Another odd color [Archive] - Chronicle Forums

allanglos

Dec. 31, 2009, 03:14 AM

I saw this little guy advertised for sale, and thought he was a flaxen chestnut, until I remembered his sire was homozygous for the black gene.

The owners did DNA test him, and he is indeed a bay.

He is a purebred Arabian by Khartoon Khlassic.

Geeka

Dec. 31, 2009, 03:48 AM

I wonder if he is a silver bay. It's like normal bay, but the silver gene dilutes the black points to grayish/brownish and the mane and tail to white/gray.

RiddleMeThis

Dec. 31, 2009, 03:52 AM

He is PROBABLY just bay.

There is NO known Silver in Arabians at this time.

Rhyadawn

Dec. 31, 2009, 03:10 PM

I don't care what he is, he's cute!

chemteach

Dec. 31, 2009, 03:22 PM

I wonder if he is a silver bay. It's like normal bay, but the silver gene dilutes the black points to grayish/brownish and the mane and tail to white/gray.

Look at the 2008 foal that also born chestnut but turned bay with grey in its mane.
http://www.khartoonkhlassic.com/2008%20Foals.htm

cutemudhorse

Dec. 31, 2009, 03:26 PM

I don't care what he is, he's cute!

Yess!!

allanglos

Dec. 31, 2009, 03:53 PM

I wonder if he is a silver bay. It's like normal bay, but the silver gene dilutes the black points to grayish/brownish and the mane and tail to white/gray.

I and many others were wondering the same, but the test results are:

E/e, A/A and N/N for the silver gene

pintopiaffe

Jan. 1, 2010, 04:09 AM

Is it maybe the sabino/rabicano whatever else might be going on there?

My stallion's tail *looks* flaxen, until you are up (reeeeeeally) close, and it's a combination of white hair with his chestnut. He's got rabicano & sabino as well as his tobi.

Interesting.