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Buckskin Filly
As our store mascot Elton is a gorgeous buckskin we often get asked if we know of any buckskin horses, especially buckskin filly's for sale. A buckskin filly is a young mare with a golden/yellowish colour refered to as a buckskin. There are a range of different types of buckskins such as cream buckskin, burnt buckskin, standard buckskin and golden buckskin. The buckskin filly in the video below is a cream buckskin because she is a lighter yellow colour with dark mane and tail. If you are after a buckskin filly for sale, we recommend the following 3 sources: 1) Gumtree There are a few different buckskin filly's for sale on gumtree Australia wide. The 'good' ones are usually snapped up pretty quickly. Did you know that you can put notifications on for you to be notified every time a new buckskin filly ad comes up? Just tick 'search alert, get notified when new items are posted'. 2) Facebook Buy & Sell Groups Facebook have recently changed their terms & conditions and animals are no longer allowed to be advertised. However people still do post ads in for sale groups, and you can usually find some really good deals if you are quick. You can also search 'buckskin filly for sale' in the search area of your local for sale group. 3) Horse Deals Horse deals is the leading online for sale website for horse sales. So this is the most obvious place to look for your little dream buckskin first!
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Akhal Teke Buckskin
What is an Akhal Teke? An akhal teke is a breed of a horse. It originates from Turkmenistan, and is commonly referred to as 'the most beautiful horse breed in the world'. It is one of the worlds oldest horse breeds. The breed has grown in popularity by more than 1000% in 2018 because of a recent viral picture of a palomino akhal teke. Despite their popularity, there are only about 3000 akhal teke horses around the world. They are fine boned and not as 'chunky' as western horse breeds. What is a buckskin? A buckskin horse is refered to the golden/yellow colour of the horse, it is not a breed. The horse is the picture below is a cream buckskin horse. The colour has got dark or black tail and mane and a yellowish body colour. Origins of the Akhal Teke Buckskin Horse The buckskin colour is common amongst the akhal teke breed. The below video is showing an akhal teke buckskin and akhal teke cremello horse playing in the paddock. Where to find them As mentioned above, akhal teke horses originates from Turkmenistan. However because of the increasing popularity worldwide, more and more people are choosing to start breeding studs for the breed. There are currently around 700 Akhal teke horses in North America. if you are looking to buy one, your best bet is to contact one of the biggest akhal teke breeding studs worldwide to see if they have any available, or put you in contact with anyone who do.
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Buckskin Registry
The buckskin registry in Australia is managed by the Dilutes Australia organisation. Dilutes is a studbook and non-studbook for both buckskin horses and smoky black horses. To register a buckskin horse with dilutes, you need to be a member of the association. What is a buckskin horse? Buckskin is a colour of a horse, not a breed which people tend to misunderstand. A buckskin horse is a yellowish golden looking horse with a dark mane. Not to be mixed up with a palomino horse, which is yellow looking with a light mane. It is seen as a very attractive colour of a horse as it is quite unusual and striking looking. The below horse is our mascot Elton. He is a mix between quarter horse, arabian and stock horse. He is more of a cream buckskin horse as he is very light. You can checkout his instagram here. Acceptable colours for the buckskin registry Brown Buckskin A brown buckskin can sometimes be mistaken for a bay horse by the untrained eye. It is the darkest shade in the buckskin family, and the colour almost looks a bit dirty and sooty. Burnt Buckskin A burnt buckskin is slightly lighter than a brown buckskin. Their legs are darker than their body which is not the case for the brown buckskins. It can sometimes be difficult to determine if a colour is a burnt buckskin as it is often mistaken for other recognised horse colours. Standard Buckskin A standard buckskin has got a more 'burnt' yellow look than the cream buckskin. Also with dark mane, tails and legs. Golden Buckskin As its name suggests, this is a golden coated horse. It is slightly darker than the standard and cream buckskin and can sometimes look a bit bay to people. However it doesn't carry the red undertone that bays do which separates it from it. Smoky Black Also known as a black buckskin. This is the darkest of all buckskins and it has more redness than the lighter shades of buckskin. It is very similar to a dark roan horse. The mane tail and legs can be the same colour or sometimes a bit red-ish looking. Cream Buckskin This is a very pale cream like colour with dark legs and mane/tail as seen in the picture below.
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