PLEASE HELP - What On Earth Is This???

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Hey guys

My best friend has a Vlaam x Boerperd mare with the strangest skin condition. Vets have no idea what it is and are boggled by it, she's treated it with creams and even antibiotics suggested by the vet at one stage. Nothing seems to even be touching it and it's getting progressively worse with age???

Anyone have ANY idea what it might be (it's basically hairfall but only in specific lines on her skin):
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Four Seasons said:
OMG... it's a zhorse! :D No, just kidding.

Is the horse suffering in any way because of this?
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No not at all! She's had it for years progressively - getting worse as she ages... She's bred for showing (though her owner is perfectly happy doing dressage with her) so it would be tragic if the problem couldn't be solved

She does look a bit like a zebra though:D
 
I would say that is a bringle colouring rather then a skin condition. No amount of creams/topical lotions will change the genetic make up of the horse. :) Beautiful horse though.

ETA rhino beat me to it, again :mad:
 
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black_horse said:
I would say that is a bringle colouring rather then a skin condition. No amount of creams/topical lotions will change the genetic make up of the horse. :) Beautiful horse though.

ETA rhino beat me to it, again :mad:
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Could she be brindle even if her dam is pitch black (and comes from a breed that is always black) and a bay sire who comes from a long line of ordinary horses :p???
 
QueenOfCadence said:
Could she be brindle even if her dam is pitch black (and comes from a breed that is always black) and a bay sire who comes from a long line of ordinary horses :p???
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IIRC brindle can either be inherited or is a type of chimerism (where the animal has 2 sets of DNA which can express separately). The second type can happen regardless of the parents being brindle or not.
 
QueenOfCadence said:
Could she be brindle even if her dam is pitch black (and comes from a breed that is always black) and a bay sire who comes from a long line of ordinary horses :p???
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I am not the forefront of equine genetics :P and i do not knoe the genetic sequence required for this make-up but a quick google search found http://www.brindlehorses.com/brindlehos/index.htm

"According to research, it seems there are two ways in which the brindle phenotype can appear in horses. In some horses, the pattern seems to be inherited, indicating that one or more genes are responsible. In other horses, the pattern is not inherited, possibly due to mosaic or chimeric origin, similar to that seen in tortoiseshell cats." ~ Equisearch.com
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ETA: GAH! FFS RHINO!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
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Intriguing but small amount of research shows that you may have a half curly ?????. Dont quote me on that as found on American site but this link looks very similar http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/horse-forums/curly-wavy-coat-questions-28941-2.html
Curly coated horses seem fairly common over there and also there is a breed called a bashkir (or something like that) who have a full curly coat.
Americans breed it into Fox trotters plus it is apparently an anti-allegenic coat.
Very interesting though.
 
Well I never knew that a horse could be Brindle.

You learn something new every day.

Very interesting thank you guys - you get the horse nerd award :D How on earth do you know so much?
 
Beatrice5 said:
Well I never knew that a horse could be Brindle.

You learn something new every day.

Very interesting thank you guys - you get the horse nerd award :D How on earth do you know so much?
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Like you said, I'm a horse nerd :o :o I've picked up a lot from some of the experienced people on here, and I read anything and everything I can :D
 
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