Harlequine Studbook

Promotion
If you have a Harlequine that NEEDS to become a BL Harlequine it MIGHT be promoted to a BL Harlequine of the Papillon Noir Bloodline. These horses will get an official seal with their name on it and can furthermore produce BL Harlequines.

Note me if you want to have your horse promoted, but beware I will be very choosy (personality, history, design!!!!) and only ONE PER MONTH CAN be accepted.
If I cannot decide I'll make a poll.


I hope you aren't angry with me now.^^' and still enjoy drawing and raising Harlequines.

Harlequines - equus arlequinus

1. Harlequine CL
2. HArlequine BL
3. General (for both)


4. Sister Breed -
Hallowequine



1. Colorline - Harlequine CL-

CL HARLEQUINES ARE INFERTILE OR PRODUCE NON HARLEQUINE OFFSPRING


Harlequine CL is a color and marking type. Accepted CL Harlequines must show all three required colors. It doesn't matter how much of color is on their coat, it just has to be there.

That means:

THE THREE Colors ARE SHADES OF RED, WHITE (grey) AND BLACK
(see the Mane, Tail and Coat scale ON THE BREED SHEET)

Genetics:


Harlequines are a genetic oddity, they can show up in every horse population by chance that means in ANY BREED, ANYWHERE. In the wild they are USUALLY taken by predators before they reach adulthood.
AGAIN:
Since they carry some heavy genitical damage Harlequine CL are INFERTILE OR PRODUCE NON-HARLEQUINE OFFSPRING

you can see the CL Harlequine Gen as "hypo recessive"

Harlequine CL + Harlequine CL = no foal (infertile) or sometimes normal colored offspring (chestnut, grey, black)

Harlequine CL + other breed = normal colored offspring, seldom no foal

Harlequine CL + Harlequine BL = Harlequine BL or normal colored offspring or sometimes no foal



so in short form - Harlequine CL -

Advantages:

+ any breed + any design + anywhere +no foundation horses required

Disadvantages:

- WON'T PRODUCE HARLEQUINES IF BRED TO OTHER CL HARLEQUINES OR TO NORMAL HORSES


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2. Bloodline - Harlequine BL-

Bloodline Harlequines descend from Ghede (stallion) (by *moonfeather) or Papillon Noir (mare) (to come) in LESS THAN 4 GENERATIONS.

Ghede and Papillon Noir are the only fertile Harlequines CL that passed the genes on to their offspring.

This offspring is a special part of the Harlequine Breed ==> Bloodliners

Genetics:

They don't have to show up EVERYS color on the the color scheme because they surely carry the genes.

So

sons/daughters,
grandchildren,
grandgrandchildren

would be accepted Harlequines BL without showing all of the color features. (Example = Moonfeather's Screamer)

After the fourth generation they should show up the colors or they won't be accepted/ listed Harlequines.

Hybridisation of other horse breeds restricted to Arabian, Walker, PRE and Baroque Types.

The Harlequine BL gene often causes severe PERSONALITY DISORDERS, that's accepted as long as they are assesable enough to work with them!


In short form:

Advantages:

+ can produce Harlequine offspring + can lack up to two of the required colors

Disadvantages

- Personality Disorders
- Breed restricted to Arabians, Baroque Types, PRE, Walkers
- Design should have visible influence of parents (that's negotiable)

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GENERAL FEATURES

Colors (see breed sheet)

Colors shall not blend! (This refers to CL and BL Harlequines as well!!!)

Markings

All markings have to be clearly defined. All shapes are possible e.g. geometric forms, swirling lines, spirals, circles, points, signs ... .

NOT ACCEPTED:

Dapples, zebra stripes, Appaloosa and any markings in natural colors are

not accepted for CL-Harlequines and
not desired for BL-Harlequines.



Most desired body marking

Caparison:

Body is clearly devided from legs and neck with different colors. Range of marking's border is one hand above or under the ellbow/knee

(looks as if horse wears an medival saddle cloth)


Face

Bald faces and facial markings (especially in combination) are very common, desired but not neccessary.
Possible marking types are eyelines, masks, demarcated nostrils, skull...

rare: jigsaw pieces and the Duncecap

NOT ACCEPTED: natural blaze

Eyes:
All possible colors
Least desired: natural shades of brown
Most desired: lightest versions of prisma colors

Legs & Hooves:
Desired: Marked joints.

Socks: accepted, most desired when sharply defined and really unnatural looking.

Hoves: every color accepted. Most desired
"awry" meaning a two and two (for example two black and two white hooves)



Disciples:
Common: halter, dressage, show
Possible: vaulting, endurance
Rare: jumping, race

Character:
Harlequines use to have extrem and often peculiar characters. Personality disorders are very common for BL Harlequines and accepted as long as the horse stays assessable enough to work with.

Bodily frame

All Harlequines should have an elegant appeareance and aesthetic proportions for their breed type. Very desired are Harlequines with strong influence of Arabians, Walkers, PRE or baroque types. Mane and tail should be long. The longer the better. The tail should be held high. Stallions should have an elegant curved neck.

The height should range between 14 and 16 hands, but taller or smaller would be accepted as well.




History

Harlequine colored horses are born in every generation since horses began to roam the world. In ancient times they were usually the first to be catched by predators, but since domestication more and more of those colorful horses survived their childhood, grew up and grabbed the attention of men. The earliest presumable picture is on the Tapestry of Bayeux and so dates back to 11th century.

In 1533, when the Earl of Hannover orders the saddler to make “a fine and quiet golden harness” for the horse of his daughter, which was of so fantastical colors, that no harness seemed to fit. He sent a sketch of the horse called “Bouffon”. This is the first proven mention of a Harlequine.
About one century later the first Harlequines were spotted among horses in America.

As superstition increases (1650 AD) in the following eras Harlequines are believed to be evil and to serve witches and were therefore hunted and killed.

After the enlightenment (1820 AD) Harlequines are mostly shown as a rare attraction in circus and show. They reached the zenith of their popularity in the time of Art Nouveau. (1900)

Attempts to breed often failed. Harlequines are often sterile or produce offspring in black, white or chestnut, that doesn’t carry the genes. Exeption: Ghede Bloodline.