Horse Colors

Two base colors…red and black.  Red is recessive, black is dominant.  You should see roughly three black-based horses for every red-based horse.

Common modifiers:

• Agouti
• Creme
• Champagne
• Dun
• Roan

Red-based combinations:

• Palomino = Red + Creme
• Cremello = Red + Creme + Creme
• Gold = Red + Creme + Champagne
• Red Dun = Red + Dun
• Dunalino = Red + Creme + Dun
• Strawberry Roan = Red + Roan

Black-based combinations:

• Bay = Black + Agouti
• Buckskin = Black + Agouti + Creme
• Smokey Black = Black + Creme
• Smokey Creme = Black + Creme + Creme
• Perlino = Black + Agouti + Creme + Creme
• Grullo = Black + Dun  [Grulla if female]
• Bay Dun = Black + Agouti + Dun
• Dunskin = Black + Agouti + Creme + Dun
• Blue Roan = Black + Roan
• Bay Roan = Black + Agouti + Roan

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Color of a BLM horse can be found in his signalment key.