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    Category: Coat Colors And Patterns

    50 Shades Of Red And Black – Just How Do Horses Get Their Chestnut, Paint or Bay Coat? – Rounds With Doc T ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Understanding how horses look the way they do is based on genetics. I attempt to simplify the view of coat color and patterns in an organized manner. …
    Doc-t June 28, 2021
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    Base Modifiers – The Silver Gene ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Doc-t February 10, 2021
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    The Curly Hair Coat ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    The breed Bashkir Curly has a hair that maintains a curl throughout the year. The curl can range from no curl to minimal to full curl but it is uniqu…
    Doc-t September 5, 2020
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    Mixed Hair Length Coat ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    On occasion a horse can be seen with patches of hair that are longer or shorter than the rest of the body.
    Doc-t May 1, 2020
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    Coat Colors And Patterns ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    The colors, patterns and markings of horses are based on genetics both determined and at random. When speaking of a horse color it is best to use the…
    Doc-t May 1, 2020
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    White markings, Pinto, Roan, Leopard Complex And White Horses ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Coat patterns are made of white hairs (non-pigmented) that are genetically determined and applied over the modified base coat color. They are categor…
    Doc-t March 27, 2015
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    Base Modifiers – The Agouti Control Of Black (Bay) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    The Agouti gene controls where the black pigment of black horses is seen by restricting the black to the lower legs, the ears, the mane and the tail.
    Doc-t March 24, 2015
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    Dilutions – The Cream Gene ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    The cream dilution gene can dilute both the red and black base colors to yield the Palomino, the Cremello, The Buckskin, the Perlino, the Smoky Black …
    Doc-t March 21, 2015
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    Base Coat Colors Of Red And Black ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Independent of what a horse looks like, there are only 2 base colors of horses - red and black. From there horses layer modifiers and dilutors and th…
    Doc-t March 20, 2015
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    The Dapple Hair Color Pattern ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Dappling is the description given to any color horse exhibiting circles of a darker color (dark rings) over all of the body.
    Doc-t March 16, 2015
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    Dilutions – The Dun And Grulla Gene ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    This gene can work on both red and black base colors by lightening the base color. It also allows expressing of the primitive markings, most notably …
    Doc-t March 12, 2015
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    Base Modifiers – The Dominant Gray Gene ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )

    Any horse of any color has the opportunity to become gray over time if they have the dominant gene for graying - at least 1 parent needs to be a gray …
    Doc-t March 5, 2015
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