Friday, October 3, 2014

Horse Color Genetics: Paint Combinations



One thing that has popped into my head recently is how many different combinations of colors can you have without the horse exploding? There isn't a right or wrong answer to this question; most patterns will collide and make a crazy horse, like the one below. 
That is any pinto pattern, + appaloosa. It is fairly rare, not because it's hard to get, but because horse's in the pinto registry aren't allowed to have any appaloosa relatives, and vice versa. It is more common in miniature horses because both colors are allowed. 

Isn't he gorgeous? Black roan + tobiano. 

The above horse is seal bay + roan + tobiano.

This horse is champagne + tobiano.

Obviously, there are many others, but I chose these because I thought they were particularly pretty.





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