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VIDEOS OF INTEREST TO MUSTANG & BURRO ADOPTERS:
 Kitty Lauman: From Wild to Willing: Using the Bamboo Pole to Gentle Mustangs More from Lauman Training available now!DVD or VHS (2-DVD or 2-VHS set) almost 3 hours of instruction! $49.95 plus $5 shipping/handling = $54.95 total  Lesley Neuman: The First Touch Gentling Your Mustang $45.00
Lesley works with 3 wild horses at a BLM adoption, and very clearly explains what is happening, what she is doing, & what she sees in each horse as it progresses. Study this video and you can learn "pressure and release" gentling techniques to gentle your own new mustang!  Help for Burro adopters! Crystal Ward Donkey Training
All the basics of gentling, handling, and training. A MUST for new burro adopters! Good for domestic donkeys, too! Can't do Paypal? No Problem! Just Call TOLL FREE 1-877-345-6748 (1-877-FILMS4U) ____________________ Can't do Paypal? No Problem! Just Call TOLL FREE 1-877-345-6748 (1-877-FILMS4U)
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Home Up Adopt A Mustang Wild Horse Burros! Mustang Mules Wild Horse & Burro Herd Areas Mustang Wild Horse History Mustang - Link to History How to Gentle A Wild Horse What's Next After Gentling? Our "Wild" Horse Herd Mustang * Horse Colors Videos from Video Mike Mustang Links The Future? Mustang & Burro Events Lewis & Clark Mustang History, part 2 | | The Flaxen Gene is one of the few color genes that is recessive. Thus, it works only on the Red base color, which is also recessive. It causes the points to be diluted to light cream or white.  Without a genetics test for the presence or absence of Creme or Black, some Flaxen Chestnuts are hard to distinguish from Palominos. Others look much the same as Silver Dapple Bays.
See PALOMINO OR FLAXEN CHESTNUT? The Haflinger is an example of an entire Flaxen Chestnut breed:
Cheryl Kavicky and MosesBecause both flaxen and chestnut (red) are recessive, they have no hidden color genes to pass on to their offspring. Therefore, all offspring of matings between two flaxen chestnuts are the same color: flaxen chestnut. In this way, it is possible for a breed to be color-specific, such as the Haflinger. A Quick Overview of Horse Genetics Horse Color Genetics Charts 2 Equine Base Colors Dominant Horse Color Genes The Dilution Genes Recessive Color Genes 
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