The Drabardi Donkey



Grizzle


Range

The marking creates a somewhat splotchy marking along the topline of the donkey's body. It produces a coarse freckled roan or fleabitten effect, either with some what irregular small oval spots or streaks (think 'fat' stray roan hairs). Some donkeys have only a few of these streaks or spots when observed on close examination. Others may have so many that they can occasionally be mistaken for a roan or even a type of sabino, even if the later does not excist within the breed.

If the donkey is a homozygous Grizzle it happens that on certain parts of the body, usually the shoulder area, these spots/streaks clump together forming a sort of mismark, similar to a mismarked (horse) appaloosa. These clumps can form anywhere within the range.

A heterozygous Grizzle (nGr) have spots/streaks that seldom reaches past the shoulders and flank/rump (see the YELLOW area in the picture to the right), while the dominant form (GrGr) (BLUE in the picture) usually extends further down the limbs to the knees and hocks.



What type of edges on this marking

Grizzle spots/streaks have a hard/defined edge.



Do-Not's

  • - Do not confuse or mix up this marking with Ticking or Roan, Grizzle is more coarse, the marking also have a more defined topline range compared to the mentioned markings.



Example of heterozygous (middle) | homozygous (bottom)

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.