what colour is/will my sec A be do you think?

[NeverSayNever]

my sec a gelding is a yearling.i thought his mane and tail would go more flaxen but they actually seem to be darkening. Any thoughts?

 

[frozzy]

No doubt the genetic experts will be able to help, but from breeding experience my chestnuts with the grey in their manes and tails stay chestnut and the manes/tails always have the grey/silver in them. One of my mares has four white socks that have extended up her legs with roaning over the years. In the summer below the knees is strawberry roan blending into her white socks.

 

[pintoarabian]

Possibly silver bay. I have a Sec A mare exactly the same. She's now 26 and has retained that colouring.

 

[pardalis]

Not silver bay due to the white socks. I would say either stay the same or strawberry roan! I am no expert however

 

[pintoarabian]

Why would white socks prevent it from being a silver bay? Any bay can have white socks, can't it? Excuse my ignorance, just interested.

 

[team barney]

I'd say silver bay, or possibly wild bay with some form of flaxen input.

 

[team barney]

Just wanted to add he is very cute.

 

[Stinkbomb]

In order for it to be silver bay one/ or both of its parents has to silver or a silver carrier. What colour were its parents??

 

[NeverSayNever]

In order for it to be silver bay one/ or both of its parents has to silver or a silver carrier. What colour were its parents??

mum was grey and dad is bay!

 

[Wagtail]

Only thing I can say he isn't is chestnut as they don't have black pigment. Are there any signs he might turn grey? My guess is silver bay. I had a silver bay with white socks but much less silver in his mane and tail.

 

[lexiedhb]

What happened to good old fashioned colours..... never ever heard of Silver bay.......

I reckon he is going to be Purple!!!

 

[RuthnMeg]

What happened to good old fashioned colours..... never ever heard of Silver bay.......

I reckon he is going to be Purple!!!

Never heard of Silver Bay either, glad I am not the only one! (Anyone care to enlighten me on this colour?)

Not quite purple perhaps, maybe more blue???!!!

 

[MurphysMinder]

What happened to good old fashioned colours..... never ever heard of Silver bay.......

I reckon he is going to be Purple!!!

I'm with you there, I find all this different colours mind boggling.

 

[navaho]

My sister had a section C foal with all the black hairs running through his mane, looked very odd. This is him as a baby

& this is him last year at 7, hes darkened up loads & i would say is now liver chestnut (excuse the fencing, its not mine!)

 

[Wagtail]

Liver chestnut can look very dark brown, almost black but the 'black' hairs will not really be black, if you know what I mean.

 

[NeverSayNever]

he doesnt look like he will grey out to me? there is a chesnut on the sires side i believe a couple of generations back. A few people have told me they have chestnuts with dark hairs in their mane/tail now, so are you sure that means he cant be chestnut

 

[Wagtail]

he doesnt look like he will grey out to me? there is a chesnut on the sires side i believe a couple of generations back. A few people have told me they have chestnuts with dark hairs in their mane/tail now, so are you sure that means he cant be chestnut

Liver chestnuts can have dark hairs in their manes and tails, just not black hairs.