Grey - Yes or No? Take your pick

Is Kasper grey?

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DabDab said:
No, no that's fine, I don't understand much (though am very interested), but I did know that ;)

So you were saying 'you have to consider what the base colour of the coat is'..?
Yes. exactly. :) If you mentally peel back the layers of modification/dilution on the coat colour, you eventually get to chestnut or black (the two base colours).


TBH I hadn't noticed the brown points on his legs or considered that the base colour of those points would almost certainly be black. All I was angling at was whether it was possible that his appaloosa parentage had created white spots/patches on Kasper instead of there being grey present or a dilute acting on a colour.
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I understand now. :)

Yes, LP is the likely cause of the white spots on Kasper.

This site is a really good starting place as it has photos and descriptions.
http://www.whitehorseproductions.com/ecg_basics1.html
 
Faracat said:
I understand now. :)

Yes, LP is the likely cause of the white spots on Kasper.

This site is a really good starting place as it has photos and descriptions.
http://www.whitehorseproductions.com/ecg_basics1.html
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I've seen that website, having read it many time over the last few years. I'm quite good on my colour genetics but Kasper is stumping me a bit.

His test for grey has gone in the post today so hopefully we can rule that out as a cause for the loss of pigment.

It'll be a waiting game now to see how and if his colour changes.
 
Paint Me Proud said:
I've seen that website, having read it many time over the last few years. I'm quite good on my colour genetics but Kasper is stumping me a bit.

His test for grey has gone in the post today so hopefully we can rule that out as a cause for the loss of pigment.

It'll be a waiting game now to see how and if his colour changes.
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Yes, it will be really interesting :) Though to be honest he looks a stunning colour as he is.
 
Faracat, his spots are actually a mix of light and dark grey and are gradually fading although he still has pigmented skin under where his spots are, and where they have faded on his coat you can see when wet that his skin is spotted, his skin is pink under his white.
 
Paint Me Proud said:
yes he is definitely appaloosa cross, we think ID but no actual recorded breeding.
He has all the appy characteristics, mottled skin, stripped hooves, white scolera etc.

Didnt realise greys always go darker first?
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First thought on seeing pics is that he looks like he's greying out. Having said that, if he's part appy it's quite possible that he's not? :confused:

Lovely boy either way :)
 
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