Loess Hills
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Very surprised to receive an e-mail from the Animal Genetics Lab this afternoon, July 4th. Had sent in the paperwork and mane & tail hairs last week, which they received on June 30th. On their website it says "Results available within 2-4 business day", so this is above and beyond the call of duty!
And the great news was that our mare, a bay tobiano, is positive for the Tobiano gene!!!!! And we named her appropriate three years ago, Sassy Image! She had her first heat cycle in June and was bred to our black Arabian-type stallion, Circle S Aces High. I think we know now we'll be getting a pinto next spring!
That's Sassy as a foal in my avatar, and here she is as a yearling, with paw prints and now she's developed some sabino roaning. The odd thing is that our stallion is NOT homozygous, but obviously her mother was.
And the great news was that our mare, a bay tobiano, is positive for the Tobiano gene!!!!! And we named her appropriate three years ago, Sassy Image! She had her first heat cycle in June and was bred to our black Arabian-type stallion, Circle S Aces High. I think we know now we'll be getting a pinto next spring!
That's Sassy as a foal in my avatar, and here she is as a yearling, with paw prints and now she's developed some sabino roaning. The odd thing is that our stallion is NOT homozygous, but obviously her mother was.
