| KarynK |
| (addict) |
| 13/10/2008 16:54 |
Re: Karynk - spotty horse colourings question.
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Mine have all gone much darker chestnut after the foal coat change, but they are from darker chestnut parentage.
Rosa was out of two extended snowcap blankets, yet was born solid chestnut, though I have always thought this marking to be sex related with the boys getting much more white than the girls! She has turned liver but white is appearing rapidly all over her coat, her dad did not have the varnish gene that causes the fading, but mum does and she is going whiter every day. I don't think her dad can pass on actual spots so it will be very interesting to see what happens in the spring.
Kiera out of a solid mare was born with more of a spotted blanket like Finn, but it was more extended and she had patches of white forward of the withers, she is showing white hairs but is not progressing as rapidly as rosa is!
As to if Finn will spot out much more, are you seeing any white hairs around the head or anywhere other than his white appaloosa markings? This will indicate early if he has the varnish. I personally would call him a minimal spotted blanket but he could well start to fade slowly to a near leopard revealing more spots as he goes. Will post some pictures when I can only have broken the laptop screen!
But I did put something together here before http://www.putfile.com/spotties/albums/
if you look at the one titles more rapid, this one has a solid mother and a fewspot father who passed on the varnish, so she progressed from a near leopard and is now virtually a leopard with a bit of blush where the chestnut was solid originally.
Was Finn's dad born with those markings or has he faded to that?
The white on the legs won't change that is fixed and another gene at work, but they might be less distinct over time if he does fade in his coat.