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- Ambervalleyarabians January 2022
- amoreeika January 2022
- ConfluenceStable January 2022
- Nightphoenix January 2022
Genetics question
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Hello! I'm a little rusty on my horse genetics and am curious which gene is giving this horse his gray appearance (he was black before his image refresh and I actually thought he had a gray gene, was surprised to realize he didn't!) https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=12460606
Is it the LP gene? Thanks for your help! -
I am NOT the appy expert, but I would say that yes, it is LP. From what I've observed over the years LP does cause a 'grayed out' look as the horse ages.
ConfluenceStable- HJ1 ID#235298 * ConfluenceFarms- HJ2 ID#1998 * ConfluenceRanch- HJ3 ID#15Thanked by 1amoreeika -
Went to look at my other appys and found a few others have lightened as well (like this mare https://www.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=12448800 ) so that totally makes sense! Fascinating, thank you!!
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Although Im not an appy expert either, I believe it is the halo aka varnish gene...
"Appaloosa varnish is a progressive silvering effect that leaves color (called varnish marks) on the bony prominences of the face, lower neck, forearm, knees, hips and stifle."
Beautiful horse!
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That’s called varnishing (different from the halo varnish regulator gene). It’s a hidden gene. Evergreen herd helper horses are guaranteed not to varnish as they age :)
The halo varnish regulator gene causes a second circle, or “halo”, around the leopard spots when combined with DP.
This boy is a chimera, but you can still see what I mean. See how some of the spots have another spot on top of or inside them? That’s the halo varnish regulator (H) gene :)
Oaken Blade 2GPost edited by Nightphoenix at 2022-01-04 05:26:35I’m autistic and I struggle with any kind of communication, so I apologize in advance if I say anything rude or offensive because there’s a 99% chance that I have no clue I did it. I appreciate your patience with me!Thanked by 1ConfluenceStable -
I was on the right track. Thanks for the clarification.Thanked by 1Nightphoenix