Sorrel Paint to Palomino Dun
I have a sorrel paint stud that I'm breeding to a palomino dun mare. I was just wondering what color the baby would be? Thanks
Caitlyn, submitted via HorseGazette.com
Dear Caitlyn,
Well we know the baby will be red-based. Both the Sorrel and the Palomino are homozygous for red (ee). The only modifiers
available in the mix are the Dun genetics and the Dilute/Cream genetics – both of which have to be passed to the foal by the
mare. So your foal could be Sorrel, Red Dun, Palomino or Palomino (Dunalino). - Prism
Gray Mare to Pinto Stallion
I have a gray mare that I am putting to a pinto stallion what colors are possible for the mating? – Elizabeth House, submitted via
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Dear Prism,
That will be difficult to tell due to the fact you didn’t state what color the mare was born nor the color of the stallion. The mare is
gray and gray is a modifier and not a color. You did say that the stallion was a pinto so you run an approximately 50% chance of
the foal being a pinto. (If the stallion is homozygous for pinto genetics then the foal will be a pinto) - Prism
Sorrel Mare to Dun Roan Stallion
I have a sorrel mare bred to a dun roan what do you think we'll get? – John, submitted via HorseGazette.com
Dear John,
The foal could be almost any base color – Sorrel, Black or bay. Whether or not the foal inherits the Roan or Dun genetics is
totally in the stallion’s “hooves”. If he passes the Roan gene you could have a Red Roan, Bay Roan or Blue Roan. If he passes
the Dun gene then you could have Red Dun, Classic Dun or even possibly a Grullo. It would also be possible for the foal to
inherit both the Dun and Roan genes. - Prism
Hi, I was wondering what I might get for color out of my bay paint breeding stock mare she has 4 white sox up past her knees
white face both her parents are overo one black & white one sorrel & white my stud is a red roan strong with roan with a black
and kind of silvery gray mane and tail 2sox and a blaze. I believe both parents to the stud were roan as well was wondering if you
could tell me what color I might expect. Thank you for your time. – Jody, submitted via HorseGazette.com
Dear Jody,
Umm, heterozygous Bay Solid Paint, out of a black/white x sorrel/white overo parents bred to a Red Roan with black mane/tail.
First, the stallion is actually a Bay Roan (Note: Until just a few years ago AQHA would not reg. a Bay Roan as a Bay and the
only choices were a Red Roan or a Blue roan. That has since been corrected). The fact your mare has white socks past her knees
and a white face tells me she probably (like 99%) carries the Overo genetics so she could throw a loud paint colt – just a case of
“baby roulette”. As far as color? Bay is a black horse with Agouti and not knowing the Agouti status of both parents I will make
an assumption that each carries one copy. You didn’t mention the black status of the stallion so again I’m going to assume he
carries one of each; black and red. Your foal colors could be Sorrel, Black, and Bay with a 50% chance of being Overo paint and
a 50% chance of the foal being a roan (giving you a Red Roan, Bay Roan or Blue Roan) - Prism