My sister in law’s horse had a foal in May. His sire and dam are both dun factor horses with "buckskin" body color. The only palomino in the baby’s background is six or seven generations back. He’s an AQH with just about every color in his pedigree. He was born a kind of "pink champagne" and mane and tail a little bit lighter. He’s now growing an adult coat – medium to dark brown with black spots and other color variations. Right now the dark coat is on his rear and around his eyes (looks like he’s got two shiners!) Under his wavy baby hair on his lower back I’ve noticed some black spots forming. He’s also developing a frosted looking line between his dark muzzle and his "pink champagne" face. He also has a white blaze and one white sock. The mare and baby belong to my sister in law and the horse family lives with us. I’m a beginner with horses.
So is this little guy really a palomino or something else?
He’s got a great personality and loves being brushed. He’ll follow me if I quit and softly nicker for more brushing!
Yes, palominos can be dappled. The gene for dapples is unrelated to color- you can have a dapple gray (most noticeable), dapple bay, dapple chestnut, and a dapple palomino.
http://flyingchangephp.com///GoldPony2.jpg
That gelding is one owned by a friend of mine… he has dapples and has since he was around 6 months old. A lot of them are covered by his saddle pad though, plus this pic was taken in winter when he is less dappled. In the summer he looks like a palomino version of a dapple grey.
BTW, a buckskin horse would be capable of producing a palomino. They are both caused by the cream gene, so the foal must have gotten the cream gene from the parents. It then got the red gene from the parents too- they must both be carriers for "red".
http://www.horsetesting.com/RFactor.htm
That explains chestnut/versus black (why your foal was palomino and not buckskin)
http://www.horsetesting.com/Cream.htm
That explains the cream gene, what makes your foal a palomino and not a sorrel/chestnut.
It doesn’t matter at all that there was no palomino close in his pedigree because buckskin is almost the same thing… a buckskin is just a palomino who has bay instead of chestnut as a base color.
July 31st, 2010 at 9:11 am
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July 31st, 2010 at 9:20 am
Yes, palominos can be dappled. The gene for dapples is unrelated to color- you can have a dapple gray (most noticeable), dapple bay, dapple chestnut, and a dapple palomino.
http://flyingchangephp.com///GoldPony2.jpg
That gelding is one owned by a friend of mine… he has dapples and has since he was around 6 months old. A lot of them are covered by his saddle pad though, plus this pic was taken in winter when he is less dappled. In the summer he looks like a palomino version of a dapple grey.
BTW, a buckskin horse would be capable of producing a palomino. They are both caused by the cream gene, so the foal must have gotten the cream gene from the parents. It then got the red gene from the parents too- they must both be carriers for "red".
http://www.horsetesting.com/RFactor.htm
That explains chestnut/versus black (why your foal was palomino and not buckskin)
http://www.horsetesting.com/Cream.htm
That explains the cream gene, what makes your foal a palomino and not a sorrel/chestnut.
It doesn’t matter at all that there was no palomino close in his pedigree because buckskin is almost the same thing… a buckskin is just a palomino who has bay instead of chestnut as a base color.
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July 31st, 2010 at 9:50 am
I’ve visited multiple sources with extensive research.. He has pink skin under his coat with black mottled on top whereas true Palominos have black skin and occasionally have pink mottled skin located around their eyes and face. What color is his skin? If he has dark skin he’s a Palomino.
Palominos can have gray, black, and mottled skin.
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http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=9686
http://www.chboa.com/comparisons.html
July 31st, 2010 at 10:28 am
For sure they can. I own a palomino pony that has a dappled coat, really cute looking. He also has a couple black spots too and a dark grey muzzle. Then in the winter, he changes into a light cream color.
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July 31st, 2010 at 10:42 am
its possible that he’s a palomino. foals often mature to be a color other than they are born though.
and yes, its definitely possible for a palomino to have dapples. my mare has them, as well as black skin and a brownish black muzzle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38822183@N02/3644386739/
palominos are a very varied color type, so its possible yours is a palomino, but he could mature to a different color. you just dont always know
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