New mare

[Songcatcher]

I recently purchased a new mare and just got pictures of her to show. This is Bear Farms Deva Of The Isles (have you noticed I like the Bear Farms horses?). She has a rather unusual color. She is registered as Gray, but obviously is not. She is Brown with Sabino roaning and of course socks and a blaze. She also has a belly splash and a small spot on her back that I will show below. I have mane hairs pulled to send in for color testing, but wanted to see what you all think.

Her sire, Liliputs Calumet, http://www.fourwindsranch.ca/images/calumet.jpg is a Black Pinto with the possibility of carrying Cream (his grandsire was McRaes Mr GG, a double dilute).

Her dam is a Sorrel Pinto, sired by a Black Pinto and out of a Sorrel Pinto. I see no Silvers or Grays listed in her pedigree.

To me, she looks like a Smokey Silver Black with Sabino roaning. What do you think?

She is currently bred to a Buckskin son of Alvadars Double Destiny. If she tests negative for Frame, she is a future girlfriend for Image.

 

[crponies]

Smoky silver black is exactly what I thought when I looked at that picture. It will be interesting to see what the results of the tests are.

 

[Davie]

Freeland, so glad that Deva has a new home with you. Rootbeer Float? :bgrin I can't wait to see what results you get back. I've also called her a liver chestnut sabino.

Don't go out and see her with a Rootbeer float--she might decide to drink it. :new_shocked:

 

[MBhorses]

:aktion033: congrats

she is very pretty.

 

[SWA]

I'm no good for color suggestions, but just wanted to say :aktion033: SUPER CONGRATS, she's beautiful!

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Love her underside markings of her jaw/face.

: Gosh, she's just beautiful all over!

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[Songcatcher]

Freeland, so glad that Deva has a new home with you. Rootbeer Float? :bgrin I can't wait to see what results you get back. I've also called her a liver chestnut sabino.

Don't go out and see her with a Rootbeer float--she might decide to drink it. :new_shocked:

I have had no experience with Liver Chestnut. I am assuming that is red genetically, but just a very dark shade??? I have sent in hairs to test her for Frame, Tobiano, Cream, and Silver.

 

[High Meadow Miniatures]

I am not sure about what color but it will be interesting to hear the results :lol: Beautiful mare

: Love her

: She has a gorgeous head

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[PaintNminis]

Very Pretty I can't wait to see what she carries it looks like she is Black Based

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Not Red based, Black base- maybe Silver, maybe not- could be if she has Cream.

Otherwise Smoky Black??

Sabino + Tobiano.

 

[Songcatcher]

I got the test results back today.

Tobiano - nn

LWO - nn (that's a relief because I want to breed her to my LWO stallion)

Cream - nCr (I was not particularly wanting Cream, but strongly suspected it)

Silver - nn

So, She is a Smokey Black. No Tobiano, no LWO, and no Silver. I guess it must be the Sabino lightening her mane and tail to some degree (along with sunbleaching). And, Sabino causing the belly splash???

 

[disneyhorse]

Verrrrry interesting! Thank you for posting the DNA results! I love seeing illustrations of what EXACTLY a horse is!

Andrea

 

[Becky]

So you bought Deva! I really like that mare as she reminds of my mare, Redrock Corkers Sandy Lassie. They could almost pass for twins!