> I have no idea about the breeds down under Jan. I know most
 > of them are off shoots of TB's. There are Palominos in the
 > TB breed. This at best is a Wild guess.
 
I'm still not very good about conformation stuff, as you know from 
experience.    Tilly looks to me to be a sort of Quarter-Horse type but I 
think she's the local equivalent.  I don't know beans about the history of 
what horses were taken to Australia and New Zealand, but if they had cob-type 
horses and TBs, then they could have arrived at the QH type the same way we 
did in the US, right?  So it's possible if the color is found in TBs it could 
have gotten there that way.
 
[color variation]
 > Quite noticeable. CJ is light in the winter time and a good
 > medium honey color in the summer if she brings in a good
 > coat. Tush's is somewhat better / slightly darker/deeper
 > honey with some smut. I believe you've been sent pictures
 > of CJ with both light and darker coats. I know I've sent
 > you a pic of the "dapple queen" picture.. that gives you
 > some idea of the variation.
 
Yes, I remember the 'dapple queen' picture quite well.  It's time for me to 
dig out the picture box and 'visit' with everybody again; I haven't looked at 
my Equus echo pics in a long time.
 
 > Some lighter Palomino's are what I'd call Cremello's in
 > the winter. If I'd been asked to "judge" them as an inspector
 > way back then.. I would have never registered them, but
 > offered the owners advise about the color variations and
 > some tricks to get the coat darker more legitimate for registration.
 
I'm not quite sure about the shooting schedule for Xena, but I would guess 
they wouldn't be shooting outdoors in their wintertime.  So I doubt I would 
have much video showing Tilly's winter coat, but from the way Renee was 
describing it, it sure sounds like it's Cremello or close to it.
 
By the way, another good TV show for kids who like to watch for the horse 
character is The Adventures of Brisco County, which is running on TNT on 
Saturday mornings.  Comet even has his own billing in the credits at the 
beginning of the show.  Now *that* horse is a real ham.
 
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