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 Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:14 am Post subject: How do you make a FLAXEN? |
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Does anybody know:
What are the genetic details for a sorrel or chestnut with flaxen mane and tail? Is flaxen coloring just a fluke that shows up with red now and then, or is there a flaxen gene? |
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NZ Appaloosas
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| Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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IIRC, flaxen is still in the theory stages (i.e., no gene found), and it is believed to be a recessive gene, and requires two copies of the gene to express. Genetically, flaxen gets written as FF (no flaxen showing), Ff (flaxen carrier, but not showing) and ff (flaxen mane and tail).
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| If it takes two copies of the gene to get it...then is it a sure thing if you breed flaxen to flaxen (ff to ff) ? |
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Yes, two homozygotes can only produce homozygotes. And of course, it's hard to tell what horse is a carrier (Ff) since there's no physical change in a horse that is Ff. Or so current theory goes. 
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x factor fan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Whatever Flaxen is, the Haflingers sure have it in spades. |
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Linda_D
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| x factor fan wrote: | | Whatever Flaxen is, the Haflingers sure have it in spades. |
You can get Haflingers in any color you want as long as you want flaxen chestnut. 
We have a lot of Amish around our area, and some of them like Haflingers for their buggy horses, so we have a lot more Haflingers around than one would think. I think they're sort of the Amish version of "Mini Coopers" compared to the big, raw-boned Standardbreds that most Amish favor for buggy horses. |
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Picapepper
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I must have needed a laugh because you sure gave me one!!!!
"Mini Coopers" - OMG.......that is funny!!
OK, in all fairness, we board horses and there is a Haflinger in my barn. She is a nice horse. And..............our stallion is a S.E. Chestnut Arabian with fabulous "flaxen mane & tail". Absolutely lovely....
And, yes, the owner of the Haflinger bred her to our stallion but....she didn't conceive. They may breed her again this coming spring.
Do ya think it'll be a CH w/flaxen????? :0) |
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