Description of the Project
PREFACE
I stood up to ask a question at Dr. Cecilia Pinedo's lecture on Dunn Horse
Color at UC Davis Horse Day Symposium in 2001. I asked whether there are
any known genetic markers for the popular color combination called "liver/flaxen"
in the Morgan breed. Professor Pinedo answered that if I can
identify a population of registered Morgans who are this color, my
question might be answered. Thus was born this project!
Many "thank you's" are due to the Morgan owners who eagerly supplied us
with the photos and supporting data we needed for all the horses used in this
study, as well as those horses submitted, but not used for various reasons.
This study could not have been done without the information highway (internet)
which is now available to most of the Morgan owners who participated.
Much appreciation also has to be acknowledged to all the UC Davis staff
who squeezed the needs of this study into their already over-worked schedules.
Last but not least, THANK YOU to my husband (Stanley Sokolow) who helped
me "push the buttons" on my computer in order to expedite this study's
methods and procedures described below.