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Tested Splash Horses

I thought it would be interesting to start a thread for horses who have been tested for splash and their results. So, If you have a horse that is being tested and you'd like to share their photos and the test results, please post them here. Hopefully this will give us a better idea of what, if any, visual differences exist between the 3 splash mutations and also give us a better idea of what truly constitutes a splash marking and how minimal they can be.

TheRedHayflinger Wed, 03/21/2012 - 18:30

Son of a Gun, on Facebook--his owners posted his results today

Sw1/Sw2
And frame!

rubberduckyyy Wed, 03/21/2012 - 19:45

So SW2 and SW3 is presumed homozygous lethal... does that mean that a horse that is for instance SW2/SW3, would that be lethal? Or does it not work that way? :?

Threnody Thu, 03/22/2012 - 09:23

Since we have yet to see any SW3 horses, I'm not sure if the lines have even crossed yet to know that.

Plus we aren't sure if SW2 and SW3 are 100% lethal yet since these genes might not have had a chance to combine in homozygous form. Same with some of the Dominant White lines.

RiddleMeThis Thu, 03/22/2012 - 12:34

When ACC emailed the researchers I believe they told her that they believe that a horse that is SW2/SW3 would be lethal.

I had the email, but its gone from my inbox. Ill ask her to resend it to me when I talk to her later.

ETA: Heres the line from the email "With this being said we are not 100% sure but hypothosize that two compound heterozygotes of SW2 and SW3 may be lethal."