silver

[Emilyjane12]

how do I get a silver gene in a horse also how do I know if my horse is silver

[Tom]

Horses that look like they have the silver gene will hopefully have the silver gene. Try buying or breeding to a horse that appears silver.

[Satinka]

Tom, she asked for hot she can see if a horse has the silver gene...

Emi: horses with the silver gene usually have a mane/tail that appears nearly white.

[Emilyjane12]

ok ive just bred a silver brown roan with a buckskin has there foal got a silver gene in it here is the foal

http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1687

[Tom]

Thank you Satinka. I don't actually know a lot about horses, but don't tell anyone.

[Bitapetrone]

Silver on Black: Usually a chocolatey colored coat with a white/creamy colored mane/tail
Silver on Bay: Black legs are lightened to a darker shade of brown and the mane and tail are white/creamy colored
Silver on Chestnut: You can't see it; It only manifests on black. However a chestnut colored horse can be surreptitiously carrying silver. If you have a chestnut based horse with a lightened mane and tail it's either flaxen or cream being showcased.
Silver Dapple: Horse shows lightened dapples on its coat and a white/creamy colored mane and tail. Sometimes the body is almost nearly all grey excluding the lightened dapples.

[Emilyjane12]

ok but has my filly got a silver gene her dad was silver brown roan and her mum was buckskin

this is her -> http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1687

[Alaina]

Your filly is a palomino. So there's no way to tell if she inherited the silver gene from her sire or not until you breed her and see if she throws a silver foal. Because she's chestnut based the silver gene won't be expressed, her mane and tail are white because of the cream gene she carries.

[Emilyjane12]

ok so when she gets older how will I tell she carries a silver gene sorry for all the questions im new

[Nate]

You'll have to breed her. If she has the silver gene, she will never actually show it. She will have to foal a black or bay silver horse with a non-silver stallion to be sure.