first appy foal color help

[TPs flat rock acres]

I just can't see it

 

[Rhondaalaska]

I found the hawk

that is so cool it does look like one in flight .

If you look at the picture you can see two different hawks depending on how you look .

The first one I saw was one in flight. Then I looked again and I saw the one sitting with its head turned twords the tail.

How fun ..lol

 

[Just_Rena]

I saw the one sitting but not the one in flight

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Katielou your boy is not "grey" that is a common misnomer in Appies. He is Varnish- it has a similar effect to Roan but it is an Appy pattern. If he was Grey he would not show his spots- they would all disappear with the Greying out as it progresses. The blanket on the rump is called that- a blanket. When it is a "snowcap" it means there are no spots evident and the animal is homozygous for the spotted pattern.

This is the end of your PBS -normal Forum business will now be resumed.

TP your foal is at present a Blanket pattern, but my boy, whose picture I put up, was born with just three small white spots in a bay coat- Appy patterns are usually "progressive"

 

[TPs flat rock acres]

Ok so a near leopard has some spots but not like a loud who has tons of spots am I correct?

 

[TPs flat rock acres]

thanks for the info! now if I was to have him color tested what do you think would come back. mother is a bay pinto tab. sire is what was called a few spot parents are leopard and mom is snowcap

 

[Katielou]

Great Info, Rabbitsfizz! Any ideas what a flame blanket is? That's what is listed on his papers and it has me scratching my head.

TP, there is a horse coat calculator on the web but I don't think they've broken down the appaloosa into actual groups yet.

 

[HGFarm]

He appears to be a bay with blanket and spots at this time to me.... varnish usually shows up later with age, if he is going to do that.

In over 40 years of having Appaloosas of various sizes I have never heard of a 'flame' blanket, so am unsure what that means or where that phrase was even created.

 

[TPs flat rock acres]

HGfarm if you had to guess do you think this boy will have alot of body spots?

 

[TPs flat rock acres]

here is a photo of his back. the white seems to go up almost to his shoulders

 

[HGFarm]

Hard to see what is hiding under the fuzz... when I get home and have access to pics, I will show you what was hiding under my colts fuzz

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Well whatever he becomes he is a Blanket at present, as I said, Appies tend to be progressive in pattern. "flame" blanket is a description not a pattern, I am not sure why it was accepted on his papers.

 

[HGFarm]

Here is my colt before he was clipped, showing a blanket and spots. This is at a few hours old. Then after he was clipped this spring - bigger blanket and you can see he has spots all the way to his head. He actually has spots on his head too but they are harder to see with his coloration. This was always there, as you could see it 'under the baby fuzz' but just didnt show til the longer hair was removed.

 

[HGFarm]

Well, those pics came out rather small so dont know if you can see the spots on his neck too... Here is my current colt just born last month. He has a TON of white in his face, on his shoulders, etc.. that is again hiding under the fuzzy foal coat. I will be posting pics in a couple of weeks when this boy gets his first clip to show the difference. There is MUCH more hiding under his baby coat.

 

[Lloydyne]

I see the hawk! just a head

 

[TPs flat rock acres]

wow hg farm very nice

my spotty grandson