Holly's new foal arrived as I was typing the last blog entry. I stopped writing to go check on her and she was having the foal. The feet and nose were already out. She had the foal just after midnight.

The birth was text book. It was quick and easy for Holly. We had a filly, I thought she was sorrel, but maybe not, no white markings. The filly got up as she was supposed to. She was very strong, didn't fall down again for a while. She nursed well, too.

Seeing the filly the next day, I wasn't sure what color she was. She didn't look sorrel anymore. She looked like a light red dun, but that was impossible. Genetically she could only be sorrel or palomino. She had striping on her rear legs kind of like a dun, but up high and only on the back legs. I contacted AQHA's color specialist and found out some foals are born with light striping like that for camoflauge, similar to a fawn born with spots. If the foal were really a dun there would be leg barring (stripes) on the back of the front legs, above the knee. So, that meant the filly was sorrel or palomino. She is very light, looks the same color as her mother but her mane and tail are the same color as her body at this point. We will just have to wait and see.

 

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