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Trojane

Hi TorridonEquine and thank you for this. Some extremely handsome horses you have there!

Have you had your "known homozygous" mare and others DNA tested?
Also - in the ones never to have thrown a coloured offspring, were there many foals? Thanks for getting in touch.

Kintara

The grey test is now available!!!

Horse Testing - Equine Genetic Testing

Gray- Horse Coat Color DNA Testing

Cheers

Danni

tsararab

hi tintar that wouldnt be simmoon eskimo would it that mark used to have, he would be very old if it is but what stunner and multi multi supreme stallion he was i would love to know if he is still alive if any one knows. sorry for butting in like this

Trojane

Thanks Danni - great to hear this. Very timely news! Wonder how many will take it up?

dayna

OK I know it has taken me a while to dig out his piccies from my disc collection, but here they are.

Montino V is a pure Andalusian, imported from Europe, he was tested as homozygous grey at Oxford University prior to travelling to Australia.

These piccies are taken about 3 weeks after he arrived here, he has totally greyed out now to almost white.

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Trojane

OOOoooH!!!! You are so lucky!!! Thanks for showing us Dayna. What a magnificent boy! Is he good to handle too and working nicely for you?

Can you tell us a bit about how and where you found him and was it much hassle getting him back?

dayna

Thank you Trojane. He is very quiet to handle, however he is very hot headed under saddle.

I brought him when I was living in Germany, I wanted a dressage horse and always wanted an Andalusian after visiting El Caballo as a child. I had an Andalusian gelding prior to heading over to Europe and loved thier temperment. So I went on a tour of the studs over there and fell in love as soon as I saw him.

Getting him here was not too much hassle. The transport company organised everything. I was not impressed that he was stood on the tarmac in Singapore in the heat waiting for his connecting flight, but other than that it was relatively painless.

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Trojane

Yes I loved the Andalusians at El Caballo too. What a dream - to cruise the studs of Europe! But I'd find the whole process completely overwhelming...hard enough choosing at home! Sounds like the transport companies have things well sorted (apart from the hot tarmac wait). As for fiery under saddle - well they look best that way (hehe - okay for us on the ground). Good luck with your dressage future!