[Palfrey]

He is very adorable. I'm thinking he is going to be bay, what variation remains to be determined. His dam is quite light, almost buckskin looking. You should color test him so we can find out his official color!

 

[Dreamcatcher Arabians]

He's a cutey. Looks bay to me too. His dam looks sun faded, so he may be quite a bit darker, especially once he sheds that foal coat. What's the vet say about his legs? He looks a bit windswept in one of those pics.

 

[Ruth McClure]

I agree with Palfrey and Dreamcatcher Arabians; he looks like a potential bay. At this stage the variation of bay is uncertain. It will be interesting though to see what's underneath once he sheds his foal coat. He's a darling, have fun with him!

 

[QtrBel]

He's bay. Possible one of the parents has nd1 which could make primitives in foal camo more pronounced. I don't see buckskin for the mare but with pictures it can be hard to tell. The only gene combo that reliably produces a specific shade is EEAa and more often than not you get the darkest bay. First foal shed is most typically the darkest.

Best way to know is test. Do you know the color of the mare's parents

 

[EmilyEllAnder]

He is very adorable. I'm thinking he is going to be bay, what variation remains to be determined. His dam is quite light, almost buckskin looking. You should color test him so we can find out his official color!

Thank you!! I havent looked much into the color testing. If its fairly reasonable cost, I am all for it!

 

[EmilyEllAnder]

He's a cutey. Looks bay to me too. His dam looks sun faded, so he may be quite a bit darker, especially once he sheds that foal coat. What's the vet say about his legs? He looks a bit windswept in one of those pics.

Here is another picture of the mare. The vet seen him when he was a week old and said he looked great. She was a maiden and he had some super tall legs at first but they see to be correcting themselves pretty well.

 

[EmilyEllAnder]

He's bay. Possible one of the parents has nd1 which could make primitives in foal camo more pronounced. I don't see buckskin for the mare but with pictures it can be hard to tell. The only gene combo that reliably produces a specific shade is EEAa and more often than not you get the darkest bay. First foal shed is most typically the darkest.

Best way to know is test. Do you know the color of the mare's parents

This is the Mares sire. I do not know what color the Mares dam was.

 

[QtrBel]

So she's bay. Not buckskin. Nothing hiding on either parent. The only thing that may be there that we aren't seeing as we don't have pictures showing it would be nd1. That will put primitives on a horse but rarely dilution. If it does it is not to any great extent. It will cause excessive fading though in some horses.

 

[Cowgypsy99]

This is the Mares sire. I do not know what color the Mares dam was.

Maybe a dun?

 

[QtrBel]

Neither parent is dun. Foal can't be dun.

 

[EmilyEllAnder]

Is everyone still thinking bay? He just seems to be an odd shade verses all the other bay foal pictures ive seen. He is now 5 months old.

 

[EmilyEllAnder]

So she's bay. Not buckskin. Nothing hiding on either parent. The only thing that may be there that we aren't seeing as we don't have pictures showing it would be nd1. That will put primitives on a horse but rarely dilution. If it does it is not to any great extent. It will cause excessive fading though in some horses.

I agree with Palfrey and Dreamcatcher Arabians; he looks like a potential bay. At this stage the variation of bay is uncertain. It will be interesting though to see what's underneath once he sheds his foal coat. He's a darling, have fun with him!

He's a cutey. Looks bay to me too. His dam looks sun faded, so he may be quite a bit darker, especially once he sheds that foal coat. What's the vet say about his legs? He looks a bit windswept in one of those pics.

He is very adorable. I'm thinking he is going to be bay, what variation remains to be determined. His dam is quite light, almost buckskin looking. You should color test him so we can find out his official color!

I have attached pictures from yesterday for comparison!

 

[Zimalia22]

Bay sire + Bay mare = Bay foal.

 

[RFInukshuk]

Foal is bay. Nd1 is possible to cause light primitives but that dorsal stripe could just be heavy foal camo

 

[RFInukshuk]

Bay sire + Bay mare = Bay foal.

Who told you that? That’s not true at all. Not how genetics works.
Two bay base horses that are Ee Aa can produce black base and red base foals.

 

[299809]

Thank you!! I havent looked much into the color testing. If its fairly reasonable cost, I am all for it!

I just did it for my 2 month old foal and was shocked at the results and glad I did it. I used Etalon Diagnostics and did their Mini Panel Plus. Highly recommend!

 

[LoriF]

This foal is definitely a bay horse. UC Davis charges about 80 dollars and the test includes red factor, agouti (bay/black), cream, champagne, pearl, grey, dun, and silver. I don't think you need it though unless you want to see if he carries red. That's not really necessary unless he's a breeding animal.