So yes, it's different than albinos.... albinos can grow up normal. Lethal whites always die, it's not the white that kills them, it's that the white gene goes hand in hand with a severe intestinal defect.
I saw that. Good to know. I know lot of people who bred paints. I'm wondering if they know about this.
Personally, I like the solid colored horses best. Altho, I think alot of overos are really flashy. Like the idiot I had:)
Becky
Exactly right, they can't poop and die soon after born.
It's a gene that overos carry and when 2 overos with the lethal white gene are bred, you have a very good chance of getting a lethal white foal. You can test for the gene, luckily.
I don't mean to be a smarty pants on this subject, it's just that paint horses are my "thing". I adore them and read everything I can get my hands on about them.