The 'I-Love-Liver' thread

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The 'I-Love-Liver' thread

Postby Sailor Kenshin » Sat May 28, 2011 6:30 pm

Wow! I always look at those horse-for-sale ads at the top of the window, but I never before saw a horse that I've seen running at the track;

Anwar Sadat

I've seen him on the NY circuit and found the orange tint in his tail very appealing.

Other probable liver-flaxens include Show Trial (also NY circuit, have not yet found a picture) and Roja Grande

--- I forget what track.

Love the livers.
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Postby r3b3l » Sun May 29, 2011 9:45 am

very nice ! we've got a liver chestnut mare out of Fumo di Londra ...and she looks so nice.. although se hasn't got a flashy orange tail like that one, but her mane is ! very outstanding "orange" ... but almost black tail

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Postby summerhorse » Sun May 29, 2011 6:02 pm

I love that shade too. You see it a lot in QH, Arabs and Morgans for some reason. I love it when they are really dark and then have the really red or orange mane/tail!

What is Anwar Sadat's pedigree?

ETA: Never mind!

http://www.pedigreequery.com/anwar+sadat
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Postby Sailor Kenshin » Mon May 30, 2011 8:02 am

I've seen a few liver flaxens in other breeds, like Morgan.

In the 1950s Biblical movie, "The Story of Ruth," there is an utterly black horse with a Day-Glow orange mane and tail.

I need to see that movie again just because of him. Although, being a movie horse -- the makeup artists might have introduced a little Miss Clairol.
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Postby RiddleMeThis » Mon May 30, 2011 2:07 pm

Sailor Kenshin wrote:I've seen a few liver flaxens in other breeds, like Morgan.

In the 1950s Biblical movie, "The Story of Ruth," there is an utterly black horse with a Day-Glow orange mane and tail.

I need to see that movie again just because of him. Although, being a movie horse -- the makeup artists might have introduced a little Miss Clairol.
Heres one for you. Hes an Arabian and his name is Burgundy Sun
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An offspring of his named Sun Rose Beauty
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Postby RiddleMeThis » Mon May 30, 2011 2:11 pm

Theres also Elechtric LC
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Postby Sailor Kenshin » Tue May 31, 2011 6:42 am

Such magnificent creatures! Thanks for the pictures. :D
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Postby HeadlessHorseman » Tue May 31, 2011 1:09 pm

OH MY GOODNESS.....LOOKIE how PRETTY!!!!

I love Liver too...That name is WILD...and I would want to change it....

Maybe you can get one Sailor....and call it Liver and Onions....

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Postby Sailor Kenshin » Tue May 31, 2011 1:16 pm

Maybe a Breyer model, lol.

This girl, Florida Quaker looks just about black, but she's chestnut. She won a race today at, uhm, Finger Lakes... the OTB channel is carrying all sorts of tracks and it's a little confusing.
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Postby Derby Lyn » Tue May 31, 2011 1:25 pm

My QH mare is a liver. My fav color. Her filly is a chestnut, but looks lighter. I was hoping she would darken up. She was late at shedding her baby fuzz out so I body clipped her. So that might be making her lighter.

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Postby Sailor Kenshin » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:44 am

Cuuuuute. I love it with the white markings!

There's a liver-looking racer on the Racing In Japan thread.
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Postby r3b3l » Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:51 pm

some of those arabians look almost Silver, but I'm not sure if you can get that gene in arabian horses... they look great either way, specially Elechtric..and plus he is grandson to Echoo Magnifficoo...:shock: fantastic

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Postby RiddleMeThis » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:09 pm

r3b3l wrote:some of those arabians look almost Silver, but I'm not sure if you can get that gene in arabian horses
Nope, silver currently does not exist in Arabians.
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Postby Sailor Kenshin » Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:54 pm

This filly is magnificent!

She looks almost jet-black but has a brilliant orange tail. Raced today at Prairie Meadows, Race 4.

If I hadn't seen the post parade I would never have had an idea about her tail because it was not obvious in the race. She didn't place.
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