WE ARE BREEDING OUR 7 Y.O 16.1 HH BAY LEOPARD APPY MARE WITH A BEAUTIFUL FRIESIAN STALLION. WHAT DO YOU THINK DOMINANT COLOR WILL BE? DO YOU THINK THE FOAL WILL BE COLORED? I HOPE SO!! SHES FROM THE ULRICH LINES.
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STUPID QUESTION
ABBYLEAH
Dec 15, 2004 03:25 PM
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PH Cody
Dec 23, 2004 11:28 AM
>>WE ARE BREEDING OUR 7 Y.O 16.1 HH BAY LEOPARD APPY MARE WITH A BEAUTIFUL FRIESIAN STALLION. WHAT DO YOU THINK DOMINANT COLOR WILL BE? DO YOU THINK THE FOAL WILL BE COLORED? I HOPE SO!! SHES FROM THE ULRICH LINES.
Well, theoretically you have a 50/50 percent chance of getting color on the baby with that combination...however apps don't always follow theory 
The only way to guarantee a colored baby when outcrossing is to use a few spot or snow cap app in the breeding.
Now, as far as color goes, sounds like you're most likely going to get a black or bay (which is a black based color also). Black is dominant to chestnut, and considering the traits of the breed, I'd highly suspect the Friesian is homozygous for black, meaning even if your mare was a chestnut herself, her foal would be black based when bred to him, as he will not throw a chestnut foal. The bay, or agouti gene, limits the black pigment, so the mare will determine if the foal is bay instead of black. If she's carrying one copy of the agouti gene, you have a 50% chance of a bay, and if she's carrying two copies, you'll get a bay baby.
Does that help any?
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PH Cody
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ABBYLEAH
Jan 05, 2005 03:18 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH I'M JUST GONNA KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED AND HOPE FOR SOME SPOTS! I'M SURE NO MATTER WHAT HE/SHE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL!
PH Cody
Jan 05, 2005 06:52 PM
>>THANK YOU SO MUCH I'M JUST GONNA KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED AND HOPE FOR SOME SPOTS! I'M SURE NO MATTER WHAT HE/SHE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL!
When are you breeding her? It's always exciting to be waiting for an app baby because you never know what you're going to get!! Our girls are coming up due here in another couple months and we're starting to get anxious for foaling season to go ahead and get here!
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PH Cody
HorseHobbyist Site Coordinator
Come join our Saturday Night Barn Party from 9-11 also! PHRitters is always ready to party
ABBYLEAH
Jan 07, 2005 07:04 PM
IN MAY OMG I CAN'T WAIT I'M SUPER EXCITED!
