Historical Pony: Misty Dawn's 1996 Filly

A different type of historical pony for the first post of the new year! This is a filly sold at the 1996 auction. Her auction number is 87 which, at that time, matches to her dam’s number. Mare 87 was solid buckskin Misty Dawn. Best guess on the filly’s sire is Gunner’s Moon as Misty Dawn was in his herd for years. But no other evidence to back that up. Misty Dawn and Gunner's Moon were later the parents of Poco Latte PW.

The fascinating thing about this filly is she was a solid bay, no white at all, with two blue eyes. My best guess for years was she had splashed white and some crazy white suppression that eliminated it. I still think she had white suppression, but now that we know Chincoteagues also have the Eden Whites, W34, and W35 that can cause blue eyes. Several ponies with these white patterns have been solid so now they're a real possibility for this filly.