Anyone know what causes this colouring ?

Truly · Postby **Truly** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:49 pm

A friend sent me this photo...no more info..just the pic.

I wondered if it was a chimera?

Anyone know?

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Sorry I can't upload pic for some strange reason

..it is on my facebook page if someone can help me ? Thanks

HeadlessHorseman · Postby **HeadlessHorseman** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:41 pm

http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fb ... =1&theater

http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fb ... =1&theater

If the links are not locked...you can see them...

I'd say BLEACH or a FLOCK OF SEAGULLS :lol:

HH

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:55 pm

Chimerism. *nods*

TrueColours · Postby **TrueColours** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:43 pm

Wow - VERY cool!

Is it a TB? Do you know?

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:21 pm

No, she's Morgan or Morgan cross. Morab maybe? Her owner posts on HGS.

Truly · Postby **Truly** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:06 am

Thanks HH

ACC do you have the link to the other forum please

Truly · Postby **Truly** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:25 am

I found it

She's 3/4 Arab, 1/4 Hackney
http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/ho ... 15079.html http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/horse-forums/the-all-about-clicker-thread-415079.html

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:33 pm

Oh! So Hackney is the other component, and at a smaller portion than I thought. Wow I was all messed up. LOL

Truly · Postby **Truly** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:47 pm

I really thought RiddleMeThis and xfactor fan would have found this interesting and shed some light on this for us

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:48 pm

Sadly I don't think anyone knows. I talked to one person who says a white striped brindle has never tested positive for chimerism so it is unlikely she is chimeric. It sounds as though it's probably a skewed mismark or something.

RiddleMeThis · Postby **RiddleMeThis** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:40 pm

I do find her very interesting, however, I have no idea what could be causing it. Though I wouldn't completely count out Chimerism.

Linda_d · Postby **Linda_d** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:13 am

I think two or three years ago, somebody posted pictures of a very oddly marked polo pony from South America (Argentina or maybe Brazil). He was a part-bred TB. His white markings made him almost look like an Appaloosa. Apparently, horses marked like him occaisionally appear in this one area where this horse came from, and there didn't seem to be a genetic component so the thinking of "experts" was that this was caused by something in the environment. At least, that is what I remember about our discussion of this horse.

When I saw this mare, I thought it might be something similar -- an environmental factor. It certainly is odd. She's easily the oddest marked horse I've ever seen either in the flesh or in pictures.

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:27 pm

That was a manchado overo. Nobody has figured it out yet but it isn't appy. Royal Manchado is a TB example. Trabag was an Arabian.

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:38 pm

Here he is:
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/vasco+piskui

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:10 pm

He LOOKS manchado to me. I recently saw another polo pony that several people thought looked manchado but looked more LP to me, but he looks quite different from this horse IMO.