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Elena Vieira
Yearling
Username: Opheliaimmorttal

Post Number: 64
Registered: 11-2005

Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 04:05 pm:

Hey Everyone!
My maiden mare is 324 days. She is a red dun. I've noticed that she is getting dapples on her butt. She is also getting a lot more of the dun factors, such as the white at the tip of the tail. She is a little lighter, but that might be because of her shedding. She's never had dapples though. Has this happened to anyone else? I am not worried about it, just woundering!
THANKS
Elena

Kassie Finley
Breeding Stock
Username: Jkqh

Post Number: 143
Registered: 05-2005

Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 04:37 pm:

I wouldn't be worried to much about it. some mares coats change a little when they have a foal. My mare last year was a nice red sorrel but at the last part of her pregnancy she turned to a DARK liver sorrel. She looked almost black but she started changing back after the colt was about 4 months old. It was her first foal and she had never changed colors so I think it had something to do with the pregnancy.

Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj

Post Number: 214
Registered: 12-2005

Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 07:13 pm:

Elena - congratulations - dapples are a sign of good health and nutrition! They can come and go without meaning they are in poor health, but they are definately a sign of a properly fed horse. They can occur in almost every breed. My gal sprouted them about 6 months after I bought her and when I researched it...I didn't mind at all!

Elena Vieira
Yearling
Username: Opheliaimmorttal

Post Number: 66
Registered: 11-2005

Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 09:29 pm:

Cool. Thank you both! I feel a lot better about it! Nice to know she's as healthy as I hoped she was!
Elena

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