Comments on: Horse Color Genetics

By: Carsyn Knotts

Carsyn Knotts — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:32:45 +0000

I have a Dunn Paint mare that i want to breed and i was wondering what color of horse to breed her to that will make a beautiful foal. We want a Quarter Horse to be our stud. Thanks!

By: Lisa Covey

Lisa Covey — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:19:35 +0000

Becky,

Thank you for e-mail and to answer your question your choices would be to breed to a buckskin or perlino stallion. Keep in mind the genetics on a chestnut are red, so you would need to breed to a horse that carries a creme gene and a black gene (buckskin/perlino).

Debbie Black or Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist

By: Becki

Becki — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:43:29 +0000

Her dam is a chestnut/white tobiano mare (no black, JUST chestnut & white) and her sire is a Palomino stallion with knee high stockings on all 4 legs.

By: Becki

Becki — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:26:25 +0000

I was just wondering what color stallion you would have to breed a solid Chestnut mare to to get a Buckskin foal?

By: Lisa Covey

Lisa Covey — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:14:52 +0000

Alexa,

Thank you for your e-mail and to answer your question, you are more likely to get a dun, buckskin or bay. Some other possibilities are red dun, palomino or sorrel, some of the less likely possibilities are black or grullo that carry a creme dilution.

Debbie Black or Lisa Covey
Equine Color Specialist

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:18:20 +0000

Hi If You Bred A Palomino Mare To A Dark Dun What Color Would She Have? Thanks

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:16:54 +0000

I Have A Palomino Mare That We Bred To A Dark Dun. What Colors Do You Think I Would Get? Thanks

By: kim

kim — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:48:18 +0000

I bred my sorrel/overo stallion to a buckskin mare. what color do you think i would get. thanks

By: Alexis

Alexis — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:25:57 +0000

i have a National Show Horse mare that is a pinto and a National Show Horse stallion that is a dark grey. If i breed them, what color would the foal likely be? Thanks

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:19:15 +0000

Hi
i was wondering if you could help em at all… i have a buckskin mare ( both parents are coloured appaloosas) i was wondering what to breed her with to get a palamino?? also i bred her to a leopard appy and i have a colt that appears to be solid bay but he has different colours appaearing..do you know what colours he could possibly turn. regards
michelle

By: Lisa Covey

Lisa Covey — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:42:50 +0000

Alexandra,

Thank you for your e-mail and to answer your question,you might want to contact the Appalossa Horse club or a Universty with Equine program; as we are not well versed in Appaloosa coat patterns.

Lisa Covey and Debbie Black
Equine Color Specialist

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:24:23 +0000

Hi,
I have bred my mare who is chestnut varnish roan with few spots, flaxen mane and tail to black leopard stallion (he has few brown spots as well).
The mare’s mother was solid chestnut with flaxen hair and mane. The mare’s father was as my mare, a varnish chestnut roan with few spots and flaxen hair and tail.
The stallion’s mother was a black leopard. The stallion’s father was bay with spots over hips.
Any idea what will I get?