varkie
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Post by varkie on Dec 3, 2011 23:05:45 GMT 1
Chestnut.
If she were a palomino, she'd likely be lighter in winter, rather than darker.
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Post by KoLaTo on Dec 3, 2011 23:33:35 GMT 1
She's Chestnut definitely.
Palominos have a coarser cream coat in winter, never darker. Always have almost pure white manes and tails as well. The palomino coat does vary but should shine thru late Jun-July with golden undertones, the true summer coat only lasts but a few short weeks then the lighter coat starts coming thru.
I'm a palomino junkie, have had 3 now - oops! A man i used to see out riding not far from me was convinced i had two ponies, a grey and a palomino as one of my lads coat changed so drastically summer to winter - LOL
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Post by kizi on Dec 4, 2011 1:09:55 GMT 1
That is the darkest she's ever been, even last summers pic, 3 years ago it was a flip of a coin! This pic is my 2 palomino boys. Full brothers, foal and yearling, there is a more yellow colour hiding under their almost cream winter coat. I can't wait to see them in summer. They are Arab x Connemara Attachments:
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Post by kizi on Dec 12, 2011 1:30:06 GMT 1
What about this one!!! She has all White hair. All pink skin. And black spots all over her entire body, but no dark hairs! She has very dark eyes! I had some arguments with vet about her colour!! He originally put her down as palomino!! But I pointed out the yellow hue was simply because she had been rolling in the arena! She had foals before I had her which I wish I had seen. She is now a very lucky girl who after some schooling is now the proud owner of a sweet 7 year old girl with DS. Best and safest lead rein pony I ever met!!! She was truly gifted with my special needs kiddies. She is now passported as appaloosa, which she isn't!! A genetics expert in USA says she's true White.... Attachments:
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Post by Furiey on Dec 12, 2011 9:13:30 GMT 1
I've seen colouring like that in apaloosas who have gone grey. They retain the spotty skin, but the dark hair is lost when they go white. It's why you don't breed with a grey if you want to breed a spotty horse. Do you know what she was like when she was young? Of course this is all a guess. Did the genetic expert have any genetic tests to go on or were they just guessing from a picture too?
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Post by kizi on Dec 12, 2011 9:20:29 GMT 1
He was only looking at pics. Most of my ponies are rescues or saved from nasty dealers, I don't know most of their history. Wish I did but no! Would an Appaloosa have spots all over their body, legs, udder, under tail, everywhere??!!
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