chestnuts with flaxen manes or tails

Heather T. · Postby **Heather T.** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:34 pm

Interesting. BTW, she also has lots of white - 3 white stockings and a white heel with a white blaze. -Thanks

color · Postby **color** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:26 am

Here is my mare Isarwolke:
http://www.pedigreequery.com/isarwolke
She had an accident as a two year old on the track and is now with me as a broodmare. She is very tall. Will have her first baby this coming season.
These photos were taken when she came from the track as a two year old, except the first which I took two days ago

xfactor fan · Postby **xfactor fan** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:54 am

According to my copy of Equine Color Genetics by Phillip Sponenberg, the 1996 edition, flaxen mane is probably controled by a number of genes acting together. There are some reports that the flaxen gene is a simple recessive--two copies needed for the light color expression.

Has anyone had the experience of breeding two flaxen chestnuts together and getting either flaxen chestnuts, or chestnuts with dark manes?

Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:12 pm

Be My Guest and Nijinsky (both by Northern Dancer) are familiar names within the sabino realm. The extreme sabino white horse, Directs Unique One is a good example coming from this lineage (Nijinsky). I have observed in photos that some sabino white lineages are very friendly to flaxen manes and tails in their siblings, but this is not a micro-biological or scientifically proven point.

halfpint23 · Postby **halfpint23** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:44 pm

our broodie I B Paranoide is a flaxen maned sabino.

http://www.irishhuntersandjumpers.com/Lacey.html
The filly foal in these photos shed out to be a wildly roaned and speckled-spotted girl - and her mane has shed out to creamy silver, her tail is just flaxen. Quite the fancy baby girl. the mare's pedigree is here

http://www.pedigreequery.com/i+b+paranoide

ballade · Postby **ballade** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:41 pm

Folk Festival is a pretty handsome-looking fellow:

http://www.barbaralivingston.com/galler ... stivalBL_1

amanda1 · Postby **amanda1** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:20 pm

What Maria is a chestnut with flaxen....she is by Afternoon Deelites and her dam is Rulina.

Nessa · Postby **Nessa** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:46 pm

This Tamajet a flashy flaxen Australian mare.

http://saleyard.cyberhorse.com.au/index ... ngno=31423

Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:39 pm

As per TAMAJET, take a look at the photo of the ancestor, VAIN, who is providing two doses to this pedigree. See Vain's photo at

http://www.pedigreequery.com/vain2

Any other photo of him and/or a comment? :idea:

Bast · Postby **Bast** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:27 pm

Stage Door Johnny, a winner of the Belmont Stakes.

I saw him as a foal at Greentree, and of course remembered him 3 years later.

xfactor fan · Postby **xfactor fan** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:18 am

http://www.sporthorse-data.com/d?i=10158393

With conformation photo, the db pedigree's photo link is broken.

Looks dark chestnut not flaxen in this photo.

Jessi P · Postby **Jessi P** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:05 am

I trained a chestnut filly with a flaxen mane and tail - her name was JPs Chessie. Very pretty to look at, not much talent at all on the track.

http://www.pedigreequery.com/jps+chessie

HeadlessHorseman · Postby **HeadlessHorseman** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:33 am

ballade wrote:Folk Festival is a pretty handsome-looking fellow:

http://www.barbaralivingston.com/galler ... stivalBL_1

HE LOOKS LIKE A SURFER DUDE....

HH :lol:

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:53 pm

As I recall, Hap is a cute little horse with a flaxen mane and tail..

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:50 pm

YES! Hap was one of the best looking and brightest flaxens (and chestnuts) I've ever seen!