He is a varnish roan Appy. Varnish roan...has a pattern. Like Lucky C said, you can see the dark markings on his face, and on his stifle and elbow. Bet mama is Appy roan and not normal roan.
Unless you have actually seen the ancestors yourself, do NOT believe what is on the papers! I have...
This is so interesting! I do have a question though...if you should breed her, when she matures, would she still only give one set of genes, or two? Or will she be sterile like a mule? Does anyone know since it is so rare?
How wonderful!!! Such a beautiful coat pattern!
I can't get some of the photos to open, but here is a picture of a brindle mini. I have no idea who it belongs to, but I thought it was so unique that I saved it. It was entered in the online miniature horse show back in 2003. Does anyone know...
lilnickers, I HAVE seen something very similar to this. Back in the early 60s, we had a mini mare (aka midget Shetland) that had a foal. She had been in foal when my dad bought her. She had the cutest little bay pinto..just like herself..filly. The filly had a bump like that one , only bigger...
My Scamp started out with just some white hairs at his first shedding. And, then, as a 4- 5 yr. old, his mane and tail started roaning. Then, last year, at 6 yrs, he got 2 snowflakes.
These were taken this spring at 7 yrs.
So, it might take awhile..
Aww...they are precious! Love the stance on the little pally! , but they are all so cute! I had a dark Scamp too..he turned into a snowflake Appy He just went to his new home a week ago today, and they love him to pieces, That makes you feel really good.
Well, for one thing, .... most people forget about this....but if there is white on the leg, the hoof will be white also. I can't see the other hooves, but that left rear does look white. What are the hoof colors?
Congratulations on your foal! Here are a couple of pictures of our "blue" roan. This is what happens when you get too anxious and can't wait any longer. I clipped this small area on her rump when she was 2 weeks old.
Then, this is what she looked like when she started her first shedding...