South African TB foal

Sailor Kenshin · Postby **Sailor Kenshin** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:44 am

Those chestnut ears. Would that be called a medicine hat?

Bast · Postby **Bast** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:13 pm

Sailor Kenshin wrote:Those chestnut ears. Would that be called a medicine hat?

Reminds me of a Turkish Van kitteh.

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:32 pm

Common misconception that this would be called a medicine hat. Medicine hats are supposed to have chest and flank shields ala:

An all white horse with only the hat would be called a "war bonnet".

skywatcher · Postby **skywatcher** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:24 pm

accphotography wrote:Common misconception that this would be called a medicine hat. Medicine hats are supposed to have chest and flank shields ala:

An all white horse with only the hat would be called a "war bonnet".

I'm glad you posted this bit of info. I recently purchased "Rubiana Lace" who I has what I have been calling a medicine hat. I'll be sure to use the correct term now!

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:35 pm

Oh how cool!! You must post photos! I haven't seen her since she was a baby.

Sailor Kenshin · Postby **Sailor Kenshin** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:34 am

'War bonnet.' Got it, thanks.

Also a good name for a horse....

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:44 pm

The simplified version is Dominant whites arise from either a dominant white parent (not present here) or as a mutation to KIT which means this little guy is the first of his line. So if he goes to stud he should produce 1/2 DW foals and 1/2 non DW foals. Of course we know that DW has a variety of expressions. Some lines produce the whole range, some just a part of it and some almost all whites. They are working on why.

Wasn't the other white foal produced the same year as Opera stage (whatshername?) born in SAf? Or was it NZ?

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:44 pm

The Opera House and she was born in NZ.

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:17 pm

Yes thanks. The horse I was thinking of was not SAfrican but NZ also by I Conquer (son of Zabeel)

http://www.pedigreequery.com/legally+white

Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:02 pm

And his proposed name seems to be "GRAN BLANCO", Spanish for "Great White".

oleos93 · Postby **oleos93** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:14 am

Now if that where a Paint, he would be a Medican Hat Paint because of the ears being colored.

Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:31 am

How curious the fact that if you search through the internet for the term
"medicine hat" there is no clear reference to any kind of hat or cap for the head like the term suggests when applied to equines. To the ordinary person the term seems to suggest some kind of bonnet where the ears are protected. Am I wrong or missing some key information?