Color Pencil Sketch effect - Appaloosa Mule: Mules from Appaloosa mares produce wildly colored mules, much like their Appaloosa horse relatives, but with even wilder skewed colors. The...

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Mules from Appaloosa mares produce wildly colored mules, much like their Appaloosa horse relatives, but with even wilder skewed colors. The Appaloosa color is produced by a complex of genes known as the Leopard complex (Lp). Mares homozygous for the Lp gene bred to any color donkey will produce an Appaloosa colored mule.

I'm just curious. Have you ever seen an Appaloosa mule before?

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Andrea.Jarrell Loc: Mount Airy, NC

Very interesting information about the Appaloosa mules. I really like the sketch effect you have added to this image. It makes it look even more unusual. Thank you for sharing this Bob.

FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas

Bob Yankle wrote:

Mules from Appaloosa mares produce wildly colored mules, much like their Appaloosa horse relatives, but with even wilder skewed colors. The Appaloosa color is produced by a complex of genes known as the Leopard complex (Lp). Mares homozygous for the Lp gene bred to any color donkey will produce an Appaloosa colored mule.

Great to know Bob! Great shot.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

Never saw one and interesting piece of trivia.

Bob Yankle wrote:

Mules from Appaloosa mares produce wildly colored mules, much like their Appaloosa horse relatives, but with even wilder skewed colors. The Appaloosa color is produced by a complex of genes known as the Leopard complex (Lp). Mares homozygous for the Lp gene bred to any color donkey will produce an Appaloosa colored mule.

I'm just curious. Have you ever seen an Appaloosa mule before?

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Andrea.Jarrell wrote:

Very interesting information about the Appaloosa mules. I really like the sketch effect you have added to this image. It makes it look even more unusual. Thank you for sharing this Bob.

You're welcome Andrea. This is a big, strong mule and I expect the farmer gets some good use out of him.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

FrodoBaggins wrote:

Great to know Bob! Great shot.

Thanks Michael. It's amazing the things you learn when you move out to the country.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Brucej67 wrote:

Never saw one and interesting piece of trivia.

Thanks Bruce. This is the kind of animal that makes you do a double-take the first time you see it. I thought "Wait! What am I seeing here?"

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

I learn something new here everyday, and today it is about horses!
Thank you!

Beautiful animal and very cool treatment of the photo. :-)

GT

Bob Yankle wrote:

Mules from Appaloosa mares produce wildly colored mules, much like their Appaloosa horse relatives, but with even wilder skewed colors. The Appaloosa color is produced by a complex of genes known as the Leopard complex (Lp). Mares homozygous for the Lp gene bred to any color donkey will produce an Appaloosa colored mule.

I'm just curious. Have you ever seen an Appaloosa mule before?

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent work and info Bob.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

GTinSoCal wrote:

I learn something new here everyday, and today it is about horses!
Thank you!

Beautiful animal and very cool treatment of the photo. :-)

GT

Thanks GTinSoCal. This was such an unusual sight I had to look up information to confirm what I was really seeing. I'm still amazed they exist.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

angler wrote:

Excellent work and info Bob.

Thanks Jim. This was almost like seeing a unicorn, or a white buffalo. Rare beasties, at least in this part of the country.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

:thumbup:

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

Bob Yankle wrote:

Mules from Appaloosa mares produce wildly colored mules, much like their Appaloosa horse relatives, but with even wilder skewed colors. The Appaloosa color is produced by a complex of genes known as the Leopard complex (Lp). Mares homozygous for the Lp gene bred to any color donkey will produce an Appaloosa colored mule.

I'm just curious. Have you ever seen an Appaloosa mule before?

Very nice sketch Bob and no I'd never seen and Appaloosa mule before. Very very interesting thanks for the educational post my friend! :thumbup:

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

warrior wrote:

:thumbup:

Thanks warrior. :-D

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

jwt wrote:

Very nice sketch Bob and no I'd never seen and Appaloosa mule before. Very very interesting thanks for the educational post my friend! :thumbup:

Thanks Jim. It makes me wonder what was going through the mind of the guy who paired a donkey and an appaloosa in the first place.