bay
Appearance
Bay only shows on black-based (EE or Ee) coats. Bay restricts the black pigment to the mane, tail, legs and the rims of the ears, while the rest of the coat appears brown. The black points should always appear black, not brown or blue-toned. The brown coat can have any color variation that undiluted chestnut may have, as long as it's an even shade of brown. As a minimal bay 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. On a maximal expression the transition between the black and the brown should be a soft gradient, not a hard line.
Examples
The following examples are allowed variations of bay, and show how the coat can vary in brightness and tone, as well as black point expression. Feel free to copy the colours or pick something inbetween.
Bay
"Charred bay" - bay with maximal black points
"Wild bay" - bay with minimal black points
Dark bay
Red bay
Light bay
Liver bay
Eye colour: Dark brown
Dark brown eyes can range from near-black to a lighter chocolate, but should not appear golden or too bright.
Skin colour: Dark
Dark skin should be either dark grey or black. Skin areas affected by white patterns or markings must be light pink.
Horn/hoof colour: Dark
Dark horns and hooves should be black, dark grey or very desaturated dark brown. They should not be a saturated or rich brown.
If white markings are touching, the affected parts of dark horns and hooves will be very light or cream-coloured.
You can freely customize your design's basecoat and mane/tail with subtle variations in brightness and saturation, giving it a slightly countershaded appearance, as long as it doesn't mimic genes your Veilhorn doesn't have. Countershading should not be so visible that it looks like Pangare or Sooty.
Subtle dark or light dapples may be added on any coat even if genes that normally causes dapples are not present. Note that "natural" dapples should be faint and may not mimic genes your Veilhorn doesn't have.
