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Hair pics

hoofpick July 21, 2009 February 22, 2011

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OK just a few while I'm at lunch... First is a dun...notice the color loading to one side...The mare had the most extreme stripes so wasn't a suprize. Second is hair from a buckskin....Both these horses had coats very similar color buckskin but of course the first I consider a dun (dunskin)

hoofpick Tue, 07/21/2009 - 21:12

The "dark gold strands" you can see in the second pic are present in all the irridecent coats of all colors but hardly in the non-irridecent.

hoofpick Wed, 07/22/2009 - 06:49

Have so many more but as I've put them in word I'm having heaps of trouble saving them back on the computer...(may have to give it a kick! :shock: )

hoofpick Wed, 07/22/2009 - 07:47

Irridecent copper bay.
Note the lack of a continuous medular. More tomorrow.. :love

critterkeeper Wed, 07/22/2009 - 09:17

Oh, how fascinating... :-bd Do you think it will now be possible for you to tell what color a horse is based solely on hair samples? I can't wait to see other samples...and I was totally surprised to see the white between a cremello and pinto were noticably "different" :bounce :laugh1

lipigirl Wed, 07/22/2009 - 14:46

Hoofpick we have been discussing on another post Zebras - any chance if we can get you some hair samples that you could look at them against your Dun ones ???

hoofpick Wed, 07/22/2009 - 18:05

Zebra hairs would be brilliant!!!!! Yes please!! :flower (one from that Sorria-sp-as well...)
Determining color is very difficult with this as it is all about what you actually see. For example, a light reddish bay could be so similar to a rich chestnut that you wouldn't be able to tell.Having said that, as you saw with the cremello (perlino is similar) and white there is a big difference as there is with black. The dilute colors are different but only recognisable as a group rather than their base colors. Dun as you see is very different but again hard to tell the base color.
Remember guys this is not 100% but I am happy to do this for everyone (more the better!) and even better still if there is the DNA test to confirm.

hoofpick Wed, 07/22/2009 - 22:09

For those interested I have stated loading up an album with explanations of the hairs in the photo gallery.

thorwood Thu, 08/13/2009 - 22:55

Hi Hoofpick,

Very interesting photos.
Sorry to hijack, but did you ever get around to looking at the samples I sent you a few years back.

Cheers.
Amanda

dakotakdq Fri, 08/14/2009 - 00:06

I still have the hair pics you emialed me of my old bay dun sabino qh mare Hoofpick. they are amazing to see!

thansk for sharing those piccys, very interesting!

have u ever noticed a differenece between a fading & non-fading black?

hoofpick Sun, 08/16/2009 - 17:56

I'm such a slack bugger Thorwood! I did get them and that was around the time life wasn't so good, but now back on track and will do them and Vneerland's dog hairs asap!!
Anyone else who I didn't get back to please give me a slap on the back of the head!! :hammer :oops: