With an upcoming post on horse Colour Genetics (part three!) I thought i'd create a colour reference post to go along with the Colour Genetics posts! This will be updated and modified as the series goes, and pictures may change as I find better reference photos.
Base Colours:
Black (EE or E/e)
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| https://cowgirlmagazine.com/five-fun-facts-friesians/ |
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/357262182933816306/ |
Dominant gene, pigmented from eumelanin
Chestnut (e/e)
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| https://www.breyerhorses.com/horse_colors |
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https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
difference-between-a-
liver-chestnut-horse-and-a-chestnut-horse |
Recessive gene, pigmented by pheomelanin. The above can be considered "sorrel". The genes that cause darker or lighter chestnuts are not well understood, but can produce liver chestnut (on the left with a sorrel on the right):
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| https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/646196246507816317/ |
or flaxen (sometimes referred to as sorrel in some parts of the world) :
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| https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/371969250448765246/ |
Bay (E/E or E/e with A+)
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| http://www.theequinest.com/colors/modifiers/bay/ |
Dominant gene, affects eumelanin
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| http://www.clevelandbay.com |
Dark Bay (not to be confused with Seal Brown (same gene but different allele, not well studied))
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| https://www.pinterest.com/pin/476185360570205989/ |
Seal brown (note the light muzzle, armpits, and stifle, but dark points on an almost black body)
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| https://www.pinterest.com/pin/210191507579136741/ |
Red, Blood, or Cherry Bay
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