Another new week and a great time to learn about yet another plant your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant doesn’t grow everywhere, but is often found in decorative planting. The delicate Emerald Feather Fern is really too lovely to eat anyway.
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A few weeks ago I decided to give my colors section an update – it was time for an upgrade. There is some new info and the rest is quite simply better than it was.
There is an array of modifying genes which can affect base colors as well as each other, they can be further affected by dilutions and white patterns. Today I want to share a little about the pangare or mealy modifier which is commonly found in almost all breeds. This modifier is also found in other equines like mules and burros who are rarely found without it.
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It’s Monday again and I’ve got another plant your horse can’t eat for you. While today’s plant is fairly common it’s not generally on the equine menu. The Elephant Ear is almost too big to eat!
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There are four base horse coat colors, black, chestnut, bay and brown. Black, bay and brown coats are caused by the agouti gene and it is the Dominant agouti allele that causes black hairs to be restricted to the points.
Seal brown can be subtle and is easily confused with dark bay, especially when there is a pangare modifier involved. Some registries do not consider it a different color, but a shade of bay.
Below is a couple comparisons of two animals that are similar in color, but different genetically. In both cases the brown animal is on the right.
The only physical way to visually identify a seal brown animal is the varying degrees of lighter, reddish hair found on their soft spots, including muzzle, flank, elbow and belly.
Be sure to visit the new and improved color section for more information (and pictures) about seal brown horses and stay tuned for more.
It’s Monday morning and time to learn a thing or two about a plant your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant is very common and luckily while toxic, the Elderberry isn’t a deadly beauty.
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Another new week means another new plant to be on the lookout for. Today’s plant looks like it is older than time itself, the Easter Lily is one tough character.
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Lately I’ve been updating the images in the colors section and giving the section a bit of an overhaul. It’s a big job but quite the lovely one.
There are a variety of color modifying genes which can affect base colors as well as each other. They can be further affected by dilutions and white patterns. Today I want to share a little about the bay modifier and the colors that it displays.
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Another new week means another new plant to be on the lookout for. Today’s plant looks like it is older than time itself, the Dracaena Palm is one tough character.
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Recently I’ve been updating the images in my colors section and giving the section a bit of a facelift. It’s a lot of work, but it’s a pretty job.
There are a wide variety of color modifiers which can affect both the base colors as well as each other. They can also be further affected by dilutions and white patterns. Today I want to share a little about the grey modifier and how it affects horse color.
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Monday morning and time to learn about yet another plant that could hurt your horse. Today’s plant is Downy Brome, very common – but luckily it’s only a problem at certian times of the year .
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Recently I’ve begun updating the images in my colors section and getting in touch with the times when it comes to color. It’s a complicated ride, but it sure is a pretty one!
Coloring in horses comes from a pigment called melanin which appears in two forms, eumelanin (black) and phaeomelanin (red). These two expressions are responsible for the two base horse colors, black and chestnut. All other coat colors come from an interaction between these two genes and that of various modifiers, dilutions and white patterns.
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Monday morning and time to learn a thing or two about another plant that has it in for your horse . Today’s plant is incredibly common and could as easily be called horsebane, Dogbane is dangerous.
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