New horse

[rodeoratdogs]

This is my new mare "Bdb Fashion Design" we got about a month ago. We were'nt planning on getting a new one, but she belonged to a friend of mine who has been really sick with cancer and complications, and he wanted me to have her. She has turned out to be a dream to start and super smooth, I'm super happy with her.






Alicia
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[Appy51]

That turned out so well--your friend found a good home for his horse, and you recieved a really nice horse. Sounds perfect!
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[rodeoratdogs]

Thanks, yes it did, it was one of those things that wasn't planned but turned out so well that it must have been meant to be. I'm not happy that my friend is sick but I am happy that he's happy I have her, and that fact that she is such a nice easy horse to be around just the makes it that much more special.

Alicia
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[NZ Appaloosas]

As an FYI, that mare exhibits signs of having at least splash and sabino genes. Absolutely love the way the white circles her mouth...is it the same the off side?



Diane
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[rodeoratdogs]

Thanks Diane, we love her face markings too, that was the first thing my husband liked about her the first time he saw her. I agree, a was thinking she may have Splash and Sabino, she goes back to Barlink Macho Man and he has Splash and Frame, but the way her socks come to a point in the front of her hocks and are kind of spotty near he top, Isn't that kind of a Sabino trait? I will have her tested soon so it will be interesting to find out for sure. Here is a pic of the other side of her face, it is the same. In fact her face markings are her qualifying marks for her regular status Paint papers, but she does have a belly spot.




Alicia
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[NZ Appaloosas]

The inverted "V" on the front of her back socks are one indication of "sabino" (on the equine color forum, one of the girls made a multi-headed goat to represent sabino, since there are probably a gazillion "forms" of sabino). Another is how her 'splash' blaze, which falls off the sides of her muzzle, pulls back in at the eyes, and goes inside the eyes. Splash likes to cut thru or cover the eyes completely with white, sabino doesn't like touching the eyes, so they "fight". Partial blue eyes (i.e., blue "chips" in the iris) are another sign that splash could be hiding.

I can't remember if you said she's been tested for frame or not...but with a frame sire, I'd want to be sure, if you were even thinking of breeding her down the road. I have seen a couple of tested frame-positive horses that had absolute no white anywhere on them. Talk about tossing a monkey wrench into things!



Diane
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[rodeoratdogs]

No it's my Tovero mare the one in my Avatar that I have had tested for frame already, but yes I am definately haveing this mare, we call her "Annie" tested for frame as well as sabino 1. If she comes back neg for both I will have to guess she has splash as well as another form of sabino. That is an interesting point that sabino doesn't like touching the eyes. I wanted to ask you though, on the sabino 1 is that not worth testng for if you have a paint or QH because I hear that it is not the sabino normally found in our Paints/QH but is actually found more in the tennessee walkers etc, do you know?
Yes I have heard in rare cases that solid horses have tested positive for frame makes you wonder how it hides like that....weird.
I'll let you know the results when I get the tests back.

Alicia
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[NZ Appaloosas]

Yeah, SB-1 is very limited in US light horse breeds...TWH, Foxtrotters, etc...and is found, of course, in minis (they seem to have every conceivable pattern gene! LOL).

My rule on SB-1 if you end up with an all white horse when you shouldn't have, might want to test for it, dominant white, and whatever other "all-white" genes can be tested for these days.



Diane
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[rodeoratdogs]

Oh ok, thanks for confirming that for me. On the animal genentics website they do use a photo of a mini for the example for SB 1.


Alicia
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[NZ Appaloosas]

come join us at www.equine-color.info. Lots of info on the website, plus a good group of people on the forum...we've vets, geneticists, breeders, and people just keen on equine colour genetics on the forum.



Diane
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[rodeoratdogs]

Oh great thanks! I registered already and looked around for a bit, looks like there is tons of information, very interesting.
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[clippity_clop]

What a beautiful mare! Congratulations.
I also love the way her face is colored.
She looks awesome under saddle too.

[rodeoratdogs]