Base colors
Effects
- Skin: dark grey or grey-ish brown
- Horns and hooves: dark grey or grey-ish brown [Horn & hoof color guide]
- Eye color: brown [Eye color guide]
Appearance
Liver chestnut
chestnut
Red chestnut
chestnut
Light chestnut
chestnut
Sorrel chestnut
chestnut
Black
E_ aa
Effects
- Skin: dark grey or black
- Horns and hooves: dark grey or grey-ish brown [Horn & hoof color guide]
- Eye color: brown [Eye color guide]
Appearance
Pure black
black
Black with grey/brown skin
black
Black with subtle countershading
black
Effects
- Skin: dark grey or black
- Horns and hooves: dark grey or grey-ish brown [Horn & hoof color guide]
- Eye color: brown [Eye color guide]
Black point expression
Bay only shows on black-based (EE or Ee) coats.
It restricts the black pigment to the mane, tail, legs and the rims of the ears.
As a minimal expression, the black pigment should start from the pasterns and hocks/knees (also called "wild bay"), and can as a maximal expression affect the entirety of the legs.
"Charred bay" - maximal point expression
bay
Bay
bay
"Wild bay" - minimal point expression
bay
Color variations
Dark bay
bay
Red bay
bay
Light bay
bay
Effects
- Skin: dark grey or black
- Horns and hooves: dark grey or grey-ish brown [Horn & hoof color guide]
- Eye color: brown [Eye color guide]
Black point expression
Seal bay only shows on black-based (EE or Ee) coats. It is also recessive to bay (A), making it a less common bay variation.
It restricts the red pigment to the muzzle, eyes, and flanks.
The black point expression will always minimally affect the legs, and gradually darken the rest of the body generally starting from the topline.
Maximal seal expression
seal bay
Seal bay
seal bay
Minimal seal expression
seal bay
Effects
- Skin: dark grey or black
- Horns and hooves: dark grey or grey-ish brown [Horn & hoof color guide]
- Eye color: brown [Eye color guide]
Black point expression
Tanpoint only shows on black-based (EE or Ee) coats. Additionally, the tanpoint agouti (Ap) is recessive to both bay (A) and seal (At), making it the rarest bay variation.
It mimics the appearance of tan point dogs, causing the red pigment to be restricted to the lower legs, muzzle/cheeks, and spots above the eyes. Optionally also the inside of the ears, the area around the flank/hip, and the front of the shoulder(chest).
The black point expression will always minimally start at the topline of the horse and "creep" down along the sides, always leaving the throat, belly/underside, and inside of the legs the last areas to be affected.
Maximal tanpoint expression
tanpoint bay
Tanpoint bay
tanpoint bay
Minimal tanpoint expression
tanpoint bay
Tanpoint with chest and hip expression
tanpoint bay