No, Leia, I wasn't trying to help with any understanding of Spanish as I do not speak it.
What I meant is:
Grullo is for geldings, colts, stallions
Grulla is for fillies and mares
Jill, I understood what you meant however I disagree. In Spanish I'm sure that would be correct, assuming that's the word they use for that color, but I was always taught in 4-H that the American term was "Grullo" for either a male or female. It is part of the English language now and regardless of its roots it no longer changes to match the gender of the horse in question because the English language does not distinguish between male and female.
However I hate to say something without doing my homework so you sparked me to go do some research and what I found was basically that no one really agrees.
Some agreed with me-
From:
http://www.grullablue.com/colors/grullocolor.htm
"Grullo is the result of the dun factor "gene" on a black horse. Grullo (used here for both masculine, and the feminine "grulla") is to black as dun is to bay, and as red dun is to sorrel."
Some agreed with you-
From:
http://www.equinecolor.com/dun.html
"Black Duns are more commonly called Grullo (GREW-yo). This is the most rarely seen shade of the Dun gene group. Since it is a Spanish word, females are referred to as Grulla (GREW-ya) and males as Grullo. This color is caused by the Dun gene on a Black."
Others have a logical explanation for why we might use both-
From:
http://ultimatehorsesite.com/colors/dun.html
"Now, we come to dun on black. Technically, it is called black dun, not a very original name. However, in the Quarter horse and especially Western world, it is known as Grulla, after the Spanish word for a blue-gray crane. This is the most widely used term for this color.
And, of course, the correct pronunciation is Spanish-- "Grew-ya". You may have heard it spelled "Grullo". This is a new word that was created for a more masculine sound, and in many places it has common usage. "
From:
http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/co...orsGrullo.shtml
"Grullo - pronounced (grew-yo)
Grulla - pronounced (grew-ya)
Either of the terms are correct in describing the color. AQHA recognizes the color as grullo. The color is the diluted form of black with dun factor. In other words the black color is modified by the dun gene. "Grulla" is the Spanish word for a gray crane which is a slate-gray colored bird."
From:
http://grullaorgrullo.homestead.com/files/...llo_color_5.htm
"Grulla is derived from the Spanish word for a gray crane which is a slate-gray colored bird.
In some areas Grullo is considered the masculine form of definition for the color, while grulla is considered the feminine definition of the color. It is pronounced as above, but due to its spelling rarely refered to in proper terms, and is widely accepted as grulla or grullo."
http://www.enloequarterhorses.com/inform1.php
This one says that the AQHA uses "Grullo," the two buckskin registries use "Grulla."
So I guess we're both sort of right! :aktion033: And ironically in Spanish-speaking countries it would probably be "grulla" regardless of gender because they are naming it for an object which is always feminine, in the U.S. it's often "grullo" regardless of gender. How odd! God bless the internet.
: :lol:
Thanks for making me go look something up. I learned from it.
: Hope you did too!
Leia
Oh, and I don't know what color the colt in this post is but he's sure lovely.
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