Monte - 2012 gelding...

[Chanda]

I don't know if I've shared Monte here before or not.  Hell Coulee Topper's Full Monte (Topper X Tana).
While not tested we are sure he's grulla with Lp, and no silver.   Lp has caused some pretty good color shifting with him.
Check out these pics I just took today.    I'll put baby pics in the next comment.

[Chanda]

And, some baby pics and yearling, 2-year old pics.

[dcwolcott]

He's grown into such a handsome boy.   Definitely Grulla, and that light-up Lp gene is definitely showing itself, especially with that white in the dorsal stripe.  Such a neat appearance!!  Go Monte!!

[Chanda]

Put him on FB color group, and they are pegging him as silver grulla (so grulla with the silver gene); but 99.9% certain no silver, just Lp at work.

[dcwolcott]

Hmmmm.  Not sure I agree with them.  I think I would agree with no silver.  There just isn't that "silver sheen" that I associate with the silver gene.  But silver is hard sometimes. 

[Chanda]

Hmmmm.  Not sure I agree with them.  I think I would agree with no silver.  There just isn't that "silver sheen" that I associate with the silver gene.  But silver is hard sometimes.

I think most were basing it his washed out mane that has gone almost completely flaxen due to Lp.  If he were silver, he would have been born with a flaxen mane (and tail), not dark.  [I shared the adult pics first, then added the baby pics.]