Grullo Examples
The following are all true grullo's. Anyone wishing to display their grullos please email the photos to tari@midrivers.com in a jpg format. I would love to have more examples of horses at birth and maturity.
Blue Montana Gold AKA Silver - 1 week old June 2004 & 1 year old in July 2005 & Oct. 7, 2005
Blue Montana Gold AKA Silver on July 4, 2005 owned by Bohlman Quarter Horses
The simplest way I can explain what a grullo or grulla is the following:
A Grullo is a Black horse that carries dun factoring. The dun dilutes the black to a silver or blue color. A dun is a bay horse with dun factoring & a red dun is a sorrel with the dun factoring.
Blue Montana Gold AKA Silver on October 7, 2005
Blue Montana Gold - AKA Silver on Oct 7, 2005
Blue Montana Gold - AKA Silver on August 1, 2006
Here are few of Silvers dun factor markings as a baby!
GRULLA: (Grew-ya) A Grulla's body coat is slate colored (bluish gray as the blue heron) from light blue gray to a brown-ish shade. Points and dun factor markings are black. A dorsal stripe is required. The Grulla color is the rarest of all horse body coat colors. The word Grulla is Spanish and translates into English as �crane�.
The following 3 photos are of Snapdragon a Spanish Mustang/Sulphur Mustang cross
Photos courtesy of Painted Dream Spanish Mustangs
The following photos were contributed by HL Members - If any of these photos are yours and you'd like a link back to your site - please notify me!
Three Grullos And a Gray
More Grullo Examples
Forever In Blue Jeans photos courtesy of Angie of www.glacierridge.com
Brandy
Flyboy - APHA with a red dun dam & black sire
Shimmer
Sparking My Fancy - AQHA Grullo Stallion owned by Bohlman & Brown
Close ups of Sparkin My Fancy
Kings Blue Fox owned by Bohlman Quarter Horses
Peppys Orphan Anne Grullo Mare owned by Bohlman Quarter Horses
Jazza Belle Moon 2001 Grullo mare owned by Bohlma Quarter Horses photo taken in 2005
Jazza Belle Moon 2001 Grullo mare in 2003
To learn more about the Buckskin Registry check out these registry sites. Both registries register Grullos, duns, buckskins & red duns.
http://www.americanbuckskin.org
GRULLA: (Grew-ya) A Grulla's body coat is slate colored (bluish gray as the blue heron) from light blue gray to a brown-ish shade. Points and dun factor markings are black. A dorsal stripe is required. The Grulla color is the rarest of all horse body coat colors. The word Grulla is Spanish and translates into English as �crane�.
BUCKSKIN: Body coat some shade of tan, from very light (creme) to very dark (bronze). Points (mane, tail, legs and ear frames) are black or dark brown. Dorsal not required.
DUN: Body coat some shade of tan, from very light (creme) to a dull or smutty brown (earth tone). Points, dorsal stripe and other dun factor markings are dirty black or smutty brown. There are many shades and variations in the dun color. Dorsal stripe required. Note: The buckskin colored horse with dun factor (dorsal stripe, leg barring, ear frames, shoulder stripes, face masking and cobwebbing) is the ideal color that ABRA was founded to preserve over thirty years ago.
RED DUN: Body coat a reddish tan without the range of shades as seen in the other dun colors. Mane and tail are red or reddish brown, creme or mixed. The dun factor markings are red or reddish brown. A full, definite dorsal stripe must run the length of the tail.
The following photos were taken by Nancy Bohlman & the horses in the photos are owned by Bohlman Quarter Horses. These photos show specific dun factor markings & some of the photos are from Duns & not grullos.
A Dun horse is most easily distinguished by his primitive or dun factor markings. These markings are darker than the body color, and most often the same color as the mane and tail.
The most common dun factor marking is the dorsal stripe. The dorsal stripe usually runs from the base of the mane to the base of the tail, along the spine. Some horses may only have a partial stripe, extending up from the tail and fading out over the loins. A very desirable addition to the dorsal stripe are barbs or lines that extend down from the dorsal stripe along the ribs.
Shoulder stripes and neck stripes are also dun factor traits. Markings on the neck and shoulders may either be single or multiple lines often combined with dark patches, called shadows.
Leg barring is some times referred to as tiger stripes. They maybe found on both the front and back legs.
Mottling is commonly described as reverse dappling, splotches or dark smoke, can be found on the forearm, gaskins, shoulders and stifle. Mottling can extend up onto the body of the horse, as well as down from shoulder and dorsal stripe.
Frosting can be at the edge of the mane and base of the tail, and may also be intermixed. The base color of the mane must still be dark for the horse to be considered a true dun.
Masking is dark shading on the muzzle that extends up toward the eyes. Most horses have masking on the bridge of the nose, but it can extend around the horse head on to his jaws.
Cob webbing are lines of dark color that start on the forehead and may extend down over the eyes.
Ear tips are a darker outline of color around the outside edge of the ear. Some horses may have shadows of color on the back of their ears, or even pronounced horizontal stripes.
Some bay and chestnut horses will display dun factor markings, but do not have the color qualities of a true dun.