PICS added post #13!! Color Guru's I have a Tail Question?? Pedigree added

PeggySue · 05-19-2007, 02:52 PM

A friend of mine has a 2006 AQHA Bay colt and his tail has SILVER in it.. prob 15% silver NOT WHITE!! He also has a dorsal stripe.. he is by a bay stalliona nd out of a palomino mare...

My question is what causes this?? WHat gene?? I will try to get pics to post tomorrow

Thanks a million

*BaRrEL_BaBE* · 05-19-2007, 02:53 PM

Is it a strong dorsal stripe or is he a lineback? What color is the rest of his tail?

PeggySue · 05-19-2007, 03:07 PM

he is bay so the rest of his tail is BLACK... it looks to be a strong dorsal Iwill take pics tomorrow to prominent to just be countershading..IMO

*BaRrEL_BaBE* · 05-19-2007, 03:09 PM

Could it be a coon tail? What breeding does he have, and what color was his sire?

JBandRio · 05-19-2007, 05:19 PM

Rabicano gives the silver or white hairs in the tail like that.

A picture of his stripe would help. Does it run very clearly defined from withers to tail? Or is it a bit fuzzy and fades out at the ends?

TheBlackHorse · 05-19-2007, 05:59 PM

From the description it sounds like stong Rabicano roaning. Pic would def. help!

doublebarr · 05-19-2007, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeggySue

A friend of mine has a 2006 AQHA Bay colt and his tail has SILVER in it.. prob 15% silver NOT WHITE!! He also has a dorsal stripe.. he is by a bay stalliona nd out of a palomino mare...

My question is what causes this?? WHat gene?? I will try to get pics to post tomorrow

Thanks a million

PS, it could well be a silver bay. The Z gene causes the color trait. It is being identified more and more in AQHA horses. This is a silver bay:

Bar U Champ Binder
AQHA
Courtesy of Heartland Quarter Horses

In October of 2002 Silver was confirmed in Quarter Horses. As with Morgans, it was confirmed by red factor testing. Bar U Champ Binder is the first confirmed Silver Bay in the Quarter Horse breed. If you visit Bar U Champ Binder's web site you can see some of his offspring which are also silver.

Go to Equine Color - Horse & Pony Color Genetics Information to see a picture of him.

PeggySue · 05-19-2007, 07:07 PM

Thanks everybody I will get pics of him tomorrow.... already planned that but it is strange

He is a cute little guy...

Haas Horse Farm · 05-20-2007, 08:18 AM

Pedigree information would help.

PeggySue · 05-20-2007, 03:44 PM

OK eveyrbody beat me we had so much fin riding that I forgot my camera in truck...

HHF I will ask about pedigree info .. and see what I can find out

05-19-2007, 02:53 PM	#2
BaRrEL_BaBE Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 2,874 Images: 75	Is it a strong dorsal stripe or is he a lineback? What color is the rest of his tail? __________________ (¯`•.¸DoN't l00k BacK¸.•´¯)

05-19-2007, 03:07 PM	#3
PeggySue Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dennison, Illinois Posts: 10,920 Images: 1022 Blog Entries: 9	he is bay so the rest of his tail is BLACK... it looks to be a strong dorsal Iwill take pics tomorrow to prominent to just be countershading..IMO __________________ Moosa says stop and smell the flowers life is too short not to enjoy it

05-19-2007, 03:09 PM	#4
BaRrEL_BaBE Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 2,874 Images: 75	Could it be a coon tail? What breeding does he have, and what color was his sire? __________________ (¯`•.¸DoN't l00k BacK¸.•´¯)

05-19-2007, 05:19 PM	#5
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 21,277 Images: 129 Blog Entries: 12	Rabicano gives the silver or white hairs in the tail like that. A picture of his stripe would help. Does it run very clearly defined from withers to tail? Or is it a bit fuzzy and fades out at the ends? __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

05-19-2007, 05:59 PM	#6
TheBlackHorse Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 455 Images: 9	From the description it sounds like stong Rabicano roaning. Pic would def. help! __________________ "The horse stopped with a jerk-- and the jerk fell off!" The Tennessee Walker~ Walkin' da Walk!

05-19-2007, 02:52 PM	#1
PeggySue Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dennison, Illinois Posts: 10,920 Images: 1022 Blog Entries: 9	PICS added post #13!! Color Guru's I have a Tail Question?? Pedigree added A friend of mine has a 2006 AQHA Bay colt and his tail has SILVER in it.. prob 15% silver NOT WHITE!! He also has a dorsal stripe.. he is by a bay stalliona nd out of a palomino mare... My question is what causes this?? WHat gene?? I will try to get pics to post tomorrow Thanks a million __________________ Moosa says stop and smell the flowers life is too short not to enjoy it Last edited by PeggySue; 05-25-2007 at 08:15 PM.

05-19-2007, 07:07 PM	#8
PeggySue Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dennison, Illinois Posts: 10,920 Images: 1022 Blog Entries: 9	Thanks everybody I will get pics of him tomorrow.... already planned that but it is strange He is a cute little guy... __________________ Moosa says stop and smell the flowers life is too short not to enjoy it

05-20-2007, 08:18 AM	#9
Haas Horse Farm Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dixon, MO Posts: 9,085 Images: 21	Pedigree information would help.

05-20-2007, 03:44 PM	#10
PeggySue Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dennison, Illinois Posts: 10,920 Images: 1022 Blog Entries: 9	OK eveyrbody beat me we had so much fin riding that I forgot my camera in truck... HHF I will ask about pedigree info .. and see what I can find out __________________ Moosa says stop and smell the flowers life is too short not to enjoy it

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