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Coat Colors & Detailed Genetics

Coat Color With Cream Gene Added (Cr)

Coat Color Without
a Cream Gene

One Cream Gene

Two Cream Genes

Sorrel/Chestnut
ee/ AA
ee/ Aa
ee/ aa

Palomino
ee/ AA/ nCr
ee/ Aa/ nCr
ee/ aa/ nCr

Cremello
ee/ AA/ CrCr
ee/ Aa/ CrCr
ee/ aa/ CrCr

Bay
EE/ AA
EE/ Aa
Ee/ AA
Ee/ Aa

Buckskin
EE/ AA/ nCr
EE/ Aa/ nCr
Ee/ AA/ nCr
Ee/ Aa/ nCr

Perlino
EE/ AA/ CrCr
EE/ Aa/ CrCr
Ee/ AA/ CrCr
Ee/ Aa/ CrCr

Black
EE/ aa
Ee/ aa

Smoky Black
EE/ aa/ nCr
Ee/ aa/ nCr

Smoky Cream
EE/ aa/ CrCr
Ee/ aa/ CrCr

Coat Color With *Dun* Gene Added (D)
Sorrel/Chestnut = Red Dun ee/ AA/ DD ee/ Aa/ DD ee/ aa/ DD ee/ AA/ Dd ee/ Aa/ Dd ee/ aa/ Dd	Palomino = Dunalino ee/ AA/ nCr/ DD ee/ Aa/ nCr/ DD ee/ aa/ nCr/ DD ee/ AA/ nCr/ Dd ee/ Aa/ nCr/ Dd ee/ aa/ nCr/ Dd	Cremello = Cremello Dun ee/ AA/ CrCr/ DD ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ DD ee/ aa/ CrCr/ DD ee/ AA/ CrCr/ Dd ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ Dd ee/ aa/ CrCr/ Dd
Bay = Zebra Dun EE/ AA/ DD EE/ Aa/ DD Ee/ AA/ DD Ee/ Aa/ DD EE/ AA/ Dd EE/ Aa/ Dd Ee/ AA/ Dd Ee/ Aa/ Dd	Buckskin = Dunskin EE/ AA/ nCr/ DD EE/ Aa/ nCr/ DD Ee/ AA/ nCr/ DD Ee/ Aa/ nCr/ DD EE/ AA/ nCr/ Dd EE/ Aa/ nCr/ Dd Ee/ AA/ nCr/ Dd Ee/ Aa/ nCr/ Dd	Perlino = Perlino Dun EE/ AA/ CrCr/ DD EE/ Aa/ CrCr/ DD Ee/ AA/ CrCr/ DD Ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ DD EE/ AA/ CrCr/ Dd EE/ Aa/ CrCr/ Dd Ee/ AA/ CrCr/ Dd Ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ Dd
Black = Grullo EE/ aa/ DD Ee/ aa/ DD EE/ aa/ Dd Ee/ aa/ Dd	Smoky Black = Smoky Grullo EE/ aa/ nCr/ DD Ee/ aa/ nCr/ DD EE/ aa/ nCr/ Dd Ee/ aa/ nCr/ Dd	Smoky Cream = Smoky Cream Dun EE/ aa/ CrCr/ DD Ee/ aa/ CrCr/ DD EE/ aa/ CrCr/ Dd Ee/ aa/ CrCr/ Dd

* Unlike the Cream gene, the Dun, Silver, Roan, and Champagne dilution genes are simple dominant and do
not affect the coat color differently when the horse carries one or two of the genes. As you can see from above,
the Cream gene will modify the color of the horse depending on whether the horse carries one or two copies of it.

Coat Color With *Silver* Gene Added (Z)
Sorrel/Chestnut = no change ee/ AA/ ZZ ee/ Aa/ ZZ ee/ aa/ ZZ ee/ AA/ nZ ee/ Aa/ nZ ee/ aa/ nZ	Palomino = no change ee/ AA/ nCr/ ZZ ee/ Aa/ nCr/ ZZ ee/ aa/ nCr/ ZZ ee/ AA/ nCr/ nZ ee/ Aa/ nCr/ nZ ee/ aa/ nCr/ nZ	Cremello = no change ee/ AA/ CrCr/ ZZ ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ ZZ ee/ aa/ CrCr/ ZZ ee/ AA/ CrCr/ nZ ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ nZ ee/ aa/ CrCr/ nZ
Bay = Silver Bay EE/ AA/ ZZ EE/ Aa/ ZZ Ee/ AA/ ZZ Ee/ Aa/ ZZ EE/ AA/ nZ EE/ Aa/ nZ Ee/ AA/ nZ Ee/ Aa/ nZ	Buckskin = Silver Buckskin EE/ AA/ nCr/ ZZ EE/ Aa/ nCr/ ZZ Ee/ AA/ nCr/ ZZ Ee/ Aa/ nCr/ ZZ EE/ AA/ nCr/ nZ EE/ Aa/ nCr/ nZ Ee/ AA/ nCr/ nZ Ee/ Aa/ nCr/ nZ	Perlino = Silver Perlino EE/ AA/ CrCr/ ZZ EE/ Aa/ CrCr/ ZZ Ee/ AA/ CrCr/ ZZ Ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ ZZ EE/ AA/ CrCr/ nZ EE/ Aa/ CrCr/ nZ Ee/ AA/ CrCr/ nZ Ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ nZ
Black = Silver Dapple EE/ aa/ ZZ Ee/ aa/ ZZ EE/ aa/ nZ Ee/ aa/ nZ	Smoky Black = Silver Smoky Black EE/ aa/ nCr/ ZZ Ee/ aa/ nCr/ ZZ EE/ aa/ nCr/ nZ Ee/ aa/ nCr/ nZ	Smoky Cream = Silver Smoky Cream EE/ aa/ CrCr/ ZZ Ee/ aa/ CrCr/ ZZ EE/ aa/ CrCr/ nZ Ee/ aa/ CrCr/ nZ

