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Post by millie12 on Nov 11, 2012 18:34:36 GMT
I have a rising 4 year old sec c gelding who is passported as dun on his body under his rug he is what I would describe as light biscuit colour with a prominent dorsal stripe but his neck which isnt covered as more coat and is a bit of a mixture of colours making him look a greyish.
What I would like to know is could he turn grey even with a dorsal stripe his Sire is Dun with cream roan (??) and bay parents
Dam is grey(light) with black and roan/dun (??) parents
So quite a mixed bag there, I really hope he doesnt grey out as it seems to be very unpopular colour for a sec c
Any ideas anyone??
Thanks for reading
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Post by liz00 on Nov 11, 2012 19:54:23 GMT
Not too sure about a Welsh but if he were a Highland he would most probably turn grey, my old Highland was biscuit colour with a prominent dorsal stripe which faded over the years as he turned almost white!! Sorry  |
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Post by chevron on Nov 11, 2012 20:07:37 GMT
if his dam is grey he might well go grey, why don't you send off a hair sample for dna testing to be sure? remember, a good horse is never a bad colour ;-)
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Post by nici on Nov 12, 2012 0:15:59 GMT
As he's Welsh, he's unlikely to be a dun, but probably a buckskin (bay with single dilute). As one parent was grey then it is possible he is greying out, however with roan (if it is true roan) in at least one of his parents he could be a roan.
His sire is also likely to be a buckskin with either cremello or more likely pale palomino and bay parents.
Any pictures of him? Summer and winter pictures would be good if you have them!
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Post by carrie17491 on Nov 12, 2012 6:55:41 GMT
My mare was a dun as a foal and had a cremello sire. She has greyed now but up until she was about 2 she still had her dorsal stripe and biscuit colour. I would say that yes he will grey out - unpopular yes, common? No. Not always a bad thing  |
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Post by millie12 on Nov 12, 2012 8:49:45 GMT
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Post by sarahp on Nov 12, 2012 9:01:19 GMT
Buckskin. But if the dam was grey he still could grey out although he shows no signs of doing so yet. We had a B the same, passported as dun but with a grey parent, that when we bought him at 14yo was grey with dark mane and tail and very fetching milk coloured dapples all over - apparently he was still buckskin at 8yo!
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Post by bethanyy on Nov 12, 2012 9:24:59 GMT
He looks dun, but I can understand your concern because he has a lot of grey on his face.
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Post by sandraharrison395 on Nov 12, 2012 9:38:20 GMT
i think he is lovely, we had one very similar and he went a roan colour and sometimes
looked pale pink with a white blaze , i love something different and we get so fed up
when in a row of bay show ponies, i will keep my eyes open for yours, good luck with him
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Post by carrie17491 on Nov 12, 2012 11:10:46 GMT
Mine was this colour but at 2...at almost 4 she's grey.
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Post by millie12 on Nov 12, 2012 15:23:00 GMT
O well I suppose what will be will be ,I cant do much about it if he does turn grey , I have someone to ride him in classes whose very experienced so will just have to see what happens I guess .
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Post by stunstead on Nov 14, 2012 12:58:54 GMT
Im sure I used to own this pony as a yearling. Whats his registered name?
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Post by carrie17491 on Nov 14, 2012 14:46:51 GMT
As he is a Welshie, he would unlikely be a dun, he is a probably a bucksin (meaning a bay horse with one cream dilution). Sadly the WPCS and some breeders aren't specfic enough when it comes to the newer gene combination and colour names  Seeing as his dam is a grey there would be a 50% chance of this being passed onto her offspring, however I think you would have started to see clearer signs by now (i.e. more grey areas appearing on his forehead and ears, and in some cases leaving his face predominantly white. You may also have whitnessed some lightening of colour on his body). This would also travel down the same lines with his sire. I can see why you are concerned seeing as he has a large amount of white on his face. I agree, mine is rising 4 and almost white so I would have thought your boy would be more grey now. I think he's a lovely colour!! |
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Post by millie12 on Nov 17, 2012 9:09:22 GMT
Stunstead his name is Todleyhall Samuel and thanks carrie Im local to you so good chance you will see him around  |
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Post by stunstead on Nov 19, 2012 8:29:28 GMT
I thought it was Samuel. I owned him as a yearling, but sadly had to sell him due getting a house. Not sure why the lady that bought him hogged his mane. There was nothing wrong with it whilst I had him. Good luck with him |
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Post by angelena on Dec 13, 2012 20:39:37 GMT
I bet he greys out. Seen the exact same thing happen before |
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