Foal Colors Guessing Giveaway

Posted bySusan K. MarlowPosted inContests and Giveaways, Horses

There are three fun giveaways in March/April.

  1. One Winner: Guess the foal’s coloring (from Jewels). This post.
  2. Two Winners: Guess the foaling date for Scarlett or Jewels (or both) Go here >>
  3. One Winner: Suggest a name for Jewels’s foal (Scarlett’s foal is “Taffy”) (coming soon after the birth)

First of all, there is no guessing game for Scarlett’s foal. Scarlett is 100% sorrel, and the sire is 100% cremello. Scarlett will foal a 100% palomino. (Scroll down for the color contest.)

The Foal: “TAFFY” COLORING: 100% Palomino

Dam: SCARLETT
Sire: RUBICON (papered)

Jewels’s Foal: COLOR GUESSING CONTEST

There are four possibilities for the coloring of Jewels’s foal (based on genetic testing of the sire and dam). See the probability chart below and make your guess. You may guess in the comments. Just don’t forget to include your email and name before posting. The winner will be randomly chosen from all of the entries that guess the coloring correctly.

Dam: JEWELS (papered)
Sire: RUBICON (papered)

Which of the 4 color/pattern possibilities do you think Jewels will have? The contest ends the day the foal is born. I have another “guess the date” contest going on. Guess the foaling date for one or both of the foals here >>

Sample images of the four color possibilities for Jewel’s foal.

Buckskin Tobiano – 32.81%
Buckskin – 32.81%
Palomino – 12.5%
Palomino Tobiano – 12.5%

Two more photos of the sire, Rubicon’s, gorgeous features. Look how long his mane and tail are! Read all about Rubicon on BlueDreaminFarms >>

Rubicon’s Pedigree

His pedigree goes all the way back to 1670, when all the horses were either thoroughbred or Arabian. One of his ancestors is “Hautboy” from 1690. Wow!

Jewels Pedigree

Kristel found her mare’s pedigree, all the way back to the 1600s too. She and Rubicon share a common ancestor, “Royal Mare,” back in 1680. It’s like us tracing our lineage back to one of Noah’s sons! Or like Jesus’ lineage being traced back to King David (to prove He is of the royal household as foretold by the prophets). Basically, “papers matter.”

PRIZE

Check out this fun prize package for the winner of the “guess the color/pattern” giveaway. Winner will be randomly drawn from all correct entries and wins all of these:

  • My last 8″x10″ Andi and Taffy jigsaw puzzle (I sell 11″x14″ now)
  • Circle C Adventures button/pin
  • Heartbreak Trail keychain

Don’t forget to leave both an email and your name before posting (no one but I can see this information).

Scarlett (“Taffy’s” mama) and Mrs. M say, “Good luck and have fun!”

Published by Susan K. Marlow

I'm the author of the Circle C and Goldtown Adventures series. I blog as "Andi Carter," the main character in the Circle C series. She lives on a huge cattle ranch in 1880s California. These are her adventures.

111 thoughts on “Foal Colors Guessing Giveaway”

      3. Sara, Kristel goes by temperament. If it is a nice, calm foal, she will keep it.

        If the foal is like Scarlett’s last filly, a “spicy hot” foal, she will ground train him/her, leading, feet, halter, etc., and then sell as a weanling for thousands of dollars (that would buy a lot of hay!) Colton is ground trained, leads, lets even Kristi (age 10) pick his feet, and has manners. He is not yet a year old. He is a gentleman that even Kristi can hang with.

        But with Star, we never could go into a corral with her, and Kristel worked with her from the time she was one day old. Halter broke but that’s about it. And not through lack of trying. She traded the farrier for Star, he’s also a trainer. And now he is selling her because she is just too spicy for him too. Go figure.

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  15. Ikr!! LOL
    Some goat names can be crazy too! Finding Inspiration, Hidden Treasure, Parppika Perrermint??? Like, yeah, names can be pretty silly!!
    Imagine shouting across your field for your horse/goat to come! *laughing* LOL LOL LOL

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    1. Those are the papered names. Kristel must name Jewels’s foal, and it has to follow some kind of standard. The contest for the foal’s name will be for his/her “stable” name, what the family will always call him/her. Nobody cares about the papered names except on the papers. LOL

      Her papered goat is named Prissy, but I can’t remember her papered name.
      She named the new buckling “Sweet Maverick” (plus some fancy names you have to include), but we call him Mav or Maverick (I call him Bucky sometimes). He comes to all of those. He thinks I’m his mama.

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    1. Short answer. Tobiano is a certain kind of pinto coloring, with a large white base.

      Longer answer: Paint is a breed. Jewels is a tobiano Paint horse. Her “breed” is Paint (she has American Paint Horse Association papers).

      Paint is a breed based on bloodlines, and pinto is a coat color pattern that can be found in horses of many different breeds.

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