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ilovepelicans · Feb 17, 2017 10:23 PM

If you have a horse that you suspect might have DP and is hom Ssty, what would be good breeding combinations to test that?

I was thinking breed them to a horse that has no Ssty and doesn't have (or doesn't appear to have) DP at all and see how dark the offspring is compared to a normal het Ssty horse of whatever color? Would that be smart? Is there a better way to go about it?

ColorGoodStables · Feb 17, 2017 10:32 PM

Personally, I breed to a hom sooty chestnut. If they drop a liver chestnut then you know one of the parents is atleast het DP.
This technic works best if the horse in question is a stallion as you can use several sooty mares and up the chances of dropping a liver sooner.
Your way will work however.
Het DP on non DP horses will give less chance of a confirmed DP foal

If you link the horse you think is DP I can help confirm.

ilovepelicans · Feb 17, 2017 10:33 PM

This is the horse, by the way, if anybody has a good eye for DP and wants to save me the trouble lol! Hom Sooty Brown.

ilovepelicans · Feb 17, 2017 10:36 PM

Pp also, which I was wondering if that would have caused the lighter brown on the face and belly

ColorGoodStables · Feb 17, 2017 11:00 PM

I need a link to her in order to be of more help.

She looks like she may just be a sooty brown but I'll have to see if she is foundation or lined as well as her whole genotype. I will also compare her to my known DP horses

This is my het DP hom sooty mare, they're pretty simular but she is a "light" DP

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ilovepelicans · Feb 17, 2017 11:03 PM

Full link, coming up! ^^

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StarfireAcres · Feb 18, 2017 12:13 AM

I think the mare on the bottom is DP

ObsidianKitsune · Feb 18, 2017 1:44 AM

She looks as dark as my freaky friday mare so I'd say she's got DP

Ammit · Feb 18, 2017 3:53 AM

Freaky Fridays are not brown so not relevant here. You have to compare them browns to browns.

Foxx · Feb 18, 2017 3:59 AM

Click the sty gene and look at the example pictures for comparison.

SandycreekFarm · Feb 18, 2017 6:38 AM

To answer your other question, yes, it is Pangare (Pp) that causes a lighter shade in the areas where her light brown shows.

ColorGoodStables · Feb 18, 2017 2:58 PM

Yea I'm having a really hard time with deciding whether she's DP or not. She has the same brown "pattern" as my above mare but yours is still a little lighter than mine. You'll just have to decide for yourself and test breed you've got her on auction though so I doubt you want to mess with her anymore

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