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I would say black bay. There is a horse on the property where we are, a dutch warm blood, her papers say black bay and she looks about the same color as the foal. I had never heard of black bay until we moved here, so that's all I have . :P

Her mother is a Dark Bay/Brown and her father is..... ether a Buckskin or a Perlino(That's why I was wondering what you all thought her color was). The mother got into the Buckskins paddock for about 2 days and a month later I put her in with my Perlino stallion.

Certainly worth a cream test, my first though is black (w or wo cream) but she does have that bit of brownish muzzle. If brown certainly the darkest one I've seen born!

She has some really cool eyes! I am betting she has a little creme in there, but I couldn't guess the color because they change too much after they shed that baby fuzz. I agree with Blue Meadow though, she is colored CUTE! Like Super cute!

Thanks every one! I think she will be a sweet heart too. Her mother was saved from the 2009/10 drought (Brumby) as a foal. This is her 1st and only foal as she did not do to well with the pregnancy.

My girl today :D



A close up to see her color.

Is your Perlino grey at all? I was just wondering because she was so black - though no googles.

My Perlino is gene tested as Ee AA CcrCcr dD Gg and I have no idea what the buckskins genetics are.

Yep this foal is gray for sure. That would make him the sire then. So you know this foal MUST be a gray dark buckskin. The gray gene is why this foal is so much darker then you would expect.

All grays will gray. Some slower than others, but none will ever stay this dark for any length of time. That extra-dark look is because the gray gene is making the color over produce, which burns out the stuff that makes the color in the hair. Once that happens, that hair goes gray.

(I forget all the technical words, lol, but that's the outline of the process.)

I think she'll be a buckskin.

Almost but actually it keeps producing color, but the cells the actually hold the color get so full they explode. The extra pigment is a carcinogen hence why so many grays have tumors.

Thanks. The information is helping me understand gray better.

Her name? Well I have 2 horse crazy nieces and they think Flicker would be good as they think she is black. I'm still thinking on a name for her myself. Any ideas?

Thanks for this discussion - the info about grey and also the cute baby pix!

How about something related to the heart on her forehead?

Cheri
Cora
Cara

Miss Prissy I think :) For the way she looks down her nose at you.

The most recent photos seem to show her with gray goggles, I think she is a dark buckskin that will gray out.

My holsteiner mare was born the same colour and has gradually grayed out.

Also, would you mind if I used that pic of her all muddy as art reference? It'd be fun to paint :)