White hooves on Black legs

Top Dun · 12-15-2007, 02:59 PM

Ok even for an appaloosa my new filly is a little strange.

On her front end she has normal hoof colors. On her stocking leg, She has a mostly white hoof with a few narrow black stripes. On her black leg she has a mostly black hoof with some typical appaloosa white stripping.

However on her back legs she gets weird. Instead of black hooves with black legs she has White hooves with one narrow black stripe on one hoof. If you look close at the heel bulb in the second photo on the inside of the furthers hoof you will see the small black stripe. Even for an appaloosa I figured she's have more black on those back hooves.

JBandRio · 12-15-2007, 03:20 PM

What do you see if you look veerrrryyyy closely at the coronet band? I bet you see pink skin.

Top Dun · 12-15-2007, 03:25 PM

nope just black skin and black hairs. No pink skin, no white hairs.

SSSApps · 12-15-2007, 03:29 PM

We have a characteristic bay mare - she has 4 white hooves on black/bay legs - and no pink skin - no stripes on her hooves at all, though. I have heard an old rumor that characteristic Apps w/ white hooves on dark legs are supposedly 100% characteristic/color producers...but I heard that a long time ago. You can kinda see it in a couple pictures here - where her feet are *kinda* not muddy. ..

http://stillseeingspots.com/glorypics.htm It doesn't seem to be that uncommon with Apps...I have seen quite a few with white hooves on dark/non-white legs. I guess maybe it's just striping gone wild or something!

lol.

What does the rest of your filly look like?

Top Dun · 12-15-2007, 03:41 PM

Yea I've heard that also, but don't set much store in it. The Filly is a bay dun with like four spots on her hips, White Sclara and the one definately stripped front hoof on black leg.
here is her Biggest spot LOL

She is 4 generation Appaloosa to Appaloosa breeding so there is that "possiblity" that she could be homozygous. but her pattern isn't 'typical' of a homozygous pattern.

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Originally Posted by SSSApps

I have heard an old rumor that characteristic Apps w/ white hooves on dark legs are supposedly 100% characteristic/color producers...

What does the rest of your filly look like?

SSSApps · 12-15-2007, 06:15 PM

Yeah, I've never seen anything genetically to prove the point about the white feet. Let me tell you, our bay mare definitely doesn't have the typical homozygous pattern either. I don't trust the rumor, but thought I'd bring it up.

She is a cutie little one. What are you going to do with her?

Top Dun · 12-15-2007, 06:35 PM

Well It's kind of a long story. I bought her because of a dream I had about a month after my old gelding who I'd had for 23 years died earlier this year. Long story short she's his replacement so I didn't have a specific plan for her before or after I bought her, but like all my horses, she's gonna be trained for cowboy mounted shooting at least.

SSSApps · 12-17-2007, 01:12 PM

Don't all horses have 'kinda a long story'? hehe.

Good luck with her!

gallop3337 · 12-17-2007, 08:54 PM

I know two apps that are the same way! My fewspot filly has one white stocking and 3 solid legs but 4 predominantly white hooves, and my friends Characteristic filly has 4 black legs with 4 white hooves!

accphotography · 12-18-2007, 08:38 AM

My Appaloosa mare has a white sole on one of her dark legs, but the hoof is reasonably normal colored.

ACC

12-15-2007, 02:59 PM	#1
Top Dun Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,686 Images: 178 Blog Entries: 1	White hooves on Black legs Ok even for an appaloosa my new filly is a little strange. On her front end she has normal hoof colors. On her stocking leg, She has a mostly white hoof with a few narrow black stripes. On her black leg she has a mostly black hoof with some typical appaloosa white stripping. However on her back legs she gets weird. Instead of black hooves with black legs she has White hooves with one narrow black stripe on one hoof. If you look close at the heel bulb in the second photo on the inside of the furthers hoof you will see the small black stripe. Even for an appaloosa I figured she's have more black on those back hooves. __________________ Cattle Producers DO NOT want NAIS: When asked if they thought NAIS should be a mandatory system requiring all U.S. cattle producers to participate, 21.22% of respondents said yes, 50.32% said no, and 28.46% were undecided.

12-15-2007, 03:20 PM	#2
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 22,344 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 12	What do you see if you look veerrrryyyy closely at the coronet band? I bet you see pink skin. __________________ - 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

12-15-2007, 03:25 PM	#3
Top Dun Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,686 Images: 178 Blog Entries: 1	nope just black skin and black hairs. No pink skin, no white hairs. __________________ Cattle Producers DO NOT want NAIS: When asked if they thought NAIS should be a mandatory system requiring all U.S. cattle producers to participate, 21.22% of respondents said yes, 50.32% said no, and 28.46% were undecided.

12-15-2007, 06:35 PM	#7
Top Dun Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,686 Images: 178 Blog Entries: 1	Well It's kind of a long story. I bought her because of a dream I had about a month after my old gelding who I'd had for 23 years died earlier this year. Long story short she's his replacement so I didn't have a specific plan for her before or after I bought her, but like all my horses, she's gonna be trained for cowboy mounted shooting at least. __________________ Cattle Producers DO NOT want NAIS: When asked if they thought NAIS should be a mandatory system requiring all U.S. cattle producers to participate, 21.22% of respondents said yes, 50.32% said no, and 28.46% were undecided.

12-17-2007, 08:54 PM	#9
gallop3337 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 952 Images: 89	I know two apps that are the same way! My fewspot filly has one white stocking and 3 solid legs but 4 predominantly white hooves, and my friends Characteristic filly has 4 black legs with 4 white hooves! __________________ http://www.uwrf.edu/~w3005245/index.htm

12-15-2007, 03:29 PM	#4
SSSApps Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Okawville, IL Posts: 50 Images: 4	We have a characteristic bay mare - she has 4 white hooves on black/bay legs - and no pink skin - no stripes on her hooves at all, though. I have heard an old rumor that characteristic Apps w/ white hooves on dark legs are supposedly 100% characteristic/color producers...but I heard that a long time ago. You can kinda see it in a couple pictures here - where her feet are kinda not muddy. .. http://stillseeingspots.com/glorypics.htm It doesn't seem to be that uncommon with Apps...I have seen quite a few with white hooves on dark/non-white legs. I guess maybe it's just striping gone wild or something! lol. What does the rest of your filly look like?

12-15-2007, 06:15 PM	#6
SSSApps Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Okawville, IL Posts: 50 Images: 4	Yeah, I've never seen anything genetically to prove the point about the white feet. Let me tell you, our bay mare definitely doesn't have the typical homozygous pattern either. I don't trust the rumor, but thought I'd bring it up. She is a cutie little one. What are you going to do with her?

12-17-2007, 01:12 PM	#8
SSSApps Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Okawville, IL Posts: 50 Images: 4	Don't all horses have 'kinda a long story'? hehe. Good luck with her!

12-18-2007, 08:38 AM	#10
accphotography Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 4,280	My Appaloosa mare has a white sole on one of her dark legs, but the hoof is reasonably normal colored. ACC

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