Foals often have primitive markings that is later lost after the foal coat is shed. This is presumed to be a form of camouflage. Foals can also have nd1 dorsal stripes that they keep as an adult.
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Chestnut with a foal dorsal stripe and striping. She does not have a dorsal as an adult and tested nd2/nd2.
Misty's Red Dawn (Tuffer Than Leather x Misty's Morning Glory) Pedigree |
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Shoulder stripe, leg barring, and dorsal stripe on a newborn smoky black.
Hoochie Coochie Man (Surfer Dude x Blonde) Pedigree Photo courtesy of Linda Insley. |
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Chestnut foal with a dorsal.
Colt out of Suzy's Sweetheart. |
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Chestnut foal with a dorsal stripe in the 1970s.
Photo by Joseph Spies from Atlante magazine. |
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Chestnut splashed white foal with dorsal stripe.
Undated postcard. |