New filly ... first foal of the year...

[diamondn]

Well Roxy foaled a beautiful Silver Bay Filly this week. (Yes I said Silver Bay- will be same color as dam)

 

[ALACOWMAN]

good looking pair thats for sure. what is the silver bay deal they look like chestnut sorrell too me

 

[msscamp]

Nice looking pair. Your mare looks like she's pretty darned stout, too! What breed?

 

[born2run]

Good looking mare and foal!

what is the silver bay deal they look like chestnut sorrell too me

With black points? ;-)

 

[Gale Seddon]

Very nice pair, gorgeous head on the mare...I've never heard of "silver bay" either...usually bay is dark mane, tail, and legs, right? What's with the silver part? (Honestly, I never give a horse's patootie what color they are, just glad when they arrive safely and do well...especially with equines!)

 

[msscamp]

I'm wondering if the 'Silver' doesn't come from the color of the mane and (from what I can see in the first picture) the tail? Your mare has an unusual color for both. Is this mare the horse in your avatar?

 

[ALACOWMAN]

I'm wondering if the 'Silver' doesn't come from the color of the mane and (from what I can see in the first picture) the tail? Your mare has an unusual color for both. Is this mare the horse in your avatar?

sort of what we call a flax mane and tail

 

[diamondn]

Well we always thought that the mare was a chestnut as well. But over the internet I was told about a gene that changes the mane & Tail of a Bay horse a lighter color and that I should have the mare DNA tested for color To see if she is red (sorrel/chestnut) or black based (bay/ Black). we finally did and sure enough the mare is actually a Bay. I agree all Bays I have ever seen have a black mane & Tail. This mare (and filly) will not. The mane & Tail appeared streaked with blond hairs. (yes same mare is my avatar picture).

Breed is QH.

As a result the mare was discovered to have the Silver dapple gene which dilutes the mane & tail on black base horses. It is similar to the roan gene (dominant).

It has only resently been acknowledge to exist in QH's in the past 3 years. the dams papers say Bay but in the color description area it states carries and shows silver dapple gene.

more information can be found at http://www.equinecolor.com

 

[diamondn]

New pictures... 7 days old.
No matter the color still a pretty little thing...

 

[SilverCharm]

She's adorable! I love the color of the dam's mane.

 

[RebelCritter]

She is so pretty! Wow! I LOVE her!

 

[ALACOWMAN]

good looking filly pretty head, long legs, good looking hip

 

[diamondn]

Thanks Everyone. Here are some updated pictures.

 

[jaydill]

Wow. Gorgeous pair there. I love the blonde mane on the foal.

Jay

 

[Miss Daisy]

that little one is gonna be one big, built girl. real beefy, i like that

 

[peg4x4]

pretty,pretty-got a name yet? Was reading an old Hopalong Cassidy book,had a horse named Allday,and one named Swallow.

 

[diamondn]

Name is Sly - for that is what she is.. To smart for her own good some days hee hee

New pic.

 

[peg4x4]

Golly, she's growing up nice...