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Genetic discussion of true (or classic) roan gene in
horses: The roan gene is more common in some breeds than others. It has a
characteristic solid legs and head, with roaning on the rest of its body.
It may or may not be genetically linked to frosty roaning. It is unknown
if it is linked to the rabicano roan pattern (coontail). It is sometimes
mixed up with grey horses, especially in identifying color when registering
foals. There are many grey horses registered as roans, and roan horses registered
as greys. The Jockey Club may refer to grey Thoroughbred horses as roans.
Any color horse (including roan horses) can also inherit the grey gene &
become grey. A grey horse will show white hairs on its face early in life.
In roan horses, that are also grey, it can take as long as 3 years for those
white facial hairs to appear.
There is no test for the roan gene yet (although UC
Davis equine genetics lab is working on that) and we are relying on AQHA
records & the word of these stallion owners and owners of progeny to
provide the information.
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Set Em Up Bartender, 1996 15.2 hh bay homozygous
roan, 1996 AQHA stallion, standing at
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Bar J Quarter Horses, Weston NE. "Buddy" is a 100% roan producing son
of 2 Time World Champion, Two ID Bartender. In only four months on the show
circuit, Buddy qualified for the AQHA World Show and earned a Top 10 finish
in the Jr. Heading. He is producing foals with outstanding dispositions,
and tremendous conformation. His first foals are just starting to hit the
show ring and we are all expecting great success from them. 2006 Stud fee
was $500.00. Call 402-480-5069 or email:
jbarj@hotmail.com
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A frosty roan. "Starlight
Blue is our newest addition, a 5 year old true blue roan mare who has frosting
to her roan pattern.. This makes her look more like a grey horse but neither
of her parents carry the grey gene. You can see the extra roaning she carries
in her face and legs. You can still see the black points, but again, she
has more roaning there too. This mare will never turn white like a grey horse
would, and she changes colors with the seasons like a true Roan does." Janet
Aveni VJ's Blues Missouri
Foxtrotters |
Homozygous roan
Hancock
Horses (AQHA stallions) |
Azul Caballo Amigo
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1981 blue roan (EE,aa,RnRn)
sire: Blue Laven
dam: Plenty Blue
approx. 200+ roan foals
Rick & Robin Sewing
Robin's Nest Farm
10756 Weld CR #20
Ft. Lupton, Colorado 80621 |
High Rolling Roany
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AQHA #2348377
1985 bay roan (Ee,A_,RnRn)
sire: Roan Prairie
dam: Vanzi Reno Bar
(reference: deceased 1998)
134 foals
Bub and Nona Nunn
Miles City, Montana |
Hancocks Blue Boy
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1986 blue roan (EE,aa,RnRn)
sire: Mr Roan Hancock
dam: Bluebird Hancock
(reference: deceased 1999)
188 foals
Broken Bones Cattle Co
Dr. John Whipp
Lander WY |
Zach Blue
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1988 blue roan (EE,aa,RnRn)
AQHA 2740628
FQHR 98 % Foundation
sire: Azul Cabello Amigo
dam: Smarty Comet
xx foals
Bedonna Quarter Horses
Oklahoma |
Lazy M Salty Blue
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1993 blue roan (EE,aa,RnRn)
sire: Hancocks Blue Boy
dam: Valentines Blue
115 foals
Broken W Quarter Horses
Dean & Pat Woodham,
Bonifay FL |
Blue Apache Hancock
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1993 blue roan (Ee,aa,RnRn)
sire: Hancocks Blue Boy
dam: Tigress Bar Leo
approx. 300+
Wyo Hancock Horses
Jerry Jeppson
Crowheart WY |
Wrangler Joe Hancock
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1994 dark bay roan
(EE,Aa,RnRn)
sire: Big Stretch Hancock
dam: Azul Blue Hancock
(reference: deceased Nov 2004)
approx. 150+
Wyo Hancock Horses
Jerry Jeppson
Crowheart WY |
Blu Quachita Hancock
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1994 blue roan (E_,aa,RnRn)
sire: Hancocks Blue Boy
dam: Miss Hydy Girl
66 foals
Willingham Quarter Horses
Jim, Jeff, Don Willingham
Coleman OK |
Hancocks Blue Sheik
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1995 blue roan
(Ee,aa,Cc,RnRn)
also carried creme gene
sire: Big Stretch Hancock
dam: Mandy Girl Hancock
(reference: deceased June 2004)
79 foals
Rockin R Ranch
Carmen Robinson
Wiggins MS |
Hancocks Blue Sage
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1996 blue roan (Ee,aa,RnRn)
sire: Big Stretch Hancock
dam: Blue Bird Hancock
approx. 30+
Justin & Joy Hawks
Hawks Quarter Horses
Stephenville TX |
Rafter Blue
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1999 bay roan (E_,Aa,RnRn)
sire: Blue Quachita Hancock
dam: Square Triangle
25 foals
15 from solid mares
Cross Spur Quarter Horses
Leslie and Robin Morris
Humansville MO |
Bone Hancock

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1999 bay roan (E_,Aa,RnRn)
sire: Blue Quachita Hancock
dam: Red Azul Hancock
24 foals
17 from solid mares
Cross Spur Quarter Horses
Leslie and Robin Morris
Humansville MO |
Timberhawk Hancock |
2000 blue roan (Ee,aa,RnRn)
sire:
dam: |
Rowdy Blue Hancock
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2000 blue roan (Ee,aa,RnRn)
sire:
dam:
16 foals
Judy Melton
TJ Quarter Horses
Arkansas
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High Desert Hancock
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2002 blue roan (Ee,aa,RnRn)
AQHA 4189696
sire: Leo Hancock Hayes
dam: Impressive Bar Queen
15 foals
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