Little E's sire is Goodbar in Gold, he is a multiple Reserve World Champion in Western Pleasure, has ROMs in Hunter Under Saddle, Western Pleasure, and Trail...He was also the Hi Point Performance Horse in the nation while he was showing as well. Versatility is a hard thing to find in the pleasure horse industry today. I had the pleasure to watch this young stallion show and win while I was also showing PHBA. His demeanor and attitude from one class to the next impressed me so much.
His Dam, Stats Nicolette has one of the best performance records in the palomino line, and has proven herself in the show ring time and time again with 6 world and reserve championships and over 2000 points in events such as western pleasure, youth trail, horsemanship, hunter under saddle and showmanship. She is still showing into her 20s today with a new little girl.
I believe the maternal line of a horse, particularly of a stallion, is in many ways more important than anything the sire did. I've raised several horses, and if the mares are great ones the babies tend to follow...the sires compliment the dam of course, but typically the mares make the difference between a successful performer and producer and just another pretty moving horse.
The minds make all the difference in the world and many, many successful breeders will agree.
If you have a great mare, they can cross on any stallion.
Stats First Goodbar is Genetically a Cremello Roan. He inherited the roan gene from his sire, Goodbar in Gold, who inherited it from his sire, Zippos Mr Goodbar.
Worried about color breed registries? No need to worry. E's sire, Goodbar in Gold received all of his championships with no issues from PHBA. A "palomino roan" typically just looks like a lighter colored palomino. The roan gene doesn't affect the legs, mane or tail of the horse. Same can be said for buckskin roan, many buckskin roans over the years are what we refer to as "buttermilk" like Dale Evans horse, light colored body with black legs, black mane and tail. The neat thing is though, that the blue roan coloration is a black horse with the roan gene, and, Little E can sire smokey black foals on rare occasions, and color them blue... either way you can't go wrong searching for a horse of a different color!
Palomino (PHBA) Registration Rulebook States: 503. Palomino Color Characteristics.
A. The ideal body coat color is approximately the color of a United States gold coin;
B. The following body color traits are not acceptable:
1) A brown or black dorsal stripe along the spine;
2) Alternating bands of lighter and darker hairs running around the
legs (zebra stripes) or across the withers (wither or neck stripes);
3) This includes spotting and or coat characteristics typical of paints, pintos, appaloosas and cremellos or perlinos;
4) White hairs interspersed within the coat associated with grey.
504. Skin Color. The skin must be dark colored (grey, black, brown, motlted) without pink spots wherever it shows around the nose and eyes, under the tail, and between the hind legs, except for skin on the face which may be pink where it is a continuation of a white marking.
A. EXCEPTION: Horses also registered with the American Saddlebred Horse Association may have skin color of any shade.
505. Iris of Eyes. The eyes may be black, brown, blue or hazel irises.
A. A horse with blue, glass or partial blue eyes must have eye color reported on the recognized breed association’s registration certificate. The eyes may be different colors;
B. A horse with unknown bloodline may have blue, glass or partial blue eyes if it is a gelding or spayed mare.
506. Mane and Tail. The mane and tail must be a minimum of eighty-five (85%) percent white, and may have no more than fifteen (15%) percent black, sorrel, chestnut or off colored hair in either. Mane and tail may not be chemically altered.
512. White Markings.
A. Palomino Horses may be eligible for registration provided the white markings and pink skin underlying the white markings do not extend beyond the lines described as follows:
1) A line parallel with the ground drawn around the front leg at the point of the elbow.
2) A line parallel with the ground drawn around the gaskin on the hind legs.
3) A line around the horse’s neck immediately behind the poll and through the midpoint of the throat latch;
4) Within an area described as cumulative four inch spot on either side of the ventral midline, beginning at the point midway between the front legs and extending to, and including the sheath and udder;
5) Additionally, there is allowed areas of white marking with underlying light skin, such that it can be completely covered with a disk four inch in diameter, either free standing, or being a portion of white marking extending past the above prescribed lines.
B. When a registration application shows the horse to be registered which has white markings beyond the prescribed lines, excessive white markings or white spot or spots, pictures of the horse shall be required and the horse may be inspected before its eligibility is determined and the application is processed.
C. The registration certificate of any horse having white markings beyond the prescribed lines, excessive white markings, or spot(s) may be subject to cancellation where the registration application fails to indicate or misrepresents the horse’s actual markings.
D. Once registered, should a horse develop such marking conditions, the registration may be revoked. In determining eligibility for registration or revocation of registration, the burden lies with the registration applicant. Absence of reproductive capabilities as a gelding or a spayed mare shall not lessen the standard by which the horse’s markings are evaluated. Areas of white, pink, or mottled skin located on the horse’s genitalia, including the sheath or udder, in the axillary region (armpits), or inside the hind legs including the inner surface of the hindquarters up to and including the ventral surface of the tail and which are not readily visible when the horse is in a standing position are not considered white markings as described in (A) above.
E. No horse is eligible for regular registration which possesses all three characteristics: light (or pink) skin over the body; white or cream-colored hair over the body; and eyes of a blush cast.
513. Misrepresentation of White Markings. The registration of any horse having white markings beyond the prescribed lines shall be subject to cancellation if the registration application or any other registration documentation fails to indicate, or misrepresents, the horse’s actual markings.
*******514. Additional Markings. The following color characteristics should be noted on the registration application:
*******A. Roan Patches. Patches of scattered white hair: Areas with white hair scattered through the basic body color and which do not have underlying light-colored skin;
B. Patches of darker-colored hair. Concentrated areas in which hair has a darker pigmentation than surrounding hair of its basic body color;
C. Dark Spots. Patches of dark hair (or basic body color) within white markings.
Below are some examples of the Roan gene on the palomino, buckskin, and smokey black based horses.
Above, Yellow Roan of Texas is one of the great examples of palomino roan. Below, a few pictures of Buckskin Roans. The last, smokey blue roans.