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Dr. Sponenberg (2003) separates the base colors black, bay, and red, and Dr. Anne Bowling (2000) calls the base colors black (including bay) and red, with both scientists relying on genetics. In principle, both their versions are accurate, since black and bay are determined by identical alleles of the Extension gene (see pp. 14 and 108 for more on this). In this book, I basically adhere to Dr. Sponenberg’s classification—with small changes and refinements. I divide horse colors as follows.