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Leopard Appaloosa Mongolian

Third Peppermint April 18, 2012 April 18, 2012

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http://english.cri.cn/8706/2010/08/17/1721s589013.htm It's the second picture down. I didn't know Mongolians came in appy!

JNFerrigno Wed, 04/18/2012 - 11:41

I think the Altai mountains are right there on the boarder of mongolia. I know they come in spotted coats, so if there isn't controlled breeding, why not lol.

rabbitsfizz Wed, 04/18/2012 - 13:08

It does not look like a Mongolian Pony, so maybe a cross breed or something he bought at the market.....

Third Peppermint Wed, 04/18/2012 - 18:46

Yeah, I don't doubt that Mongolians have had some contact with Altai horses and considering how old that gene/those genes are it would make sense for it to have gotten over there. Never saw one before, though!

Well, I suppose there are a lot of different horses in Mongolia, not just the "Mongolian" Kind of looks like a cross, maybe with a Galshar? I looked at the Darkhad, Tes, Myangad, and Jargalant and none of those really "fit." Even all of those have a lot of variation, though. We'll just say Mongolian as "that horse is in Mongolia."

Third Peppermint Thu, 04/19/2012 - 06:05

Dang, you're right. And here I was all surprised. http://www.carnegiemnh.org/graphics/sci…

Now what I want to find is a varnish roan Mongolian. Or a blanket Mongolian.

EDIT: Unrelated, but dang! Look at that mane! http://foxlily.com/wp-content/uploads/2…

May have found a chestnut with a bider marking: http://danny.oz.au/travel/mongolia/p/57…

This one looks kind of roan? http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/e…

EDIT2: Oh dang: http://foxstudio.files.wordpress.com/20…

And here's a neat historical photo: http://foxstudio.files.wordpress.com/20…

I think I learned something today!