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Postby Jorge » Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:40 pm

belambi wrote:we have noticed that statistically..(so simply by numbers) appaloosa males tend to be louder marked than females!


Hmmm, of course, quite interesting. Seems like an extended application of nature's Peacock rule, where these are more flamboyant for the sake
of their reproductive role. Thanks for bringing up this sometimes forgotten angle.

Peacock photo: http://king-animal.blogspot.com/2012/07/peacock.html

Now I ask myself, if for the sake of achieving a good "roaned" foal it is better to use a not-so-loud "roaned" mare (instead of a heavily roaned one) just as the great Bull Hancock avoided using too masculine-looking mares. Is there a good logic behind this approch?

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Postby summerhorse » Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:14 pm

Not for color, you want to use more color because less color (probably) has more suppressors.
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