Entries by Paula Cooper

Princesse Pascale in foal to DFR Patahas Redheart – 17.02.19

Princesse Pascale, second in command, a mare that always looks pregnant even when she’s not! ApHC – 100% FPD, ApHC UK – A Register, BApS – Grade A Black (EE/aa) leopard mare, heterozygous for Leopard Complex gene (LP/lp) and the PATTERN1 (PATN1/patn1) gene. 5-panel and grey gene negative.   Here she is in her working […]

Peyres Catori Cat in foal to DFR Patahas Redheart – 10.02.19

Peyres Catori Cat, the main mare, the boss and leader of the herd! ApHC – 90% FPD, ApHC UK – A Register, BApS – Grade A Bay (Ee Aa), heterozygous for the Leopard Complex gene (LP/lp) and the PATTERN1 gene (PATN1/patn1). 5-panel and grey gene negative. Here she is in her working clothes in foal […]

DRF Patahas Redheart – Our Stallion is 4 Years Old

A very Happy 4th Birthday to DFR Patahas Redheart (DREA Fire Frangelica x DREA Bluhawks Pataha). Our Smoky Black (E/E a/a CR/cr) Near Few Spot Stallion, 5-panel & grey gene negative who is homozygous for LP and PATTERN-1. A 5 generation purebred Appaloosa, ApHC 100% FPD & GAP 5, BApS GRADE B and FAHR 92.96875%. […]

Appaloosas, genotype can sometimes exceed the expectations of phenotype…

It’s commonly thought Appaloosa’s who are homozygous for the Leopard Print gene are visually seen as fewspot’s with 100% white patterning to snowcap’s, with about 30% white patterning. There are many variations in-between but Appaloosas with less than 20% white patterning levels may be very difficult to verify visually, their genotype can sometimes exceed the expectations of their phenotype. […]