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Sire is perlino....foal now grey!!!WTF?

gems October 09, 2011 October 09, 2011

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How is it possible that my foal can have greyed out when the mare was bay and the sire was a perlino!!?? Foal was born a dun with clear white goggles and is now almost white with a very grey mane and tail!

CMhorses Sun, 10/09/2011 - 07:07

Sire is either perlino+grey, or not the actual sire. The foal probably isn't dun either, just looks dun from the greying process and if the sire is perlino, the foal would be a dilute too (buckskin/palimino/smokey black).

Daylene Alford Sun, 10/09/2011 - 08:19

Was the sire's sire or dam gray? If so he's most likely perlino + gray. Because of the very light coat and skin of a perlino it can be difficult to tell if they also carry gray.

RiddleMeThis Sun, 10/09/2011 - 13:49

[quote=CMhorses]Sire is either perlino+grey, or not the actual sire. The foal probably isn't dun either, just looks dun from the greying process and if the sire is perlino, the foal would be a dilute too (buckskin/palimino/smokey black).[/quote]
This IMO

critterkeeper Sun, 10/09/2011 - 16:33

I agree with CMH, Daylene and RMT....just because the sire is perlino doesn't mean there isn't another dilute, modifier or white pattern - in this case it's grey.