Range of expression for Classic Splash
A Gotland Pony foal shows a very minimized form of the classic splashed white pattern. One of the big questions about patterns is the...
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Aug 22, 2013
How I learned to stop worrying and love incorrect color terminology
Okay, maybe not love – but certainly stop worrying about it. Like a lot of people who find horse color fascinating, I once spent no small...
Aug 14, 2013
Musings on blue eyes (again)
Although commonly associated with splashed white patterns, it is not unusual to find blue eyes on dominant white horses, too. The blog...
Jul 9, 2013
More examples of appaloosa color shifting
Three examples of the shifting of black pigment in homozygous appaloosas with different types of patterns. I have been busy with work on...
Feb 15, 2013
Possible new dilution
An unusual dilution has been observed in Morgan horses that looks similar to one seen in Arabian horses. In the first volume of the...
Feb 11, 2013
Markings are all just minimal patterns, right?
Once considered a radical theory, the idea that white markings are a form of pinto patterning has become widespread. In 1989, a horse I...
Jan 24, 2013
Little white dots
Some examples of Birdcatcher Spots on Saddlebreds. In the previous post, I included an image of a really interesting Greyhound with white...
Jan 22, 2013
White ticking on dogs
Greyhounds appear to have a pattern of white spots similar to the "Tetrarch spots" seen on some grey horses. Elvis Brown posted this very...
Jan 17, 2013
Leopard Complex (Lp) test now available
U.C. Davies now offers a test for the Leopard Complex allele. The official Leopard Complex test is now available for $25 from UC Davis. A...
Jan 9, 2013
More information on patchy smoky creams
Pinterest board has been set up with more examples of patchy coloring on smoky cream foals. I want to thank everyone who provided links...
Jan 4, 2013
Unusual cream dilute
The coat of a young perlino foal shows irregular patches of darker cream. I have seen a few double-dilute foals with unusual dark patches...
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