[FrogInABlender]

That IS weird about Dusty's sire and dam both being leopards with no roan but yet she's roan. They must've both had some recessive roan in there somewhere.

You were talking about Dusty's roaning leaving spots and I was wondering if that's really what they are. I've noticed that when roans get a cut or scrape, the hair on that spot grows back solid, not roan. Could these spots be bug bites or something? Blade's got several spots on him where he's had boo-boos.

[Duchess47]

No, no injuries or bites. This type of roaning is common in appaloosas, it's a variation of the leopard pattern I think because it happens in solid horses carrying the leopard pattern gene.

In other words, some gene that Dusty inherited suppressed the leopard pattern in her. I'll try to get a good picture of her too so that you can see what it looks like.

[Duchess47]

Okay, pictures of Tuffy - he's a month old now, of Speed, check out the ears :), I don't think you can see it but she has black socks (?) and a picture of Dusty's roaning. If you look closely, she has red spots, white spots and not showing - a couple of black spots and a dun spot.

It's sleeting here now, snowing on the mountain tops :( I hate winter.