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Ermine Markings

Postby Zahrah » Fri May 27, 2011 3:32 pm

Any significance to these spots for color breeders? I have a dark bay two year old Kitten's Joy filly who has no chrome to speak of but has a lot of these ermine spots.

If they do signify something, Kitten's Joy progeny may be something you guys should look at closely. Lord knows you see enough of them with high chrome. Yet, I have one with no chrome but have these spots.
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Re: Ermine Markings

Postby RiddleMeThis » Fri May 27, 2011 3:49 pm

Zahrah wrote:Any significance to these spots for color breeders? I have a dark bay two year old Kitten's Joy filly who has no chrome to speak of but has a lot of these ermine spots.

If they do signify something, Kitten's Joy progeny may be something you guys should look at closely. Lord knows you see enough of them with high chrome. Yet, I have one with no chrome but have these spots.
If the horse has no white they cannot have ermine or distal spots. Ermine or distals spots are dark spots within white. No white no ermine or distal spots. Do you mean bend or spots?
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Postby Zahrah » Fri May 27, 2011 4:04 pm

She has a tiny bit of white. I just meant she has minimal white... nothing that would make you think she'd have any supressed color/white genes. Here's a few pix.

These are her during awkward stages as a yearling. I'll have to get some recent ones from the training center.

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Postby RiddleMeThis » Fri May 27, 2011 4:09 pm

Zahrah wrote: I just meant she has minimal white... nothing that would make you think she'd have any supressed color/white genes.
Having minimal white and tons of ermines/distals is showing that hse has some sort of white suppressing going on.
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Postby accphotography » Fri May 27, 2011 8:03 pm

Two hinds with ermines and no white on the head, classic suppression. I think it was the mare as I haven't seen Kitten do this.
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Postby Zahrah » Sun May 29, 2011 12:15 pm

The mare hasn't thrown it before to my knowledge with 10 foals on the ground.

Here's some rather unflattering photos of her this morning.

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Postby accphotography » Sun May 29, 2011 7:32 pm

I have no question the mare was the suppression contributor. IMO there's no way Kitten has it. The white, yes, mostly him.
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Postby HeadlessHorseman » Tue May 31, 2011 6:44 pm

WOW, I don't think she has Ermine....she has DALMATIAN.....

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Postby aethervox » Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:56 am

I agree about the mare passing along the suppression.

If you look at the photo of Northern Station on her pedigree page, http://www.pedigreequery.com/northern+station she shows ermine spots on her right hind (her granddam is the above filly's dam).

Polonius, who is half to the filly above, also shows ermine spots on his right hind (click on the thumbnail to see a larger image)

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