Welcome to the South Australian Buckskin Association Incorportated (SABA) Offical Website
WEBSITE UPDATED 14/08/2010Photos From Events
Photos from this gallery can be purchased from SABA.
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$10.00 Each (inc. GST) for 8 x 10 coloured print.
50% of profit proceeds go to Pegasus Pony Club.
50% of profit proceeds go to South Australian Buckskin Association Inc.
Payment via Cheque or Money Order (made payable to "South Australian Buckskin Association Inc.") and
mail to SABA Secretary C/‐ PO Box 197 Wasleys SA 5400
or
BANK: Bank of South Australia.
ACCOUNT NAME: SA Buckskins Association Inc.
BSB NO:105117
ACCOUNT NO: 425910740
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Photos from the Buckskin Ring at recent shows.
All About Us...
We are a small group that was established over 30 years ago. We register all shades of Buckskin, Duns, & Grulla's. The committee is made up of a dedicated team of people who have their members best interests at heart. 90% of the committee have been involved with SABA for more than 5 years, so this will give you an indication of the passion that they share in our association and the dedication they give to our members. Most of the committee members own buckskins themselves and are quite keen to present them in the show ring. Along with showing, many of them have breeding programs in place to continue the love that they share with their horses and ponies.
Members of SABA are issued with a club newsletters that is normally issued quarterly. Copies of our newsletters can be found on this website under the section 'Bucky Business' newsletter. This newsletter is designed to keep our members upto date and inform them of any news, show dates & relevant contacts. We are also very busy organising, hosting and promoting upto 3 shows per year which all have high point rings applicable to the SA Buckskin Association. Our invitational show is held every October. Our Northern Hack and Halter Show is held in December and our summer show is held in February of each year. All of these shows are held at the beautiful grounds at Mt. Pleasant. We are also very fortunate enough to be invited to other shows held by various other associations and societies with the total number usually from 8 - 9 shows per season where most if not all of these are high point rings. At the end of the financial year, we invite all our member to come to our AGM & High Point presentation lunch. It is a great time to catch up with people without the stress of running a show or showing our horses and ponies. It also gives the members who do not show, an opportunity to catch up with the committee members.
We look forward in seeing you in the show ring in the future.
If any one has any questions regarding our society, Please feel free to contact us.
What is a Buckskin?
Buckskin is a hair coat color of horses; referring to a color that resembles certain shades of tanned deerskin. Similar colors in some breeds of dogs are also called buckskin. The horse generally has a tan or gold colored coat with black points (mane, tail, and lower legs). Buckskin occurs as a result of the cream dilution gene acting on a bay horse. Therefore, a buckskin has the Extension, or "black base coat" (E) gene, the agouti (A) gene (see bay for more on the agouti gene), which restricts the black base coat to the points, and one copy of the cream gene, which lightens the red/brown color of the coat to a tan/gold.
Buckskins should not be confused with dun-colored horses, which have another type of dilution gene, not the cream gene. Duns always have primitive markings (shoulder blade stripes, dorsal stripe, zebra stripes on legs, webbing). Unlike buckskins, who have the creme gene, dun horses have the dun gene. However, it is possible for a horse to carry both dilution genes; these are called "buckskin duns" or sometimes "dunskins." Also, bay horses without any dun gene may have a faint dorsal stripe, which sometimes is darkened in a buckskin without a dun gene being present. Additional primitive striping beyond just a dorsal stripe is a sure sign of the dun gene.
A buckskin horse can occur in any number of different breeds, though at least one parent must be from a breed that carries the dilution gene, and not all breeds do. Since 1963, the American Buckskin Registry Association has been keeping track of horses with this coat color, and although Buckskin is sometimes classified as a color breed, due to its genetic makeup that depends on having one, not two copies of the dilution allele, it cannot ever be a consistently true-breeding trait.
Source: Wikipedia
Examples of Buckskins Colours
Buckskin— This unique colour is not a breed but a colour which offers a great wrath of variation. This dilute colour is formed by pairing the Cremello (cream) gene Ccr with Bay or brown. Depending on how light or dark the foundation colour is (bay or brown) determines the resulting colour of Buckskin. If you cross a double dilute of two cremes the result will be either Perlino or Cremello.—Taken from Shades of Gold… The Buckskin by Jeanette Gower
GOLD—A deep gold colour with a iridescence to the coat. No smutting on body or neck. White markings can be extensive. Mane & tail are usually black or dark brown & white frosting & a dorsal stripe may be present.
SILVER—Silver/ white colouring with a pale fawn/cream /brown mane & tail, Fawn to light brown leg colouring starts lower down the leg than usual often below the knee. The body colour often has a creamy appearance with a silver iridescence. Frosting will be present on main & tail.
CREAM— Off white body colour with a slight golden tint with black/brown points. Often has a dappled body with light sheen. Dorsal stripe can also be present
OVERLAY—(also known as burnt) This diffuse colouring is caused by brown overlay of colour on the base of a golden/cream buckskin. It is a deep & strong colour with very dark legs & main & tail almost resembling sunburnt colouring. This colouring also displays strong dorsal stripe, leg barrs, neck shadowing & often a face mask. The body colour often shows a copper iridescence.
SOOTY BUCKSKIN— (also known as Brown) Is a dilute brown and is very similar to the overlay buckskin but not with the gloss & sheen the overlay coat displays. Brown Buckskins have extreme dark shading of black or brown hairs through out the body and can appear to have a smutty appearance.
