Hey everyone! I'm posting from my phone so ill give you some pics in the next post. That's how my phone rolls lol
Anyways, there's a Peruvian paso at the barn now with curious markings. At first I thought he was chestnut but he has a dorsal stripe (or counter shading), leg barring and some striping on his back. Any input would be appriciated!
Thanks! What threw me off was all the striping on his back. You can see the thick dark stripes on his shoulder but there are lighter stripes that go down his back. I've never seen it before. Posted via Mobile Device
He's a beauty too good trail horse and very patient. Up until about maybe 4 or 5 years ago, he was a stud who was locked in his stall for go knows how long. He came to the barn underweight and with severe contracted heels. Posted via Mobile Device
I am not sure if he is dun to be honest. Yes, he has a lot of "dun factor" type markings, but they can be mimicked by countershading/sooty and can be quite defined. The main thing that is throwing me off is his tail. Compare this one to his:
In the red dun posted first, you can see the way the dorsal stripe continues into the tail, it is very clearly still there further down the tail. If you compare that to the horse posted by the OP, his dorsal stops at the tail head, and does not appear at all in the tail.
With that in mind, I would not comfortably say this horse is dun at all, and would say he is chestnut until proven otherwise by a DNA test. Not saying he cannot possibly be dun, just that it does not add up to dun for me.
Your saying the leg and shoulder bars are sooty? Perhaps the tail is so dark you can't see the dorsal well. Also this horse appears to have guard hairs though they are orange instead of whitish. JP's dorsal doesn't go down his tail granted he is still young.
So is the horse a result of when you cross a dun and a liver chestnut? Still red but deeper shade of it?
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