Foal shading

Often foals are born with "camouflage shading" that can confuse the breeder as to the foals real colour... many are mistaken for duns or dilutes because of this shading. However as the foal matures the counter shading is lost.

2 Buckskin foals:
Alchemy love Symphony and Alchemy Chain of Hearts
~ From the same Buckskin mare.
Bred by Alchemy Miniature Horses

Love Symphony - see the wide dorsal strip that soon grew out

Chain of Hearts - again a wide dorsal strip, and face shading.

Black Stallion:

Loadstar Dusk Til Dawn

Sire: Bay
Dam: Bay

Bred by Loadstar stud,
Owned by Panorama Stud

This boy shows the grey tinge that many black foals are born with -
bottom - as a 2 year old he is very black.

Black Mare:

Chillie Wynds Mystiques Lady

Sire: Bay appaloosa
Dam: Silver Bay

Bred by
Chillie Wynds Miniature Equine Stud,
Owned by Loadstar stud

This girl was so light when born she was registered as a silver, however as she matured she shed out black - with no sign of silver traits anywhere. Her white tail helped the silver belief, but it was shed out by approximately 1.5 years of age.
Pictured as a new born, then clipped at 6 months and unclipped in Winter coat at 2 years.

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