Recently I had a reader ask me about the color of one of her recent foals. Unfortunately the more I learn the more equine genetics confuse me. So I thought that some of my readers might be able to help.
The animals & all of the pictures belong to Cindy over at Windgate Miniature Horse Farm. Here is a little background on her parents & there are more pictures of her below.
Her Sire
He is a palomino tobiano pinto and his name is Lessleys Dapper Dusty.
Her Dam
She is light buckskin and her name is Mcsperitts Tenn Sunrays (she’s about 3/4 of the way down the page).
What Color Am I?
Any Ideas?
If you can solve the mystery or have more questions you can contact them directly on their website or feel free to leave a comment here. Thanks in advance!
she is a cremello tobiano.
well to me the eyes look red (natrually) and she has a pink nose, now I am most likely wrong but has albino been considered?
She’s either cremello, perlino or smokey creme. Either red-based (chestnut) with two creme genes, bay based with two creme genes or black with two creme genes.
My bet would be on cremello or smokey creme as she doesn’t have the red/orange tint often present in perlinos, but without knowing the exact genetics of the parents, it’s impossible to say.
I think the eyes look red because of the camera. If an albino horse ever did turn up I think I’d have a heart attack from excitment
Albino horses do not exist. The mutation is simply not present in today’s horses. Her eyes are actually blue,and the flash makes it look pink, you can see it pretty well in the last picture.
actually there are albino horses, there is one at my barn righ now.
Cremello, the muzzle is pink, that means the skin is, too.
Looks like a really light cremello… or a dominant white
i think she will be a palomino pinto or albino and now she looks like like a albino
Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed their knowledge. My opinion is that she is a very light cremello as well – looks like both of her parents carry a cream gene.
To set the record straight, there is no such thing as an albino horse – what most people think is albino is a double cream dilution on a chestnut animal. They are white, with pink skin and light eyes. It’s hard not to make the mistake, but genetically they are not albino.
The filly is beautiful & I’m sure Windgate Farm is delighted to have her.