|
COLOR GENETICS
...and other educational articles
We have developed a few pages to help you learn more about
the genetics of some of our favorite horse colors. There's a great
deal more to write, and as time passes, we'll add what we can.
These pages are not intended for experts, but are to help people who do not wish to spend hours reading and
studying color genetics as they begin their learning and understanding.
I've tried to simplify the genetics
information/descriptions--and therefore, it's not "completely" correct in
some areas because to make it completely correct adds to the amount of
vocabulary and knowledge needed to understand it all. So these
pages should not be considered a reference for
anyone's new book or research paper! But they may help you to understand what genes
have major affects for grullos and blue roans and many other colors.
Request Assistance
New Articles
Dun-Factor Pages Roan/White
Hair Pages Miscellaneous Horse
Info Back to Top
REQUEST ASSISTANCE
Need Help Determining Your
Horse/Foal's Color?
 |
Fill out this form to request our opinion on your horse's color |
|
NOTE: Because of the high number of requests for assistance and
loss of work/family time it causes, I am now charging $3 for this service.
In 2007, I had to shut the form down because I couldn't manage all the
requests. My choices were to refuse to help anyone, or to charge a
little bit so the majority of people would look elsewhere for help. Charging
a nominal fee has vastly reduced the number of requests I receive and allows
me to help those really wanting
assistance. :-) |
NEW ARTICLES
 DNA
Color and Disease Testing Laboratories
|
So much has changed since I began my color education pages!
New color tests are available, and I am afraid some of my pages might be
outdated.
|
|
To learn what color genes are now able to be tested...and
check back yearly because available testing changes fast...visit some of
these labs' web pages.
|
Responsible
Breeding Coming soon...
|
Should you breed your mare, or would it be better
(financially, for your mare, and for the breed) to buy a foal that is
already on the ground?
|
|
Coming soon...a page with items to contemplate before you
commit to breeding for your dream foal.
|
Request Assistance
New Articles
Dun-Factor Pages Roan/White
Hair Pages Miscellaneous Horse
Info Back to Top
DUN FACTOR PAGES
Grullo Color:
|
Explanation of the grullo color
|
|
Includes foal coat color photos and
tips for getting grullo color
|
|
It's an "FYI" page, but doesn't go into the genetics of
the color much
|
Grullo Genetics:
|
If you want to learn more about the genetics of the grulla color,
but not hash through all the technical jargon, go here.
|
Shades
of Grullo Under Construction 7/22/2005
|
Wow, it's getting ridiculous trying to keep track of all
the shades of grullo that are being found used in books, on individuals'
web sites, etc. |
|
Check this page out for some examples of differing shades
from light to dark. |
Request Help Determining Your
Horse/Foal's Color
|
Fill out this form to request our opinion on your horse's color |
|
NOTE: Because of the high number of requests for assistance, I
am now charging $3 for this service. |
Dun
Factor Markings:
|
Contains a table describing markings common to horses with dun
factor, and photos of those markings. |
|
This page might help you
determine if your horse is a buckskin or dun, or if it is a grullo or
sooty buckskin (common mis-calls by breeders and owners). |
Grullo Color Quiz
|
A quick 10-question quiz about grullo color
|
Foal
Coat Colors
|
Having trouble deciding what color your foal is? This page
might help!
|
|
And, we need YOUR help! If you have a couple nice shots of a
foal that might help others learn what their own foals are, please
send them to us. We will include many photos on this page that will help
educate others in need of assistance with foal colors.
Please note that this is not intended to be a free opportunity for you to
advertise your breeding operation, and instead is an educational page. We
will not use photos with watermarks/writing on them. There are many free
advertising sites on the Internet at which you can advertise your
farm/ranch/horses.
|
Request Assistance
New Articles
Dun-Factor Pages Roan/White
Hair Pages Miscellaneous Horse
Info Back to Top
ROAN GENE PAGES
Blue Roan Genetics:
|
If you want to learn more about the genetics of the
blue roan color, but not hash through all the technical jargon, go here.
