A new appaloosa gene, a new marking, a new dilution, and the start of Mammoth Destrals!
Strides is a base-coat-reactive marking that creates those greyish stripes you see. Black based horses have creamy colored ones, chestnut based ones have white or grey strides. Shadrach here only has one copy of the gene, but there will soon enough be adopts that carry two copies! The strides never cross the "edges", such as the dorsal (including the mane), under belly, chest, below neck, and they don't go to the legs. One copy of the gene restricts these stripes to the midsections of the shoulders, barrel, and hindquarters. They are also short and often narrow. Two copies makes the strides extend to the face creating false zebra striping that often go down the neck. The strides on the body are quite thick and long. Each Destral is different, of course, but the strides will always have some sort of dappling or roaning texture. This is a common marking. The alleles are as follows: nSt or StSt.
Timber is a new dilution. It is named timber for the woodland colors it produces on Shadrach here. It affects the other genes quite differently, and I'll have other examples soon enough! It has no effect on the skin or eyes. The dilution can be mistaken for champagne, or pearl. It is hardly noticeable on double creams. Manes are unaffected. One copy is uncommon, two copies are rare, just like with cream dilutes. The alleles are as follows: Tt or TT.
Here are proper names:
Black/Smoky + Timber: Classic
Seal bay + Timber: Classic Seal
Bay/Wild + Timber: Amber/Wild Amber
Chestnut/Liver + Timber: Apricot/Olive
Buckskin/Seal Buckskin + Timber: Tan
Palomino + Timber: Ecru
Perlino/Cremello/Smoky Cream + Timber: Timber (since the effect is very subtle and barely noticeable)
Cobweb is a new extention of the leopard complex (Lp) genetic. It is a PATN3. Shadrach is sporting nLp PATN3 so he has one copy of each. LpLp PATN3 would be a snowcap variant of cobwebbing, essentially no spotting. The white must always cross the eyes and muzzle. It is called cobwebbing for the unique way the white fades, with webbing that can create faint spots. Single copy of PATN3 always has some influence on the head, and the white does not generally pass the mid part of the neck. It can show up on the tail tip and then some, but it will never cover the whole tail. This gene will always affect other white markings that are not related to pinto genetics. So, if Shadrach didn't have this gene, his stockings wouldn't be spotted. Two copies allows the white on the head to extend to the flank, and the tail can be covered. The white on the tail can also extend to the hip or croup. Minimal and subtle white spots can be expressed. White on legs caused by this gene is pretty rare. Spots can be just about any size, and roaning is possible. Effects of PATN1&2 with PATN3 will soon be recorded. Appaloosas always have speckled skin and striped hooves. This is a rare genetic.
Mammoth Destrals are not a new species or subspecies, in fact, just the result of natural selection acting upon the Destrals living farther up north in much colder areas. These Mammoth Destrals feature longer, and fluffier fur, thicker bodies, and roman noses. Their horns tend to be quite a but larger but they can be pretty small as well. These guys are giants compared to regular Destrals. They can reach up to 22hh, rather than 19hh. However, the gene that makes fur short on regular Destrals is dominant making Mammoths somewhat difficult to breed for. All Mammoth adopts and customs will have one copy of the long fur gene. Having two copies of the Mammoth genetic is only possible through breeding Mammoths. It is not tied to a rarity. It is possible for a roman nose to pass down to short fur Destrals, and it is possible to breed a Mammoth without a roman nose. Again, either outcome is only possible through breeding. The alleles are as follows: nMf or MfMf.
More genetics will be introduced as time goes on!
Slots from this boy will be available too!
- Username: Redpineapple1
Horse Name: Shadrach
Status: Bachelor (will change once he acquires mares)
Gender: Stallion
Height:21hh
Eyes: Mustard + Teal Heterochromia
Genetics: ee TT nSt nLp nPATN3 + nMf
Rarity: Rare
He is liver chestnut, which is likely to produce darker offspring despite the base coat.
Leg markings are the result of the cobweb gene acting on regular stockings.
