Horse Breeding

Answer: The palomino color is a recessive gene, so it needs one from each parent. The best odds to get a palomino are breeding two together.

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Palomino is not recessive, but an incomplete dominant. Only ONE Creme gene (written as n/Cr) needs to be present in order for the horse to appear as palomino. If the horse had the creme gene from BOTH parents, it would not be a palomino at all, but an almost-white CREMELLO. This is written genetically as Cr/Cr (a creme gene from each parent).

In fact breeding Palomino to Palomino gives EXACTLY the same chance of palomino as breeding Chestnut to Palomino - two chances out of four.

Palomino x Palomino gives: 1 Cremello; 2 Palomino; 1 Chestnut/Sorrel.

Chestnut x Palomino gives: 2 Palomino; 2 Chestnut/Sorrel

Chestnut x Cremello gives: 4 out of 4 palominos, however:

Cremellos can suffer from terrible sunburn and eye disorders. For humane reasons, therefore, it is often recommended that the Palomino x Chestnut formula be used for breeding palominos.

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But a horse with E/e, Siver Gene, Cream Gene, Agouti can indeed have a Palomino-color, but is not a true Palomino. The black color is diluted by the Silver Gene, also by the Agouti Gene and Cream Gene, the horse will have a very light brown-gold color with blonde manes, just like a true Palomino. The more color modification genes a black horse (E/E or E/e) carries, the outcome will be an exception. From the outside one can not distinquish a horse like that from a true Palomino, only gene testing will give an answer, even so: the horse still carries a Cream Gene, just like a Polomino, but the horse basic color is not sorrel. This happens a lot.

So normally a Palomino horse is e/e (sorrel) with a Cream Gene. But a horse with E/e, and Silver Gene, and Cream Gene And Agouti, will not be Smokey black, but will have a much lighter brownish, gold brown color like a Palomino, this because of the extra color modification genes the horse carries.

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A palomino is the result of a (1)cream gene acting on a sorrel/red (ee aa/Aa/AA) horse. 2 creams on sorrel/red horse result in a cremello. 1 cream on a bay horse results in a buckskin, 2 creams a perlino. The cream gene is not recessive. It is an incomplete dominant. Meaning that 1 copy of the gene lightens color some but 2 copies lightens color more.

2 palominos bred together will produce 25% sorrel/red 50% palomino 25% cremello offspring. The best way to produce palomino is to breed a cremello and a sorrel together. This will produce 100% palomino offspring.

A horse that is Ee and has agouti is bay. If it has a cream gene it will lighten the horses coat and the resulting color is called buckskin. A silver gene only lightens black hair. It will lighten the mane, tail and legs SOME but usually not completely. It will look like a regular buckskin with "highlights." The mane a tail often get darker with age. It would take a person that has very little knowledge about coat colors to think the horse looked like a palomino.

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It could look like a palomino - since Silver (Z) could lighten the black mane and tail - but since silver does not lighten the coat as much as the mane and tail, the legs would be dark, like a red dun. That's how you could tell it's not a true palomino. I have found that the presence of TWO dilution genes can cause a double dilute effect, even though the genes are unrelated (dun, silver, champagne, creme, etc). I have a chestnut based Silver/Champagne that appears as a cremello without the blue eyes She has no creme gene at all.

Ulcers in Thoroughbred horses can be caused by various factors such as stress, high-energy diets, frequent travel, and intense training. Additionally, limited access to forage and turnout can contribute to ulcer development in horses. Management strategies that aim to reduce stress and provide consistent access to forage can help prevent ulcers in Thoroughbreds.

Never, if he has been a stallion for that long and has bred that many times then no matter what he will still act like an ordinary bossy stallion. Thats NOT true at all. Cut my 13yr old barrell horse and got a totally different horse. But real horsemen know that with every horse comes different personality. I'm just saying that the above statement is NOT true... Peanut was gelded by Harold Wagers at the Crosby Vet Clinic in Crosby,Tx

Premature delivery in mares is typically considered to occur when a foal is born before reaching 320 days of gestation. This can lead to potential health complications for the foal due to underdevelopment of vital organs. Early recognition and appropriate management are crucial to increase the chances of survival for the premature foal.

A broodmare is a female horse used for breeding purposes to produce foals. These mares are carefully selected based on their bloodlines, conformation, and performance to pass on favorable traits to their offspring. Broodmares play a crucial role in the horse breeding industry.

Yea, storm Cat, a Thoroughbred stallion did command a very high stud fee, at it's peak it was $500,000.00 per breeding, but before he was popular it was lower and was at one point around $100,000.00, so yes this statement is/ was true.

