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Palomino Appaloosa Colt

AppyLady June 18, 2009 February 22, 2011

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I was told that I should post pictures of my colt here. Not only does he have an unusual blanket, but he's shedding out to be an odd sort of palomino. Here he is at one day old. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/AppyLady10/Palomino%20Colt/Spark…] Here he is now, at 2 1/2 months. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/AppyLady10/Palomino%20Colt/Colts…] Most of my palomino foals have been born sort of a peachy color -- not quite red, not quite yellow. They turned out to be a real light shade of palomino. Since this guy was a darker shade at birth, I was hopeing he might turn out to be a golden palomino. I didn't really expect this! This is what his face looks like where he's shedding around his eyes and muzzle. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/AppyLady10/Palomino%20Colt/Colts…] The points of his hocks. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/AppyLady10/Palomino%20Colt/Colts…] His mane and tail are growing out a sort of chocolate color. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/AppyLady10/Palomino%20Colt/Colts…] I'm anxious to see what color he'll be when he finishes shedding his baby fuzz. I'm wondering if the ApHC will even register him as a palomino?!

AppyLady Fri, 06/26/2009 - 20:57

The colt. I didn't test the mare. Since the colt turned out to be red-based after all, there's no reason at all to suspect she's anything other than a plain ol' chestnut. She looks like a chestnut, she's out of a chestnut mare, and her sire is registered as "chestnut or sorrel". That's good enough for me.

accphotography Fri, 06/26/2009 - 21:22

LOL! Well I could have been iffy on the colt. I was not iffy on the mare. I'll still believe she's bay or black.

AppyLady Fri, 06/26/2009 - 22:48

That's okay. I tested the colt in case I need to prove to the ApHC that he's a palomino. I want to make sure he's registered correctly. Since the mare's already registered, it really doesn't matter what color she is!

NZ Appaloosas Tue, 06/30/2009 - 03:30

[quote="accphotography"]LOL! Well I could have been iffy on the colt. I was not iffy on the mare. I'll still believe she's bay or black.[/quote]

I'm with you on that one...not to surprised that bubs did test out to paly since it was that or chestnut :rofl

Diane