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Her test results are In!!!!!!

Got the test results for my filly just now & I'm a bit surprised at the results aside from Tobiano to be honest. Overo Result: N/N - No evidence for the altered sequence detected. Sabino 1 Result: N/N - No evidence of altered sequence detected. Tobiano Result: TO/TO - Two copies of altered sequence. Horse is homozygous for Tobiano. All offspring will inherit Tobiano. Splashed White SW-1 Result: N/N - No copies of SW-1 mutation. Splashed White SW-2 Result: N/N - No copies of SW-2 mutation. Splashed White SW-3 Result: N/N - No copies of SW-3 mutation. Pic of filly [IMG]http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l204/ponytoad/Cynder.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l204/ponytoad/cynder3.jpg[/IMG] So I'm going to HAVE to do her life registration as Tobiano until proven otherwise, as As far as the Pinto society goes- if they test neg for all Overo genes they are Tobiano period (which isn't necessarily a bad thing), nor will the breeder want to test her stallion now either :( So where to from here? I've read somewhere that there is a lab/ geneticist (not sure which/who), that is taking those horse's results whom should be Splash White, yet have tested neg for it- (I remember someone saying this is what had been done with their own horse/s who tested neg) to be part of the study so something). Is this a line worth pursuing? If so where is that/who do I contact please? After coming on here I'd been convinced she wasn't "just" Tobiano & well I still believe she isn't "just" tobiano, she has proven to be neg for ALL Overo patterns that can be tested for aside from DW (which I dont she comes close to having), so that is what Im going to have to call her- a Tobiano :shock: Isnt it? :BH I also have to pass on the info to her breeder- who was told categorically that she was only tobiano (that all her horses were in that regard) & her blue eyes came from being a buckskin tobiano - I dont think I have managed to convince her other wise yet & these results wont help ~x(

Daylene Alford Thu, 08/02/2012 - 18:58

I believe it was UC Davis that was looking at the horses that tested negative for splash but looked splash.

I would have thought her splash for sure! What fascinating results.

Surayya Thu, 08/02/2012 - 21:11

Thanks for the replies :)

Hmmm - It was USD that tested her - Do I have to email them directly to request she be included in the study?