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I also think it would be useful to list a foal's base color, before it greys 
out.

And I'm not talking genetics of color, only the appearance of color that we 
see as a result of light refraction of the hair coat.
If you want to get into "shades",  chestnuts/sorrels can run from appearing 
almost black to difficult to tell from palomino, which is a whole 'nother 
story.   But as Heidi says they are all "red".
It's my understanding that genetically there are only two colors in horses, 
red and black.  Everything else is a modification of one or the other. 
Roans, duns, and greys are interesting.   All the "spots", paints,  pintos, 
appaloosas, etc., have their own rules and patterns.  Endless questions?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sisu West Ranch" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Dot Wiggins" <dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [RC] Chestnut vs Sorrel


> "...Being interested in the genetics of it, I personally..."
>
> and I would like to see all registries list the "birth color" of grey 
> horses along with the notation that the horse carries the grey gene.  We 
> have "grey" mares and it would remove some ambiguity if you knew if they 
> were bay or chestnut before they turned grey.
>
> Ed
> Ed & Wendy Hauser
> 2994 Mittower Road
> Victor, MT 59875
>
> (406) 642-9640
>
> ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us


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