Re: RC: Re: White hairs on a chestnut

[Lynn Kinsky <lkinsky@silcom.com>]

>I have a 14 yr old chestnut mare and for the last four summers she's been
>getting more and more white hairs mostly on her rump. No saddle there. Go
>figure. I guess maybe she's planning to be a roan-ass as she gets older or
>something. This is an Arab by the way. Can they turn Appaloosa?
>
>Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
>Cairo, Egypt
>gabbani@starnet.com.eg
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
>To: AERC <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 8:27 PM
>Subject: RC: White hairs on a chestnut
>
>
>> Lori - I've seen those white hairs a lot on chestnut horses.  Until your
>> email, I thought it was just something to do with Arabs.  Also, I've
>> only seen the white hairs on the more orangy colored chestnuts (not the
>> dark, liver chestnuts) but that might not mean they don't get them.
>> Also, the chestnuts I've seen with the white hairs all have had high
>> white & lots of white on their faces.  Don't know the why of it, just
>> that this is what I've seen.  I'm not sure it's an indicator of a
>> problem with gear in any way.  Maybe an extreme sensitivity to
>> pressure?  But on the horses I've seen with this white business, none
>> have had any pain or bad effects.  Lif

That type of roaning is not uncommon in Peruvian Pasos (I believe it's
called lomo nevado when it occurs on the back or rump), and some people
feel it is the result of a partially expressed sabino gene ( appys have a
lot of Spanish blood in their background).


Lynn Kinsky (Santa Ynez, CA)
http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky

http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/SageHill/   Sage Hill NATRC CTR Ride






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