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Preface

1: Introduction to Horse Color

What Is Horse Color?

Color Terms

Classification of Colors

A Very Basic Introduction to Genetics

2: Horse Colors

Base Colors

Black

Bay

Seal Brown

Chestnut

Inheritance of Base Colors

Diluted Colors

Colors Determined by Cream Dilution

Colors Determined by the Dun Gene

Colors Determined by the Silver Gene

Colors Determined by the Champagne Gene

Colors Determined by the Pearl Gene

New Dilution Genes?

Flaxen Chestnut

Colors Determined by Admixture of White Hair

Gray

Roan

Spotted Patterns: Characteristics and Types

Tobiano

Sabino

Frame Overo

Splashed White

Manchado

Macchiato

Other Colors Related to Spotting

Calico Tobiano

Crypt Overo

Tovero

Appaloosa-Spotted

Types of Appaloosa-Spotted Patterns

Dominant White

Additional Color Phenomena

Shades of Colors

Countershading

Pangaré

Brindle

Rabicano

“Catch A Bird” Phenomenon

Giraffe Markings

Frosty

False Dun

Metallic Sheen

Other Horse Color Factors and Considerations

Change of Color

Lavender Foal Syndrome

Chimerism and Mosaicism

3: Markings

White Markings on the Head and Legs

Non-Standard Markings

Markings of Other Colors

4: Hair Features

General Features

Curly Hair

Hairlessness

Pigment Distribution Features

5: The Evolution of Horse Color

6: Influence of Color on Performance, Fertility, and Character

Regional Beliefs

Is There Research to Support Such Beliefs?

Bibliography

Index