This message is from: "Reena Giola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My girlfriend's mare had the lethal white. Most gorgeous colt we had ever seen......and he had to be put down. was so extremely sad. at the time (this was in early'97) I don't think it was talked about much in the paint horse circle. My friend had been into paints for awhile, but she had never heard about it. Her partner in the breedings is/was a paint breeder and it was never ever mentioned. She had bred her mare three times previous to that. That year, right before the birth of the colt, the APHA journal had an article in it about Letal Whites and it was the first she had ever heard about it. According to the article, she had gotten the exact percentages that the APHA says you can get on OVERO/OVERO matings (color wise....breeding stock/colored/lethal white--think the colored ones are 50% and the other two at 25% each).... and that is unfortunately what she got that year.
Please don't quote me on this, it's been many years since this all happened.....all I know was it was a sad year at the barn. And I don't think they had a blood test then?! By the way, not sure how many of you blanket your horses, but I have a Rambo heavy winter blanket, size 72, that has never been used. Got it for Gustav when we moved from CA to MI thinking with him being older and not used to the COLD weather, he might need it. Well, he didn't. If anyone is interested in drop me an email. We don't need it in AZ now! LOL Reena This message is from: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Why would you breed any mare or stallion that could carry the LW gene without doing the blood test first? It only cost $25 to find out if your horse is a carrier.
