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thirdpeppermint Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2016 2:57 pm Posts: 5

What's this white ankle stuff?

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Syn Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:32 am Posts: 158

Re: What's this white ankle stuff?

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Feathering. That's from the feathering gene.
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thirdpeppermint Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2016 2:57 pm Posts: 5

Re: What's this white ankle stuff?

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Thanks! I had no idea feathering could "skip a generation." Do people know how its inherited?
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nyraeia Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:47 pm Posts: 621

Re: What's this white ankle stuff?

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It hasn't really skipped a generation. If you look closely, the dam has tiny tufts of feathering, too.

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thirdpeppermint Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2016 2:57 pm Posts: 5

Re: What's this white ankle stuff?

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Oh wow, I seriously never noticed that before! How weird!
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Neon Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:46 am Posts: 102

Re: What's this white ankle stuff?

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Isn't this silver? I always thought it was
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Syn Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:32 am Posts: 158

Re: What's this white ankle stuff?

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No, silver doesn't have any effect whatsoever on red-based horses. It will hide on chestnuts, palominos, cremellos, red duns, gold champagnes, etc. It only effects black hair. Feathering typically matches the color of the mane and tail, which would be white on a palomino.
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