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My palomino filly is turning black!?

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#1 · (Edited)
Lol, I know, another color thread from me.


And I know that palominos can be really dark. But my foal is "black" underneath her foal coat.

Mama is a flaxen chestnut and daddy is a palomino.



 
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It's a very normal part of the shedding process. Remember, a foal's first shed will usually be their darkest point. Here is an example that resembles your baby:

 
#61 · (Edited)
But I don't think her dam is a silver bay. She changes her color though - she has a thread here on this forum about it.

Dam of the foal.

Sometimes dark.


(Preggers and fussy coat.)




Sometimes red.


The sire of the foal.

She Looks Like Shes Going Silver Dapple


I have a Silver Dapple Black gelding & when I got him at 6 months Old He was a Light Reddish tan Chestnut & he shedded out silver.
Hes Some Pics (Wish I still had foal pictures Unfortunally I dont :/ )
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#19 ·
I hope she turns out to be a chocolate palomino. It's one of the most beautiful colors I think...
 
#20 ·
Baby is definitely a palomino. Mumma is DEFINITELY a chestnut, not a palomino, and not a silver bay. She is too "red" for either of them.
 
#22 ·
Whoa. Look at how her neck is developing. Lol.

Shes gonna be one stout little girl. :)
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But one more thing.

She (baby) looks like a sabino right? She got four white legs, up over one knee in front, the other is probably to the middle of the knee.

On one of her back legs the white almost goes up to her, I think you guys call it stifle? On the other back leg the white goes up over her hock.

She also got white markings on her belly.
 
#26 ·
Do you have a good picture of the white on her legs? Sabino will cause jagged edges and a roaning appearance where the while and gold meet.

Splash on the other hand, will cause white legs, belly white and excessive face white, but its a very crisp, clear line typically. Splash is bottom heavy and often looks like they were just dipped into a paint bucket.

She may carry splash and sabino but with her golden color, its difficult to tell which pattern it is, or if its both.

I personally think she has both. My reasoning is her face. The white is very bottom heavy and goes under her jaw, indicationg splash. But you can also see jagged edges as opposed to a crisp line which indicates sabino too...
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Im thinking she has a strong splash gene. From the above photos, i dont see the sabino roaning or jagged edges that many sabinos exibit. Doesnt mean she doesnt carry sabino though. I still think she does.

So my best educated guess is sabino and splash. If shes ever used for breeding in the future, she should be tested for frame. Frame can hide (even on solid horses) so its best to test and be safe as opposed to sorry.
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