Buckskin and White Thoroughbred...

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:01 am

Many parts of the country have been covered in snow the past week. We had over 1.5 feet fall in a 24 hour period. So after we got all DUG out, yesterday was a gorgeous one and we decided to take a bunch of pictures...

Here are a few of my buckskin and white Thoroughbred stallion, *Simba Twist*...

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Pictures were all taken by Lasting Impressions.

He is growing up and being starting under saddle. Under saddle picts to follow soon...

skywatcher · Postby **skywatcher** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:42 am

oh I'm in love!

HeadlessHorseman · Postby **HeadlessHorseman** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:47 pm

He is a pretty boy....LOVE the black spot at his knees...

HH

Clover · Postby **Clover** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:57 am

Pretty colour obviously ... however the thing that struck me was how beautifully sculptured his head is. Very nice!

color · Postby **color** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:10 am

he looks quite cheeky on these beautiful pictures!

angrovestud · Postby **angrovestud** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:47 am

What a stunning horse so beautiful

heradine · Postby **heradine** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:54 am

wow, he is lovely!!

Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:51 pm

SIMBA TWIST (2008) http://www.pedigreequery.com/simba+twist
Really gorgeous! Thanks for posting those pictures.

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:32 pm

Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:49 am

Gosh what a lovely horse!!

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:57 am

Thank you everyone... Thank you!

He is a homebred so I am really quite proud of him and how he is maturing.

The black spots on his knees do really stand out against the snow. He has them on his hocks too.

He is being started under saddle this winter so I will be posting more pictures as he matures and get someone on him! Anyone want to see him free jump? He will be doing that soon too...

Thanks again for all the wonderful comments

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:49 am

Will try to do some MORE pictures today in the deep fresh snow we had yesterday!!!

r3b3l · Postby **r3b3l** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:48 am

He is awesome ! those black spost are terrific, a "quirk of nature" as they say...

BELLARINA · Postby **BELLARINA** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:29 pm

Can someone explain where these colors in TB's come from? Is this a genetic trait that gets passed or was there a horse way back who had some color?
Do they get tested for the homozygous gene like paints are tested?

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:07 pm

It's both a genetic trait and there was a horse behind who had some color (who was the initial mutation of the gene causing these colors, pretty close in this boy's case, only 3rd gen).

No they are not tested for zygosity as this gene is not capable of being a viable homozygous.