A Buckskin or Dunskin?

[SampleMM]

Ever since this filly was born in October I have questioned this. Her dorsal stripe is very prominent and it goes right down her tail. Is this just countershading? Anyone have any ideas?

 

[phoebeq]

I vote Dunskin...That is a pretty sharp stripe. Cutie pie either way

 

[heartkranch]

dunskin

 

[SampleMM]

I will be thrilled if she is a dunskin!!

 

[MindyLee]

My filly looked excatly like that BUT after a yr old, it has disapeared. Now that she's 2 yrs old I can only see a faint line when shes clipped only.

But you never know with minis!

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Firstly I am assuming she has a Cream parent and a Dun parent?

Could we see pictures of them?

 

[Riverrose28]

This is the dorsal strip on River Rose Jumping Jack, I thought he was going to be dunskin, but this year after clipping his neck for sweating he is turning grullo like his dam.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

I personally think this foal is Grullo, too, but it just is not possible to tell, really, not form pictures!

It is all educated guesswork.....are you going to test her?

 

[Lucky-C-Acres-Minis]

I'm going with Rabbitsfizz, one of the parents has to be a dun in order for her to be.

Our little orphan filly Misty has a dark zig-zag dorsal on her back (just where the colored area is, from bout mid-back to tail head) She is out of a buckskin mare and by a black pinto stallion.

 

[SampleMM]

She is out of a buckskin mare and by a buckskin stallion but the stallion has a lot of dun genes in his background. I know what you are going to say Rabbitsfizz but I'm not 100% sure that the sire isn't a dun.

Oh, Mindylee........I hope my filly keeps her stripe. My photos are on a different computer so I'll have to find them and post them a little later.

 

[Knottymare]

I have a GREAT idea. Send her to me and I'll keep an eye on it for you

Darling - that's what she is!

 

[RhineStone]

What is a Dunskin?

I have been involved in the equine industry for 30 years and have never heard that term in any breed. Buckskin, Dun, and Grulla, yes, but never Dunskin.

 

[debsminis]

What a doll!!

 

[heartkranch]

What is a Dunskin?

I have been involved in the equine industry for 30 years and have never heard that term in any breed. Buckskin, Dun, and Grulla, yes, but never Dunskin.

Its basically a buckskin with the dun gene.

Just like a grulla is a black horse with dun genes and fades the body hair lighter, This a buckskin with the dun genes.

 

[Riverrose28]

One way to tell if you have a dun is after you clip her this year she will have primitive markings. If you look at the picture I posted on page one you will see dorsal strip and a strip accross the withers, this colt also has leg barring and a dark mask. Unmistakably dun. If she is a buckskin the line will fade.

 

[PaintNminis]

She looks like she might be a Grulla

there is a test now for Dun

 

[RhineStone]

Its basically a buckskin with the dun gene. Just like a grulla is a black horse with dun genes and fades the body hair lighter,

I really don't get into color genetics (can't drive the color!

), but I was under the impression that buckskins and duns were of the same "family", which is why you can register a dun with IBHA, and have different "shades" of buckskin. Black and dun wouldn't be from the same "family". Therefore grulla would also be part of the buckskin family and can be registered with IBHA. What happened to "buttermilk buckskin"?

 

[heartkranch]

I really don't get into color genetics (can't drive the color!

), but I was under the impression that buckskins and duns were of the same "family", which is why you can register a dun with IBHA, and have different "shades" of buckskin. Black and dun wouldn't be from the same "family". Therefore grulla would also be part of the buckskin family and can be registered with IBHA. What happened to "buttermilk buckskin"?

I really couldn't tell you too much about IBHA, but black/buckskin are colors, dun are markings expressed on a color.

 

[chandab]

I really don't get into color genetics (can't drive the color!

), but I was under the impression that buckskins and duns were of the same "family", which is why you can register a dun with IBHA, and have different "shades" of buckskin. Black and dun wouldn't be from the same "family". Therefore grulla would also be part of the buckskin family and can be registered with IBHA. What happened to "buttermilk buckskin"?

Genetically they are not; they are created by different genes, and I believe they are at different loci as well. The varying shades of dun are caused by the dun. Buckskin, perlino, palomino, cremello, smokey black and smokey cream are all caused by the cream gene.

Horses only come in two basic colors: red and black. All other colors are caused by modifiers and diluters acting on those base colors.

 

[SampleMM]

Okay, I found this photo of the sire. Now, check out his legs...almost looks like leg barrings.