chocolate palomino

luvs2ride79 · 03-01-2006, 08:25 PM

Buckskin to Cremello/Perlino will give you the same chance for a single dilute (buckskin/palomino) as breeding the Buckskin to a Chestnut stallion.

Buckskin + Cremello (assuming the buckskin is hetero for black & agoti and the creme is not carrying agouti)
12.5% buckskin
12.5% perlino
12.5% smokey black
12.5% smokey creme
25% palomino
25% cremello

Buckskin + Chestnut/Sorrel (assuming the buckskin is hetero for black & agoti and the chestnut is not carrying agouti)
12.5% buckskin
12.5% bay
12.5% smokey black
12.5% black
25% palomino
25% chestnut

So, if your goal is Palomino, just be sure to breed to a red based stallion that isn't gray or roan. You will have a 25% chance for Palomino no matter what color of red the stallion is. A liver or dark chestnut (or any other noticably dark shade of red) is thought to give you a better chance for darker shades of palomino, but it's only an estimate.

The only way to have 100% Palomino is breeding a Cremello to a Chestut. For 50% Palomino chances you can breed a Palomino to a Chestnut, Cremello to Palomino, or Palomino to Palomino. All three combinations will give you 50% chance of a Palomino foal.

~Barbara

Shannon · 03-01-2006, 10:10 PM

Gosh, I feel really dumb. It for some reason didn't occur to me that she could end up with a double dilute. Oops!

prettyqtrs · 03-02-2006, 03:55 AM

Good point JBandRio, if you have not already tested the mare I would test her to find out if she is homozygous or heterozygous black. We have all of our mares tested and test all of our foals.

03-01-2006, 08:25 PM	#11
luvs2ride79 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 4,035 Images: 26	Buckskin to Cremello/Perlino will give you the same chance for a single dilute (buckskin/palomino) as breeding the Buckskin to a Chestnut stallion. Buckskin + Cremello (assuming the buckskin is hetero for black & agoti and the creme is not carrying agouti) 12.5% buckskin 12.5% perlino 12.5% smokey black 12.5% smokey creme 25% palomino 25% cremello Buckskin + Chestnut/Sorrel (assuming the buckskin is hetero for black & agoti and the chestnut is not carrying agouti) 12.5% buckskin 12.5% bay 12.5% smokey black 12.5% black 25% palomino 25% chestnut So, if your goal is Palomino, just be sure to breed to a red based stallion that isn't gray or roan. You will have a 25% chance for Palomino no matter what color of red the stallion is. A liver or dark chestnut (or any other noticably dark shade of red) is thought to give you a better chance for darker shades of palomino, but it's only an estimate. The only way to have 100% Palomino is breeding a Cremello to a Chestut. For 50% Palomino chances you can breed a Palomino to a Chestnut, Cremello to Palomino, or Palomino to Palomino. All three combinations will give you 50% chance of a Palomino foal. ~Barbara __________________ "To be an equestrian in the classical sense is not just to be a rider. It is a position in life." --Charles de Kunffy EquineFriends.com**2HotToTrot.com Anti-Slaughter and PROUD! StopHorseSlaughter.com

03-01-2006, 10:10 PM	#12
Shannon Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 6,689 Images: 932 Blog Entries: 62	Gosh, I feel really dumb. It for some reason didn't occur to me that she could end up with a double dilute. Oops! __________________ Member of the HGS 20 Pound Club... Start weight: 133 Goal Weight: 103 Current Weight: 115

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03-02-2006, 03:55 AM	#13
prettyqtrs Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,971	Good point JBandRio, if you have not already tested the mare I would test her to find out if she is homozygous or heterozygous black. We have all of our mares tested and test all of our foals.