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 Gray

 Roan

 Spotted

 Appaloosa-spotting patterns (Leopard complex)

To summarize, there are four base colors, plus genes controlling all remaining colors. Figuratively speaking their “actions” are superimposed on the four base colors. I also introduce a separate category I call color phenomena: countershading, rabicano, pangaré, brindle, gloss of body hair, false dun, and giraffe marks, as well as characteristics of the horse’s coat where the genetic nature is not proven or the characteristics do not remain stable over time. Examples include dapples, the phenomenon of “Catch A Bird,” and frosty.