Coat Color With *Champagne* Gene Added (Ch)
Sorrel/Chestnut = Gold Champagne ee/ AA/ ChCh ee/ Aa/ ChCh ee/ aa/ ChCh ee/ AA/ nCh ee/ Aa/ nCh ee/ aa/ nCh	Palomino = Gold Cream ee/ AA/ nCr/ ChCh ee/ Aa/ nCr/ ChCh ee/ aa/ nCr/ ChCh ee/ AA/ nCr/ nCh ee/ Aa/ nCr/ nCh ee/ aa/ nCr/ nCh	Cremello = Cremello Champagne ee/ AA/ CrCr/ ChCh ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ ChCh ee/ aa/ CrCr/ ChCh ee/ AA/ CrCr/ nCh ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ nCh ee/ aa/ CrCr/ nCh
Bay = Amber Champagne EE/ AA/ ChCh EE/ Aa/ ChCh Ee/ AA/ ChCh Ee/ Aa/ ChCh EE/ AA/ nCh EE/ Aa/ nCh Ee/ AA/ nCh Ee/ Aa/ nCh	Buckskin = Amber Cream EE/ AA/ nCr/ ChCh EE/ Aa/ nCr/ ChCh Ee/ AA/ nCr/ ChCh Ee/ Aa/ nCr/ ChCh EE/ AA/ nCr/ nCh EE/ Aa/ nCr/ nCh Ee/ AA/ nCr/ nCh Ee/ Aa/ nCr/ nCh	Perlino = Perlino Champagne EE/ AA/ CrCr/ ChCh EE/ Aa/ CrCr/ ChCh Ee/ AA/ CrCr/ ChCh Ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ ChCh EE/ AA/ CrCr/ nCh EE/ Aa/ CrCr/ nCh Ee/ AA/ CrCr/ nCh Ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ nCh
Black = Classic Champagne EE/ aa/ ChCh Ee/ aa/ ChCh EE/ aa/ nCh Ee/ aa/ nCh	Smoky Black = Classic Cream EE/ aa/ nCr/ ChCh Ee/ aa/ nCr/ ChCh EE/ aa/ nCr/ nCh Ee/ aa/ nCr/ nCh	Smoky Cream = Smoky Cream Champagne EE/ aa/ CrCr/ ChCh Ee/ aa/ CrCr/ ChCh EE/ aa/ CrCr/ nCh Ee/ aa/ CrCr/ nCh

Coat Color With *Roan* Gene Added (R)
Sorrel/Chestnut = Chestnut Roan ee/ AA/ RR ee/ Aa/ RR ee/ aa/ RR ee/ AA/ Rr ee/ Aa/ Rr ee/ aa/ Rr	Palomino = Palomino Roan ee/ AA/ nCr/ RR ee/ Aa/ nCr/ RR ee/ aa/ nCr/ RR ee/ AA/ nCr/ Rr ee/ Aa/ nCr/ Rr ee/ aa/ nCr/ Rr	Cremello = Cremello Roan ee/ AA/ CrCr/ RR ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ RR ee/ aa/ CrCr/ RR ee/ AA/ CrCr/ Rr ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ Rr ee/ aa/ CrCr/ Rr
Bay = Bay Roan EE/ AA/ RR EE/ Aa/ RR Ee/ AA/ RR Ee/ Aa/ RR EE/ AA/ Rr EE/ Aa/ Rr Ee/ AA/ Rr Ee/ Aa/ Rr	Buckskin = Buckskin Roan EE/ AA/ nCr/ RR EE/ Aa/ nCr/ RR Ee/ AA/ nCr/ RR Ee/ Aa/ nCr/ RR EE/ AA/ nCr/ Rr EE/ Aa/ nCr/ Rr Ee/ AA/ nCr/ Rr Ee/ Aa/ nCr/ Rr	Perlino = Perlino Roan EE/ AA/ CrCr/ RR EE/ Aa/ CrCr/ RR Ee/ AA/ CrCr/ RR Ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ RR EE/ AA/ CrCr/ Rr EE/ Aa/ CrCr/ Rr Ee/ AA/ CrCr/ Rr Ee/ Aa/ CrCr/ Rr
Black = Blue Roan EE/ aa/ RR Ee/ aa/ RR EE/ aa/ Rr Ee/ aa/ Rr	Smoky Black = Smoky Blue Roan EE/ aa/ nCr/ RR Ee/ aa/ nCr/ RR EE/ aa/ nCr/ Rr Ee/ aa/ nCr/ Rr	Smoky Cream = Smoky Cream Roan EE/ aa/ CrCr/ RR Ee/ aa/ CrCr/ RR EE/ aa/ CrCr/ Rr Ee/ aa/ CrCr/ Rr

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Ashley & Mike Koeller
9072 Short Cut Rd. <> Lancaster, WI 53813
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Coat Colors
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