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Painted Pinto Pony


Painted Pinto Pony
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Copyright: Helen Matten (Helkoryo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2091 W: 255 N: 4966] (21690)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-05
Categories: Nature, Event, Pets, Portrait
Camera: Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-12 1:29
Viewed: 273
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Good morning peeps

Very rushed today as I am off to dads in couple of hours and as ever have a million and one things to do before I go.

This beautiful pony (I think it was small enough to be classed as a pony) was pulling a cart around the arena at Hollowell last weekend. I was again sat on the floor here and he had a good look at me as he trotted past. I loved the way the sun caught the shine in his coat here he is such a rich brown.

Piebald horses

In British English piebald (black and white) and skewbald (brown and white) are together known as coloured. In North American English, the term for all large spotted colouring is pinto, with the specialized term "paint" referring specifically to a breed of horse with American Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines in addition to being spotted, whereas pinto refers to a spotted horse of any breed. Americans usually describe the colour shade of a pinto literally: black and white, brown and white, or bay and white.

Genetically, a piebald horse begins with a black base coat colour, and then the horse also has an allele for one of three basic spotting patterns overlaying the base colour. The most common coloured spotting pattern is called tobiano, and is a dominant gene. Tobiano creates spots that are large and rounded, usually with a somewhat vertical orientation, with white that usually crosses the back of the horse, white on the legs, with the head mostly dark. Two less common spotting genes are the overo gene, that creates a mostly dark, jagged spotting with a horizontal orientation, white on the head, but dark or minimally marked legs. The sabino pattern can be very minimal, usually adding white that runs up the legs onto the belly or flanks, with "lacy" or roaning at the edge of the white, plus white on the head that either extendings past the eye, over the chin, or both. The genetics of overo and sabino are not yet fully understood, but they have recessive characteristics and can appear in the offspring of two solid-coloured parents, whereas a tobiano must always have at least one tobiano parent.

OK I must dash for now, will catch up with you all from dads tonight.

TTFN off to pack the camera first lol

luv Smurfie
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Hi Helen,
Another nice Smurf view horse portrait, good colours and sharpness with a good DOF, you have got these images down to a tee,
Well done
Regards Andy

Hola Helen.
Un colorido espectacular el de este caballo.
Lástima que el ojo no se distinga por quedar a la sombra, pero con todo es un trabajo estupendo.
Buen comentario.
Saludos, JL.

Attractive portrait;-)well capture of his/her posting,Clear and crisp sharpness.Good work,TFS.

Olá Helen
Extrordinária apresentação. Concordo com Jose Luis (xotaele) quanto a sombra que não permite ver os olhos, mas concordo com ele também quando diz que é um trabalho estupendo.
Saude e Paz
Raimundo

Excellent horse|!! great details and clarity, you have got good separation to the colours, sharp and clean... good effort... tfs, regards h

Hi Helen,
What a great shot of this beautiful pony, you have caught the sun on his coat so well giving it a great shine, congratulations also to the groom of this horse for making his coat shine so much, its an art.
Nice sharp details and great colours.
TFS
Jane

nice capture Helen

Sweety.. you are always in a rush...... take some time to breath!!!!!

Love this entry. It's a magnificent pony you shot here. Great colors and contrast!

Cheers,
Anneke

Hi Helen,
Sharpnes shot of lovely horse...
Nice colours and perfect details.tfs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

Hello Helen,
I liked color desegn and composition.
Lightness is amazing.
TFS
Selahattin E

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3366 W: 284 N: 6438] (23896)
  • [2008-07-13 2:55]

The colours in this one really draw one in!
Superb composition too
TFs
Silke

Hi Helen,
Beautiful portrait,good shot,congratulation.
Ralf

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3348 W: 688 N: 1921] (16125)
  • [2008-07-14 23:46]

Hi Helen !

This equestrian series is really beautiful !


thanks,
v

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