A Palomino Shire?!? Did I read that right? Yes, you did. The first Shires were imported to the United States in 1853, with large numbers of horses being imported in the 1880s. The American Shire Horse Association was established in 1885 to register and promote the breed. The Shire soon became popular in the United States, and almost 4,000 Shires were imported between 1900 and 1918. Approximately 6,700 Shires were registered with the US registry between 1909 and 1911. Around the time of World War II, increasing mechanization and strict regulations on the purchase of livestock feed reduced the need for and ability to keep draft horses. Thousands of Shires were slaughtered and several large breeding studs closed. The breed fell to its lowest point in the 1950s and 1960s, and in 1955 fewer than 100 horses were shown at the annual British Spring Show. After the war Americans started to bring the breed back. They allowed a few non-Shire mares to be approved for breeding to Shire stallions. These foals would then be registered with the American Shire Registry. The outside mares were not of Shire breeding but of Shire type. One of the mares, A+ Ranch Madlyn, was grey in color, but they did not realize that she had the cream gene. When bred to the shire stallion Juneau King, she had a buckskin filly named A+ Ranch Winona. It is unknown if A+ Ranch Winona was ever bred, but thanks to Cory Hartung, the cream gene has been brought forward in model horse lines. TSS Ultimate Blonde Joke is a descended from A+ Ranch Winona. While being a purebred shire, he is unregistered because of his color.
Guess what! There is a buckskin Shire Mare that was just approved for the Shire registry: http://www.tintagelandalusians.com/mares_jolie.htm Here is what they are saying about her: A buckskin Shire?? Well as it turns out many, many decades ago the AHSA allowed a breed up program due to the scarcity of Shires in the country. This allowed mares of unknown parentage that fit the breed description to apply for registration. Mares had to be bred back to registered Shire stallions and only fillies could be kept as breeders.
So hence way back when in Jolie’s dam line, there was dilute mare. The gene then hid under many generations of black and when Jolie’s mom was bred to a bay, out popped Jolie. A fully registered “A” book Shire mare…but buckskin. The breed up program was discontinued 15-20 years ago so no new color genes are ever going to get into the gene pool again.
Jolie is most certainly one of a kind! Her DNA confirms she has a dilute gene, EEAaCr. Unfortunately no red so she cannot throw palomino but she can throw buckskin, smokey black, perlino or smokey creme. And since she is being bred to Gunther her offspring will carry a red gene.
Guess what! There is a buckskin Shire Mare that was just approved for the Shire registry: http://www.tintagelandalusians.com/mares_jolie.htm Here is what they are saying about her: A buckskin Shire?? Well as it turns out many, many decades ago the AHSA allowed a breed up program due to the scarcity of Shires in the country. This allowed mares of unknown parentage that fit the breed description to apply for registration. Mares had to be bred back to registered Shire stallions and only fillies could be kept as breeders.
So hence way back when in Jolie’s dam line, there was dilute mare. The gene then hid under many generations of black and when Jolie’s mom was bred to a bay, out popped Jolie. A fully registered “A” book Shire mare…but buckskin. The breed up program was discontinued 15-20 years ago so no new color genes are ever going to get into the gene pool again.
Jolie is most certainly one of a kind! Her DNA confirms she has a dilute gene, EEAaCr. Unfortunately no red so she cannot throw palomino but she can throw buckskin, smokey black, perlino or smokey creme. And since she is being bred to Gunther her offspring will carry a red gene.
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