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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 3322"><p>> Jake,I have been breeding Arabians</p><p>> all my life.Just as anything elce</p><p>> in life the genes don't run true</p><p>> all the time. Today I own a red</p><p>> chestnut Arabian, both sire and</p><p>> Dam are Dark bays The dam side has</p><p>> alot of Grey and the sire produces</p><p>> mostly bays, out of 122 pure bred</p><p>> foals only 18 are chestnut.Weird</p><p>> Eh? The Dam who is a dark bay has</p><p>> a full blood sister who is a white</p><p>> grey.She will produce grey most of</p><p>> the time but because there is</p><p>> strong color up close she has</p><p>> produced color as well. Because I</p><p>> love the palamino color I also</p><p>> tried to breed that color. I</p><p>> wanted the intence color to be</p><p>> dark with no black smuttiness,</p><p>> White tails etc.. I found that the</p><p>> really dark red chestnuts or</p><p>> sorrels as they are called in some</p><p>> breeds do the best job of breeding</p><p>> true, to color. However I have</p><p>> also seen black mares breed good</p><p>> color and bred to a palamino I</p><p>> have seen them black mares produce</p><p>> a very red foal. The breeders</p><p>> cross back and forth from red to</p><p>> palamino and back.It is said that</p><p>> breeding a palomino to a red mare</p><p>> will get you a 4-1 palomino foal.</p><p>> Hope that helps alittle..</p><p></p><p>Also I forgot to share if you breed a palomino to a palomino you will get a cream colored foal they will lighten about 3% in color each time but you will never get the leatheal white gene. However if you breed back to a chestnut/sorrel at any time you will get a palomino.I understand that palomino runs on a yellow spectrum of color and bay on a red so the difference in colored foals,Palomino vrs, Buckskin.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck !!</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:beefalocindy@yahoo.com">beefalocindy@yahoo.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 3322"] > Jake,I have been breeding Arabians > all my life.Just as anything elce > in life the genes don't run true > all the time. Today I own a red > chestnut Arabian, both sire and > Dam are Dark bays The dam side has > alot of Grey and the sire produces > mostly bays, out of 122 pure bred > foals only 18 are chestnut.Weird > Eh? The Dam who is a dark bay has > a full blood sister who is a white > grey.She will produce grey most of > the time but because there is > strong color up close she has > produced color as well. Because I > love the palamino color I also > tried to breed that color. I > wanted the intence color to be > dark with no black smuttiness, > White tails etc.. I found that the > really dark red chestnuts or > sorrels as they are called in some > breeds do the best job of breeding > true, to color. However I have > also seen black mares breed good > color and bred to a palamino I > have seen them black mares produce > a very red foal. The breeders > cross back and forth from red to > palamino and back.It is said that > breeding a palomino to a red mare > will get you a 4-1 palomino foal. > Hope that helps alittle.. Also I forgot to share if you breed a palomino to a palomino you will get a cream colored foal they will lighten about 3% in color each time but you will never get the leatheal white gene. However if you breed back to a chestnut/sorrel at any time you will get a palomino.I understand that palomino runs on a yellow spectrum of color and bay on a red so the difference in colored foals,Palomino vrs, Buckskin. Good Luck !! [email=beefalocindy@yahoo.com]beefalocindy@yahoo.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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