Crazy Article from 1978

Flanders · Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:25 pm

I never heard of some of these stories before. Everyone has heard of Fanfreluche being stolen and found. But what about Intender(Vaguely Noble - Soaring)? She was never seen again. Or Alhambra Prince who was chestnut but his sire could only sire bay?

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/26/arch ... ation.html

Gemini · Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:56 pm

Flanders wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:25 pm I never heard of some of these stories before. Everyone has heard of Fanfreluche being stolen and found. But what about Intender(Vaguely Noble - Soaring)? She was never seen again. Or Alhambra Prince who was chestnut but his sire could only sire bay?

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/26/arch ... ation.html

Huh. Alhambra Prince's owner is quoted in the article, saying "he's dark bay now and worked 48 from the gate". Would sunbleaching of his coat make him look chestnut?

Overall, equine genetics still hold some surprises, even with today's advanced genetic testing.

Flanders · Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:24 am

Gemini wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:56 pm
Flanders wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:25 pm I never heard of some of these stories before. Everyone has heard of Fanfreluche being stolen and found. But what about Intender(Vaguely Noble - Soaring)? She was never seen again. Or Alhambra Prince who was chestnut but his sire could only sire bay?

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/26/arch ... ation.html
Huh. Alhambra Prince's owner is quoted in the article, saying "he's dark bay now and worked 48 from the gate". Would sunbleaching of his coat make him look chestnut?

Overall, equine genetics still hold some surprises, even with today's advanced genetic testing.

The article said they blood-typed the colt and supposed sire and that they could not be related.

Gemini · Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:48 pm

Flanders wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:24 am
Gemini wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:56 pm
Flanders wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 6:25 pm I never heard of some of these stories before. Everyone has heard of Fanfreluche being stolen and found. But what about Intender(Vaguely Noble - Soaring)? She was never seen again. Or Alhambra Prince who was chestnut but his sire could only sire bay?

https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/26/arch ... ation.html
Huh. Alhambra Prince's owner is quoted in the article, saying "he's dark bay now and worked 48 from the gate". Would sunbleaching of his coat make him look chestnut?

Overall, equine genetics still hold some surprises, even with today's advanced genetic testing.
The article said they blood-typed the colt and supposed sire and that they could not be related.

Derp. I need to read better.