BREEDING FOR COLOR By Gigha Steinman
AS A CHILD, WERE YOU ENAMORED WITH BARBIE’S PALOMINO, TONTO’S PINTO IN THE LONE RANGER, OR ROY ROGERS‘ PALOMINO TRIGGER? IF YOU DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN THE ENGLISH RIDING DISCIPLINES, YOU THOUGHT YOU’D HAVE TO FOREGO COLORED HORSES BECAUSE MOST WARMBLOODS AND SPORT HORSES CAME IN PLAIN BROWN WRAPPERS? WELL, NOT ANY MORE!
AS A CHILD, WERE YOU ENAMORED WITH BARBIE’S PALOMINO, TONTO’S PINTO IN THE LONE RANGER, OR ROY ROGERS‘ PALOMINO TRIGGER? IF YOU DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN THE ENGLISH RIDING DISCIPLINES, YOU THOUGHT YOU’D HAVE TO FOREGO COLORED HORSES BECAUSE MOST WARMBLOODS AND SPORT HORSES CAME IN PLAIN BROWN WRAPPERS? WELL, NOT ANY MORE!
C DILUTE WARMBLOOD STALLIONS (from top)
n CATAPULT: 2006 imported Buckskin Swedish Warmblood stallion, approved SWANA.
www.superiorwarmblood.com
(photo courtesy Christina Kirwan)
n BLUE EYED DREAM GF: 2002 imported cremello German Warmblood stallion, approved AWR, branded ZFDP (photo courtesy Jean Kaplan Thornton)
www.palominowarmbloods.com
n LIMIT HURRY: 2002 imported cremello Czech Warmblood stallion, approved RPSI
(photo courtesy Jeanette Knight)
www.wolfrunfarm.com 54 March/April 2011
olors such as palomino, buckskin, and pinto are common in the stockhorse breeds such as Quarter Horses and Paints, but since most Warmblood and sport horse registries have
registration regulations limiting or forbidding the use of Quarter Horse or Paint blood, a person might wonder how a true colored Warmblood or sport horse could even be a possibility. Luckily for fans of ‘colored’ horses, there are some dedicated
breeders who have worked hard to bring color to our world of sport. Breeders and buyers alike now have a variety of options beyond the common bays, grays and chestnuts, and the idea that you had to sacrifice quality for color is slowly being laid to rest. Understanding some of the basics of color genetics can make it easier to breed for the perfect color.
COLOR – A BACKGROUND Samber (1976–2009) was arguably the most influential stallion in the history of pinto Warmbloods. He passed the 100-day-test in 1979 and was the first and only pinto stallion to be approved by the KWPN. It is very common to find Samber‘s name in the pedigrees of pinto Warmbloods today. Not only did Samber have a huge influence on pinto Warmbloods, but his influence extended beyond the Warmblood—he was also the maternal grandsire of Nico, the only pinto Friesian Sporthorse stallion to be approved for breeding in the U.S. It is hard to know for certain when dilutes began appearing
in Thoroughbred bloodlines because the Jockey Club didn‘t recognize these colors, therefore buckskins were registered as bays and palominos were registered as chestnuts. A Thoroughbred named Milkie (1966–1990) was believed to be the first palomino
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