Comments on: Quarter Horse Coat Colors

By: Monique

Monique — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:16:25 +0000

Hi,

Can you tell me why AQHA hasn’t recognized the silver dapple ‘Z’ gene? I formerly owned brown silver AQHA stallion and started http://www.SilverEquine.com. I have also bred 4 silver AQHA foals.

Since the silver gene is a dilution / modifying gene like cream, champagne, grulla, dun, etc. and those are recognized by AQHA, is there something we need to do or submit in order to get it recognized as an AQHA color?

Thanks!
Monique

By: Kristi Stalls

Kristi Stalls — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:09:47 +0000

Thanks!!!

By: Lisa Covey

Lisa Covey — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:04:05 +0000

Kristi,

Thank you for your e-mail and to answer your question your highest possibilities would be bay or buckskin. You could also get a sorrel/chestnut, palomino, black or smoky black.

Debbie Black or Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist

By: Kristi Stalls

Kristi Stalls — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:18:33 +0000

Hi I am breeding a dark bay mare (Josie Do Good) Her sire (First Wrangler) was black and her mom ( Romance N Dreams)is a regular bay to a Palomino stallion Bug In My Frosty this spring, I was wondering your thoughts on possible color of foal. We are very excited and most importantly praying for a healthy foal but it is fun guessing color possibilities!! Thanks

By: Lisa Covey

Lisa Covey — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:22:47 +0000

Denisel,

Thank you for your e-mail and to answer your question, your color probability would be bay, brown, black, buckskin or smoky black.

Debbie Black or Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist

By: Lisa Covey

Lisa Covey — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:08:15 +0000

Rowdy,

Thank you for your e-mail and to answer your question, without knowing the genetic background of the gray horse I would say your possiblity is sorrel with a 50% chance of turning gray.

Debbie Black or Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist

By: denisel.andre

denisel.andre — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:30:37 +0000

If I bread a stud with homozygous black gene to a palomino (test not rec’d back yet), her mom was a chestnut, both her dad and grandfather were palomino. What color types could be possible in the foal?

By: Rowdy Shea

Rowdy Shea — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:26:59 +0000

Hi my name is Rowdy, i’m 11 and I have a dapple gray mare. She is bred to a Sorrell stallion in the Trashadaus bloodline I’m really excited to know what color the baby might be. please help me. Thank you and Merry Christmas

By: Lisa Covey

Lisa Covey — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:36:22 +0000

Kelsey,

Thank you for your e-mail. The highest probability would be dun, buckskin or bay. The lower possibilities would be red dun, palomino or chestnut. Very rare possibilities would be grullo or black.

Debbie Black or Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist

By: Kelsey Kennedy

Kelsey Kennedy — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:47:16 +0000

Hi, could anybody tell me what I would get if I bred my buckskin mare to a red dun stallion?

By: Allyson Gagnon

Allyson Gagnon — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:01:25 +0000

I have a Friesian Stallion with a chestnut dilute gene. What are the possibilities of breeding a half Friesian that is a blue roan? And how if possible would this be accomplished?

By: Lisa Covey

Lisa Covey — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:31:11 +0000

Hello Debbie,

Thank you for your e-mail.

To answer your question, by breeding your chestnut to a red dun you coat color possibilities are sorrel/chestnut or red dun. If the red dun is homozygous dun then the only color you will get is red dun.

Debbie Black or Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist