What Color Would He Be? (foal)

[MNSnowMini]

I have a colt born April 14th and i'm wondering what color he'd turn out to be. The pinto is his sire, and the silver bay is the dam. He seems to have a dorsal stripe, we asked a local horse trainer and he said he looks like he'd turn out to be some sort of dun, but we dont know where he would get the dun from. His legs are a lighter color and we dont know where that came from either when both the dam and sire have dark legs.

Pinto is his sire* Sorry about that

 

[chandab]

The dorsal you are seeing could just be baby dorsal, it'll likely disappear when the foal coat sheds. Colt looks silver bay to me. The light legs are also a foal coloring thing and should darken with age. [And, there is always a chance he could be sorrel (both parents could have recessive red genes to give to foal), but not likely looking at the greyish tint to the mane and tail.]

 

[targetsmom]

I'm guessing silver bay and maybe the stripe is counter-shading??. Cute colt.

 

[Carolyn R]

I am guessing sorrel. If each parent only has one black gene and one red, It is completely possible to get a red based foal, with or without agouti. Agouti will not show on a red based foal.

 

[Mona]

My thoughts are 100% identical to chandab.

 

[ohmt]

Silver bay-the dorsal is countershading and the lighter lower legs are just a defense mechanism. They'll darken up a little bit when his foal coat sheds.

 

[Miniv]

Agree with silver bay... cute little guy!

 

[supaspot]

Silver bay-the dorsal is countershading and the lighter lower legs are just a defense mechanism. They'll darken up a little bit when his foal coat sheds.

I agree with Amanda .....silver bay

 

[Jill]

I also think he looks silver bay

 

[High Meadow Miniatures]

Silver bay would be my guess too

 

[attwoode]

Silver bay like his momma.

 

[triiger5]

try this site its a foal colour calculator. www.animalgenetics.us//CCalculator1.asp its a realy neat seeing what your foals could be with different colour mixes and it gives you the percentage of likely hood for each colour posabilty