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Palomino or possible Dunalino?

kellogghorses May 20, 2012 May 20, 2012

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This is my new mare, Lena. I am wondering if she is possibly a Dunalino or just a dark palomino because of the dorsal strip. I am going to have her tested here eventually. Lena's sire was sorrel and her dam was "palomino" Dam's sire was also "palomino" but out out a cross between red dun x palomino. I do not have photos of her dam or dam's sire unfortunatley. Now Lena has had two foals in the past, one palomino filly and one cremello colt. Their sire was a palomino. And I know that both those are possible foal color results for both palomino x dunalino & palomino x palomino. What do you think? [img]http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/chperformancehorses/562176_3834…] [IMG]http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/chperformancehorses/527590_3834…] [IMG]http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/chperformancehorses/560569_3834…]

Daylene Alford Sun, 05/20/2012 - 12:49

IMO this mare is palomino with countershading. She's almost exactly the same color and countershading as my old palomino mare.

kellogghorses Sun, 05/20/2012 - 12:59

OK Thank you! I was just wondering...before I bothered to test her. I'm not too familiar with Palomino's ...Just she is so dark and none of the other 5 palominos at the facility had the dark stripe. She is a pretty girl, has black in her tail and some black in her mane.

Monsterpony Sun, 05/20/2012 - 22:55

Agreed on palomino. I would also expect a different body color- more faded and "dull" as dun shifts the pigment to the underside of the hair shaft.

kimarie663 Wed, 05/23/2012 - 22:35

Shes a sooty palomino. The dun line on her back in a common trait in the sooty gene. I also have a sooty palomino.

colorfan Sun, 06/17/2012 - 12:58

I would also agree with the sooty or countershade palomino. I dont see any striping on her legs and her ears don't appear to have any dark outlines like I expect to see on a dun.