 Specializing in dun and grullo foundation-bred horses  |
GRULLO: Grullo is also an intense color. The body color can be mouse, blue, dove, or slate colored with dark brown to black points. Grullo's have no white hairs mixed in the body hairs. Grullo's also possess "dun factor". DUN FACTOR: Duns and grullos all possess "dun factor" to varying degrees. Following is a description of these traits. Dorsal stripe - The dorsal stripe will run along the backbone of the horse from the withers to the base of the tail, often going well into the tail. The width will vary, and often the horses will have transverse stripes running off the main dorsal stripe. Ear tips, edging and barring - Ear tips will appear in the darker color of the horse and cover the tip of the ear, edging, again in the darker color, will outline the ear. Often horizontal bars can be found going horizontally through the back of the ear in the same darker color. Shoulder striping, shadowing &/or transverse stripe - Neck shadowing often apears as dark areas throughout the neck, extending into the hollow of the shoulder. Striping or transverse striping most often appears at the withers and dorsal stripe running in a horizontal direction. Leg barring - Seen as striping in the base color of the horse, on both the front and hind legs usually above the knee and hock, and is often referred to as tiger striping. Face masking - The face will be masked in darker hair often midway on the face or even covering the whole face. Cobwebbing - Will be seen as lines running off from the face masking in varying lengths, usually found on the forehead and around the eyes. Mottling - Can be seen as a circular motif of this base coloring found in the areas of the forearms, gaskins, shoulders, chest, and even the belly. Mane and tail guard hairs - Best described as white or cream colored hairs at the base line of the neck and interspersed throughout the mane. On the tail it is usually at the base of the tail but can run well into the tail as well. |
