Aurum,
The Barlink gene came from the apha stallion, Barlink Macho Man, as well as through decendants of his maternal granddam, My Tontime.
I was not meaning to imply that the WB horses which were being discussed could carry the barlink factor. I was simply replying to vanilla & black’s challenge to explain an apparent cremello with a chestnut parent.
The reference to the silver dilution was simply to explain black based colors which result from breeding horses which seem to be chestnut based. This type of phenomenon is what causes people who have not studied up on coat color genetics to believe that genes can come down from the grandparents when they are NOT carried by the parents.
I am sorry for any confusion.
LOL. Of course I agreed that a parent can not pass on a gene which it does not have in the first place. That is absolute basic genetic principal!
YOu have certainly seen your share of newborn palominos, and what I have seen in pictures and in life is directly in line with your findings.
I also agree that Marfil looks to be a palomino going grey. If you would like to look at another confirmed palomino going grey, go to Ladybughills site, http://ladybughillfarm.vaix.net/ , and check out Rou under past horses.
That said:
Hear, Hear Pintofoal! An excellent summary of what color breeding should be all about!
God forbid that I should go to any Heaven in which there are no horses.
~R. Graham