their adult coat, but grey horses are born with an adult coat and turn grey as they get older.
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It's an odd quirk of the game that I find very handy. (And I apologize if I went a bit over-the-top - I do a lot of research into the colors here and when I start explaining something I seem to automatically go into lecture mode. )Alana wrote: I stand corrected, I had no idea about this so thank you for educating me
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Post by Alana »
I love lecture mode, means I get to learn something new and it is a very handy quirk indeed, never bred any greys myself so hence the lack of knowledgeRaikit wrote:It's an odd quirk of the game that I find very handy. (And I apologize if I went a bit over-the-top - I do a lot of research into the colors here and when I start explaining something I seem to automatically go into lecture mode. )Alana wrote: I stand corrected, I had no idea about this so thank you for educating me
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Re: Oddball Colt
Post by JillJessie1997 »
Everybody else has covered his coat color so may I just say he is absolutely lovelyRetsi wrote:Just had this blanket foal born but his sire, dam, and grands aren't blanket! he's so cute, I thought i'd share.
He's blue roan, correct? Hopefully his foal coat doesn't change much
Genetics, gotta love the oddities!
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