The age when a mare should stop having foals depends on her health more than anything else. Ponies tend to live longer than larger horses, and if she has been well cared for and is in good health, she could live for another ten years without anybody being surprised. If she has back problems, joint problems or chronic lameness, having to carry the added weight of a foal might make these worse. A horse that can take its full weight on only three legs might suffer quite a lot carrying a foal and should not be covered. Your vet will probably advise you against breeding in this case. Also a mare that is anaemic or has poor absorption may not be able to supply the developing foal with enough nutrients. This could result in the mare becoming weak and ill during her pregnancy, or the foal being miscarried (traumatic for the mare and her owners) or being stillborn or born weak with low birth weight. A mare in general poor health is unlikely to make a good mother. Pregnancy, birth and lactation are stressful to mares and a sick horse is unlikely to cope with them well. She may miscarry or fail to care for her foal properly. However, a twenty-year-old mare in good health is an ideal broodmare. She is experienced, gentle and ready to care for a foal. Many champion mares are in competition until they are seventeen or eighteen, sometimes older, and then are used as broodmares until they are well past twenty-five. If your mare is healthy and well adjusted there is no reason she should not become a mother at this age.

It is generally recommended to stop riding a pregnant horse around the 5th to 6th month of pregnancy. This is to avoid putting too much stress on the mare and the developing fetus. It's always best to consult with a veterinarian for specific guidance based on the mare's health and pregnancy.

A pregnant horse will appear more rounded in the belly area, with a gradual increase in size as the pregnancy progresses. The mare's belly may also drop a bit lower and become firmer to the touch. Ultrasound or a veterinarian's examination can confirm pregnancy in a horse.

Horses are receptive to breeding for generally 3-5 days, depending upon the mare. They will start to cycle in early spring and are typically fertile through the middle of summer; after this, they will go back into seasonal anestrus and not have another fertile cycle until the next spring.

Signs of pregnancy in a mare include behavioral changes like increased or decreased appetite, weight gain, changes in the mare's belly or udder size, and a lack of a heat cycle. A veterinarian can confirm pregnancy through ultrasound or hormone testing.

No, the flaxen gene primarily affects the color of red-based horses by lightening their mane and tail. It does not have any effect on the coat color of a true black horse since black is not a red-based color.

Horses gestate for 11 months. You have time to plan. mares are usually in foal about 11 months, roughly. so if your mare was bred on June 17,07 the foal should be due around the early part of may.

A mare will usually have a foal after 11 months. It is common for horses to be a few weeks early or late, and mares VERY RARELY have more than one foal(such as twins). If they do, the smaller foal is almost always going to be smaller are more under-developed. This is caused by one foal taking most of the nutrients, leaving the smaller with very little, making surviving hard. Even in captivity, a twined foal may not survive.

Around 11- 12 months. If a mare is pregnant for the first time, then she may carry her foal longer. They can also carry the foal slightly longer if it is a colt versus a filly.

There are three types of horses in this designation: Hot bloods, warm bloods and cold bloods. Examples of each, in the above order would be Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Draft horse. A "warm blooded stallion" is just what it means.

That depend on the mare.... if she has had a foal before and is having regular cycles it might be OK. If she has never had a foal before its not a good idea. The mares uterus looses its elasticity when they get older. I know of lots of older mares that have had beautiful healthy foals..... but I know of even more old mares that will no longer get in foal. Its really up to your mare and your vet.

Good Luck!

She won't be cycling if she's in foal..... in other words, she's not coming into season. t For the same reason a pregnant woman no longer has her periods.

If there is a stud around you can normally take the mare near the stud (not in with or close enough they can hurt each other) every other day for a month, if she never "breaks down"... ( she'll kind of squat and pee for the stud) and you know that she has been exposed to a stallion and so she could be in foal... then chances are she is in foal!

Of course you can. If the purpose is for production though the amount produced will

be disappointing however.

I milk colostrum from all my mares at foaling to produce a colostrum bank.

Milking can be done by hand, using a syringe with the entire needle end cut off and the plunger reversed or an Ez-milker all work well.

Quarter horses are known for their speed and can reach a top speed of around 55 miles per hour in short sprints. They are often used for short-distance racing, such as quarter-mile races, where they excel in acceleration and agility.

11 months although some flambellas can hold out 12

It all depends on the type of the horse the parents are, the type of foal it is and how tall are the parents. It mostly depends on how tall the parents on because like us humans they get a gene by on of their parents to know how tall their going to be at birth and their rest of their life.

The gestation period of a mini horse is typically about 11 months, similar to that of a regular-sized horse. It is important for owners to provide proper care and monitoring during pregnancy to ensure the health of the mare and foal.

i do 1 to 2 flacks a day, one in the morning and the evening that way it can digest. if your horse is already over weight and gets pregnant don't feed her any. and if your horse is a mini don't feed her any.