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What coloured foal will result from 2 choc taffy parents2007-11-24 21:21:24

Hi,I have a small miniature pony stud,my stallion is a solid chocolate with a silver mane and tail and I have a mare whom is the same colour however she has dapples through her coat. I have been breeding for many years but this is my first taffy to taffy mating and was wondering what the expected colour of the foal might be. Maybe a question for those who have foals from taffy parents. All answers much appreciated,thanks.

Answers:

If your two horses are heterozygous for the taffy/silver dapple gene you will have 75% chance of a foal carrying the taffy gene(50% heterozygous / 25% homozygous).

If the two are heterozygous for black then you have a 25% chance of a chestnut foal.

so with all genes heterozygous you get

Black taffy 62.5%

black 12.5%

chestnut with hidden taffy gene 12.5%

chestnut with no taffy gene 12.5%

If either parent is homozgous for black the foal's base coat colour will be black.

If either parent is homozygous for taffy the foal will have at least one taffy gene and this will show so long as the foal has not got a chestnut base colour.

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I don't think it will turn choc taffy. I mean I don't have minis yet. But I think it depends on the mare and stallion's history. Like I have a draft (I know far off from minis) his mom is a palimino draft and his dad is a paint/draft and he turned out sorrel. But I am not sure.

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Well the main colour genes for the foal will most likely be a taffy choc colour just like both of his parents, though because a horse has so many colour genes in it (even though it my only appear to have 1,2 or 3 colours) The foal could come out in almost ANY colour, which I find the most fun about breeding.

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You have a couple possibilities depending on what genes your horses may be hiding.