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What pinto patterns on this colt?

Ourfarmminis March 29, 2012 March 29, 2012

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I had a new colt born a couple days ago, and was really surprised at the amount of white he has. His sire is, I believe, a frame/splash/sabino, and probably heterozygous for splash and sabino. The dam is solid with not even one white hair. The colt is totally white except for colored ears, a colored patch on the frront of his neck/chest, and a tiny spot on his tail. To me, he looks like a tovero (though neither parent looks tobiano, both of the dam's parents are tobiano) or he looks like a homozygous splash with frame....But either way it just seems odd since his dam is totally solid. Any ideas on his patterns? Im attaching a picture of his sire and him.

Monsterpony Thu, 03/29/2012 - 14:28

Splash and frame both hide very easily. I hope you tested the dam for frame before the breeding as she could easily be a carrier without a speck of white on her. I would bet the colt is homozygous splash +/- frame, which means the dam is a splash carrier. There is now a test for splash so you can have the colt tested to tell for sure.

Ourfarmminis Thu, 03/29/2012 - 15:40

Yes I have tested several of my horses for frame, one of my LWO mares had a totally solid sire which is where her LWO came from. But anyway, I know frame, sabino and splash can "hide", I was curious what others thought this guy might be. On another list someone said they thought the mare may be tobiano even without any white on her, they felt the foal looks tovero... So just trying to get some opinions. I know UC Davis has the splash test now but quite a few horses have tested negative that seem to be obviously splash so not sure if I want to put the monsy into that until they get a test for more of the splash versions.

vetrodgers11 Thu, 03/29/2012 - 22:42

I have a horse that is splash positive and frame positive and has almost exactly the same markings as your baby. He has a red forelock, and a red tip on his tail.......all the rest of his body, etc is solid white. Two blue eyes. Negative for tobiano. Hope this helps.

Monsterpony Fri, 03/30/2012 - 00:47

Morgan's mare Venus has almost the same markings as well, with a little more color on one side of her face and she is frame negative so splash can do this all on its own.