Dorotea's repainted horses

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WOW!! Those lipizzan horses in the snow
Do you know that at the Lipizzan studs they always ( used to ?) have a bay stallion ?
They thought that if not, the grey colour would be "too strong" and dilute the colours too much .
The explanation of course is, that there used to be cream genes in the lipizzans, and when the horses went grey, it might be forgotten that it was borne buckskin or smoky black.
If two of there were paired, the risk was 25 %, that you would get a Blue-eyed-cream, ei too much dilution.
Funny to think of, it is not many years ago that most people thought that BECs were ill, and that this "illness" often was carried by greys .

sadie3112 wrote:

I've only just scrolled through your whole post for the first time, what amazing horses you have! My favourites are definitely your various Arabian repaints-they are just stunning

Me too, I have been looking back, and I just can not stop drooling
Hard to know which ones are the most magnificent, - well, except [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], who stands on my shelf, of course

More wonderful horses! They are lovely! The brown one with golden ribbons is especially elegant

And thank you for posting photos of Lipizzaners on "Carneval Ride" Beautiful horses!!!

Thank you everybody, you are very kind

SUSANNE wrote:

Do you know that at the Lipizzan studs they always ( used to ?) have a bay stallion ?
They thought that if not, the grey colour would be "too strong" and dilute the colours too much .
The explanation of course is, that there used to be cream genes in the lipizzans, and when the horses went grey, it might be forgotten that it was borne buckskin or smoky black.
If two of there were paired, the risk was 25 %, that you would get a Blue-eyed-cream, ei too much dilution.
Funny to think of, it is not many years ago that most people thought that BECs were ill, and that this "illness" often was carried by greys .

I know that they always have a "lucky" dark bay (often mistaken for a black)
at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.
The luck will abandon the stable when the last one leaves  

I did not know about the "too much dilution"-"grey to double cream"-"sick horse" theory


nerdy part (skip if bored ):

What always surprises me is that such "theories" sometimes turn out as actually containing some sence within them.
Lipizzaners have a problem with skin cancer (melanoma) around the "under the tail" area (not necessarily malignant).

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A melanoma is a dark-pigmented skin tumor. In human medical terminology, all melanomas are malignant. Among animals, however, melanomas may be either benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Most melanomas found in horses occur in those with gray coats, in which the coat turns gray (or white) with age. They are especially common in Lipizzaners, Arabians, and Percherons. It has been found that up to 80% of gray or white horses of these breeds may be affected.

The lighter the horse hairs - the bigger the risk (the skin is dark).
Heterozygous Gg horses are a bit darker than homozygous GG horses, grey out a bit slower and are often fleabitten grays.
Having a dark horse somehow makes sure that the "heterozygousness" is preserved within the population and thus makes the melanoma risk lower.
So having a dark horse within the gray population is indeed lucky. Amazing.

Scientific research:
Complex Inheritance of Melanoma and Pigmentation of Coat and Skin in Grey Horses
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I really enjoy your idea of making the foundation stallions for Lipizzans. That's an excelent project and it surely helped you to study more your beloved breed as well as making such wonderful works. Fortunately, I also have seen Susanne's Snowman, what a precious custom!

Thank you

Fancy 17th century baroque tack for my lipizzaners:
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It is still a prototype with a lot of flaws.
Some J. G. Hamilton paintings used as "templates":
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Wow it's gorgeous! I love it Stunning!

Wow! Amazing! Congratulations!!!

Wow, it looks really awesome

thank you

new dark blue tack:
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and a horse:
Serendipity
color: dominant white (white spotting W?)
e/e W/w  or  E/- At/a W/w
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What an unusually coloured horse! It has such a lovely finish

She's very beautiful! I love your unusual horse colors and the way you make them look like real horses Great job!

Wow wow Wow Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really like them!!! I would love get the brown lippizanner with that tack

Lovely horses
The tack is wonderful, as always. Serendipity is beautifully painted too!

Thank you

Here are the images from
LS Stuttgart 20.09.2014
which I visited last Saturday
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It was a nice show, with a lot of very nice horses :)


This beauty came home with me:
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It's my first resin.
She's sabino bay and is now called Gnossienne 1
Model is Crusher, mini resin by Kitty Cantrell.
Painter: Eva Dotzler, pastel (acryl for the whites, as far as I can tell)


Tombola catch and 2 bodies
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Beautiful newcomer this Gnossienne 1 !!!! Congratulations!

A great day and great catches

Arrrw, that Gnossienne is a beauty !!!

Ooh I love Crusher! Congrats!

Omg that resin is fabulous! Congratulations!
Curious to see those two finished too

Tnx

I don't have so much time for repainting lately

New tack for the two of my historical lipizzaners:
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My first (correctly made) pastel horse:
Tulipan Linda
color: bay roan E/- A/- Rn/-
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Very nice models - I very like this roan horse

Yes Dorotea, this bay roan is just fantastic!

tnx

Favory Perletta
homozygous pearl on black
E/- a/a prl/prl
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Looking great!
I like the dark one the best. It has a more contrast

Ohhhh I absolutely adore the bay roan! He's just stunning!