The Drabardi Donkey



Collar


Range

The Collar is a solid marking which starts at the bottom of the neck (minimum range shown in YELLOW) at the "throat" side and stretch over the neck towards the mane. In its dominant form (shown in BLUE) it can cover a greater area but never crosses over to the face, cheeks or shoulders.


Collar on a heterozygous (light) as well on a homozygous donkey (dark) with a large dun shoulder-cross

What type of edges on this marking

The marking often has a hard, sometimes slightly uneven edge (especialy so in the minimum range).



Do-Not's

  • - Collar is not to be confused with the neck ring of the Mallard marking.
  • - If the donkey has both Collar and Mallard, the Collar gene acts a little different;
    • - If its a hetrozygous gene (nCo) it goes on the top, and is then always thinner than the Mallard neckring
    • - If its a homozygous gene (CoCo) it goes on the bottom, and is then always thicker than the Mallard neckring

The group is flexible when it comes to the looks of the markings (since nature doesn't always follow the rules and goes by *strict* lines), so as long as your markings are similar to the examples you shouldn't have any issues. As long as the marking is still visually identifiable everything is good in the hood.
NOTE - if too many people abuse this, rules will become stricter.