Colour help

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ruby_jane Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Mon Aug 03, 2015 6:32 am Posts: 691

Colour help

Post by ruby_jane »

I have a 4 gold stallion that I would like to know the colour of

http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/381101
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dsutch Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Wed May 25, 2016 6:42 pm Posts: 30

Re: Colour help

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I would consider him a red roan with a blanket pattern.
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Midnight Rose Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:29 am Posts: 55

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That's not roan, it's just varnishing. Roan would have been visible on the foal pics.
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Flyer-owl Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:42 pm Posts: 43

Re: Colour help

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Doesn't the varnish come from the snowflakes he has?
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Devolare Offline Visit My Farm Visit My Farm Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:06 pm Posts: 301

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Post by Devolare »

Flyer-owl wrote:Doesn't the varnish come from the snowflakes he has?
The varnish comes from him having the LP gene. Any snowflakes or patterning could cause some varnishing. To what extent, well it varies depending upon the breed. Some are more prone than others.
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