A Few More Pics of Laddy

Laddy was turned out this afternoon so I took the opportunity to take a few more pictures of him before he starts to get his winter woolies.




He reminded me of a carousel horse in this one


He stands grazing out over the fields




He just wants to be where the girls are.................................


When you can't get what you want, eating makes things better and the apples were yummy

Aww what a HUNK! Love the shots of him running!

Very Nice, I can only hope Kid turns out as nice.

Love that second one. Poor guy, the mares look like they don't even notice he's there. He's just looking for some lovin'

LOOK AT THOSE DAPPLES AND THE MUSCLES ON HIS buttercup...........YUMMMMM

Oh my, he really is very nice Freva! He just looks like he's posing for you in a couple of those shots....I really enjoy your pictures of him :flower:

Oh he's so handsome!

When you look at your signature pic it sure shows what a variety of colors Laddie can produce, color on all the paints he bred and duns grulla palomino etc.. on Qh mares. Wonder what genetic markers he actually carries. I plan on having Kid genetically profiled if we end up keeping him for breeding in a couple years.

As for Laddy's genetics there would be only one gene to test him for to find out for sure and that would be the Agouti gene. Here is genetically what his color break down would be:

Agouti: aa, Aa, AA (this is the only unknown gene)
Tobiano: nn
Red Factor: ee
Cream: nn
Sabino: nn
Silver: nn
Splash: nn
Dun: Dd (He can only have one copy of the Dun gene as he doesn't produce Dun's 100% of the time)
Roan: rr
Champagne: nn
Gray: gg

:D

We have never had Laddy genetically tested but he has thrown a good variety of colors, dun, red dun, sorrel, bay, roan. His duns exhibit strong dun factoring with leg strips and shoulder bars. He has thrown rabincano factored AQHA foals which is what prompted us to try crossing with Paints.

I love the one of him looking off into the distance at the mares. I can imagine him thinking ... "mmmmmmmmm ... mares ... gotta get me some!"

He woud graze a while and then look back at me as if he was saying "Let me go...I'd be good!!!!"

he's very handsom