|
|
This page also shows the differing shades of roan, and the
difference between roan and gray colors. |
Request Help Determining Your
Horse/Foal's Color
|
Fill out this form to request our opinion on your horse's color |
|
NOTE: Because of the high number of requests for assistance, I
am now charging $3 for this service. |
Patterns of White Hairs Your
photos needed!
|
Roan
|
|
Sabino
|
|
Rabicano
|
|
Gray
|
|
Appaloosa roaning
|
The
Difference Between Gray and Roan:
|
Make sure you know what you are getting when you look for a
gray or a roan, in case you specifically want one color and not the other.
|
|
Learn more so you aren't misled by sellers, too...a
buckskin breeder in Florida, for example, tells all her customers that
roans will eventually turn white so those customers won't buy roans (and
so they will buy her buckskins?). It's not true, but perhaps her
serves her purpose. Know the difference so you aren't
pulled in by unscrupulous sellers who purposefully lie.
|
|
And if you love grays, how can you tell what color your
gray horse will be in a few years? Grays change their whole lives
until they reach one of two gray types...check out the page to learn more!
|
Blue Roan Color Quiz
|
A quick 10-question quiz about blue roan color
|
Foal
Coat Colors
|
Having trouble deciding what color your foal is? This page
might help!
|
|
And, we need YOUR help! If you have a couple nice shots of a
foal that might help others learn what their own foals are, please
send them to us. We will include many photos on this page that will help
educate others in need of assistance with foal colors.
Please note that this is not intended to be a free opportunity for you to
advertise your breeding operation, and instead is an educational page. We
will not use photos with watermarks/writing on them. There are many free
advertising sites on the Internet at which you can advertise your
farm/ranch/horses.
|
Request Assistance
New Articles
Dun-Factor Pages Roan/White
Hair Pages Miscellaneous Horse
Info Back to Top
MISCELLANEOUS
Request Help Determining Your
Horse/Foal's Color
|
Fill out this form to request our opinion on your horse's color |
|
NOTE: Because of the high number of requests for assistance, I
am now charging $3 for this service. |
Homozygous
for Color:
|
What are the chances that a foal is homozygous for dun factor, roan, or
black, for example? |
|
Discusses ways of determining probability for unborn foals and for
foals/horses that we can visually evaluate. |
Multiple Color Genes:
|
What do you call a horse that has both the look of a buckskin and the look
of a roan? |
|
Or a palomino that also has the dun gene? |
|
How about a horse that was born roan but is now getting a gray head because
its dam was gray? |
|
Examples of combined color genes and explanations can be found here. |
Tips for Buying
Horses Via the Internet:
|
Learn from those who have, unfortunately, been there before.
|
|
Tips to help you make a wise and safe choice when buying a
horse "sight unseen" due to distance from your home, timing problems, etc.
|
Mare Gestation Calculator
|
The easy way to determine your foaling dates...simply fill
in the blanks!
|
Listed
Quarter Horse Colors Your photos needed!
|
AQHA currently (2006) lists 17 options for colors for foal
registration. |
|
Examples of each of those colors, plus references to other
colors that are registerable but not listed. |
Raising and
Orphan Foal
|
Tips collected in one location to make dealing with your
emergency easier! |
The Importance of Deworming
Foals...Effectively!
|
Are you deworming your young horses every month? Two months?
What dewormers are you using? Read this page for a surprising story about
how ineffective a deworming program can be, even when dewormer medication is
given every 1 to 2 months!
|
Foal
Coat Colors
|
Having trouble deciding what color your foal is? This page
might help!
|
|
And, we need YOUR help! If you have a couple nice shots of a
foal that might help others learn what their own foals are, please
send them to us. We will include many photos on this page that will help
educate others in need of assistance with foal colors.
Please note that this is not intended to be a free opportunity for you to
advertise your breeding operation, and instead is an educational page. We
will not use photos with watermarks/writing on them. There are many free
advertising sites on the Internet at which you can advertise your
farm/ranch/horses.
|
Mare Gestation Calculator Somewhat
functional at this point...still in the works!
|
The easy way to determine your foaling dates...simply fill
in the blanks!
|
|
Also included are our averages for a course of over 3 years.
If you think your mare is overdue, check out our numbers!
|
|
