It depends which version of 'Widdecombe Fair' you're looking at/listening to. In one version, it's the unnamed singer/narrator, "Phil Lewer, Jan Brewer, Harry Hawkins, Hugh Davy, Philly Whitpot, George Pausley, Dick Wilson, Tom Cobbley and all", while another one names them as "Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davey,
Daniel Whiddon, Harry Hawk, Old Uncle Tom Cobbley and all".
According to Wikipedia, the color of the old grey mare in the folk song was really- grey, as it said nothing about any other color in the lyrics.
i think chorrol
the grey mare is the better horse.
The stud has to carry a grey gene and as grey is dominant it has to be a grey stud. No guarantee that the offspring will be grey unless the stud is homozygous for grey.
it is not possible to have a grey horse unless one of the parents is grey. they must have it to thow it.
Palomino stallion --eeCrcr (unknown genetics at the Agouti site) Grey mare ----Gg or ----GG (unknown genetics at the agouti or extension site) The color genetics of the mare may be better understood by looking at the parents and grandparents. If the mare is Gg 50% chance of dilute 50% chance of gray 25% chance of both gray and dilute.
Yes, because if you have a grey mare or stud whose base coat color was a dilute color such as palomino 0r buckskin before they turned grey, then that horse is bred to a dilute colored mare, the resulting foal could be a cremello that is also carrying the grey gene. Therefore, cremellos and perlinos can, if they are out of a grey parent, produce a dilute foal that turns grey. UC Davis now offers the genetic testing for the grey gene, so any cremellos or perlinos out of grey parents should be tested before being touted as 100% dilute color producers, or mare owners will be greatly disappointed!
Was it Uncle Tom Cobley on Tom Pearse 's grey mare? Going to Widdicombe Fair?
This seems like a simple question with a possible 3 different answers. White, black, or grey. Horse genetics are not that simple. Is the white mare really white or is she a grey that has faded to look white. If she is a grey (which is a dominant gene) the foal has a better than average chance to be grey. There also could be a possible chestnut outcome. In most cases black is a recessive gene so the chance of a black are not as good as grey or chestnut. It would be easier to say one way or another if I knew what color skin the white mare had. But the moral of the story is genetics are a 'crap shoot'. Even people that study equine colors don't have all the answers.
A mare is any female horse over the age of four years old. Dam is a term used for a 'mother' horse, or a mare who has a foal at her side. As an example sentence for the words dam and mare; ' Those two bay geldings came from the same dam, that brown mare over there in the corner next to the grey pony.'
Well, an exact answer would require knowing what each horses exact genetic code was for their colors including the pattern for the sorrel mare (Tovero, Tobiano, overo, sabino, or splash.) also what was the stallions original color? Grey is a modifier gene that is typically inherited around 50% or more of the time.
In the related links is a great website that explains how the grey gene works in a simple, easily understood way. It answers your question and gives you a better idea of what will happen as your foal matures.