What color's Newman going to be?

[DJL]

He's getting pretty dark on the hocks where he's changing color, so it will be interesting to see what color he does decide on. Keep us updated, please! Very nice horses; love the hip on Newman!

[Oldtimer]

If I was making up application to send his papers in-- I'd go Palomino (Chocolate palomino) and send those pic's in with the application, so that if you had to make a change later they would understand...May end up being Buttermilk Palomino- but I think the spots indicate he will darken a little more ...

Definitely going to be a shiney little fellow with the chrome he has.....

I had one that I sold a few years ago as a yearling that was a chocolate palomino (not quite as dark as your stud)-- but then a year later turned into a dappled golden palomino- that turned almost white each winter....But the little gal that got her didn't care what color she was, she was such a sweety.....

[Turkey Track Bar]

Thanks everyone for the advice and complements...

Here is what Newman looked like on June 2...I took a pile of horse photos that day and haven't posted them because Photobucket hasn't been playing nice! It takes FOREVER to upload very many photos...



These two are of Blackie, our black mare (TB,) and her buckskin baby, Buck...





OT, I think you have the right idea about registering Newman as a chocolate palamino. I think that is actually what the Stallion, Yellow, is registered as...I'll suggest that to the elders here. Also, I wonder too about the polygamist colonies...maybe those gals are so scared that they don't dare fight back!

JB...I'd love to do a little horse trading, but the ponies aren't mine...they are the ranches, and I'm the lowest of low on the totem pole, so I have no say in anything! But, I'm going to make a hint to the decision maker (Grandma...if she's behind you, stuff gets done! )

Hope you all haven't melted today...106 here with humidity, and storms south of us.

Cheers---

TTB

[Judith]

Well I think daddy is actually a silver gened boy ( extremely rare!!!!) but I think sir newman is a chocolate pally

http://www.equinecolor.com/silver.html

[Jigger Boss]

I agree with Judith, the stallion looks like he has the silver gene.
If they are AQHA there is no chocolate palomino color option.

Nice ponies!

[loomixguy]

[Turkey Track Bar]

Judith and Jigger Boss...

Well, embarrassingly, we'd never heard of such a thing..."Silver," but when looking at those photos, they are dead on to our Stallion. He does lighten up a little in the winter.

The temperature dropped about 35 degrees over night. Maybe we can catch the 'ol man and get a better photo of him today. Not, that he is uncatchable or mean, I meant maybe we'll get a minute to do it today. We ride him fairly often out of the breeding season.

OK, I'm being lazy now, 'cause I could look it up myself, but you guys are so up on stuff, I'll ask you is the test for the "Silver Gene" blood or hair, and which lab in the states would you send it? The same lab you send the HYPP stuff?

Loomix....it wouldn't bother me if there were App...I can say with a high level (99+%) certainty on the Stallion side that there isn't any App., but on Roan's (the mare) side, I guess there could be. We bought her. I don't have her pedigree in front of us. As you can see we aren't breed picky around here....we have a TB and now a crop out Paint....who I think is pretty snazzy. As long as they have a decent disposition and conformation, have some speed and cow sense, they're welcome to stay.

Cheers---

TTB

[PPRM]

As well put together as that little guy is, color will be pretty insignificant, especially if the disposition is good....

Funny how if we let them just be horses for awhile a lot of the disposition stuff turns out ok.....

I have a Gelding that started out Grulla, went Dun the next year and is now a grey........The guy whose Stud I used had a lot of that going on in his herd,

PPRM

[Jinglebob]

[PPRM]

JB,

I Understand what you are saying. I was thinking in terms of people that use horses.....That context was because i was looking at the shape of that baby......

How old are these sorrels and what can you do on them? You never know who I may run accross,

Is there any white on them? LOL

If you have not yet, post some pictures,

PPRM

[Faster horses]

I'm here late, but I want to get in on this discussion.

I think, too, that Newman should be registered as Palamino.
Grey horses are born black or dark, not white or light colored.
Greys lighten as they get older. Palamino horses darken as they
age, if I recall correctly.

We had a chocolate, dappled Palamino that Curt Pate borrowed when
he announced rodeoes on horseback. (Many moons ago!)
That horse was really light
when I bought him as a 3 year old in December.
He got to be the most beautiful and unique color, that is one reason why Curt liked him for announcing.
He really was gorgeous with a silver mane and tail. Looked really
fancy in the lights at night, too.
(Of course, Curt did too. He always is/
was such a handsome man. And always was/is so nice.)

And as for the sorrells, JB, Mr. FH and I was with Stan Weaver
(Weaver QH from Big Sandy, Mt.) the evening he first talked with
Lynn Weishaar about crying his sale. We talked about color and I
remember Lynn saying, "Yes, color sells. But one thing sells better
than color, and that is QUALITY." Stan has sold some mighty
expensive sorrell and bay horses since then.

Of course, we all know
that color does sell. But don't underestimate those good bays
and sorrells...

As for me, my FAVORITE color is a coon-tailed horse. I really, really
like them.

[Jinglebob]