Tabby

pattern

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Genetics

Genotype options:

Appearance

Tabby looks just like the feline pattern it is named after, and can appear both striped and like the classic tabby pattern.

Tabby markings should always be darker than the coat (anywhere from slightly darker to complete black), and can be either marbled or solid. Light accents can optionally outline the tabby, lighten the inside of marbled tabby, and/or lighten the underside/belly of the horse.

Optionally affects mane and tail where it touches.

Always goes below white patterns.

Minimum requirement:

At least one tabby stripe somewhere on the body.

Minimum requirements can be reduced or completely removed by the occlusion trait.

Allowed:

Can optionally affect mane and tail where it touches.
Can have some spots as long as the majority of the pattern is striped or tabby-striped.

Not allowed:

Can not be only spots. Should not look like pard spots or pard rosettes.

Eye colour:

Doesn't affect eye colour.

Skin colour:

Can optionally affect skin where it touches. Dark patterns should darken skin while light patterns should lighten skin.

Horn/hoof colour:

Can optionally affect horns/hooves where it touches. Dark patterns should darken them while light patterns should lighten them.

Examples

Dark "classic" tabby with light accents

chestnut + Tabby

Dark "tiger" tabby without accents

buckskin + Tabby

Black tabby

bay + Tabby

Dark "marbled" tabby with slightly less dark accents

caramel + Tabby

Partial tabby, affecting mane

palomino + Tabby

Dark "marbled" tabby with lighter accents

caramel + Tabby

Always goes below white patterns

chestnut + Tabby + Tobiano

Always goes below white patterns

chestnut + Tabby + Roan

Modifiers

Bronze turns patterns into a light and/or rich brown.
Flaxen turns patterns creamy white or lighter than the base coat. (only affects chestnut-based (ee) coats)
Silver turns patterns white or lighter than the base coat. (only affects black-based (EE or Ee) coats)
Chromatic can change the pattern's brightness and/or saturation.
Grey can leave the patterns unaffected (doesn't grey out), or leave the entire body unaffected and only the patterns grey out.

Mutations

Astral can cause the patterns to become starry/sparkly, in any colour.
Aurora can cause the patterns to glow in any colour.
Eclipse can cause the patterns to have an eclipsed outline/border.
Opulent can make the patterns appear metallic/shiny and a golden/silver/copper colour.
Primal can cause the patterns to be the same colour as their elemental alignment.

Shimmer

Shimmer can turn the pattern into any colour available on each shimmer's palette, depending on which shimmer is present.

Bronze tabby

bay + Tabby + Bronze

Flaxen tabby

chestnut + Tabby + Flaxen

Silver tabby

bay + Tabby + Silver

Chromatic tabby

chestnut + Tabby + Chromatic

Grey tabby

chestnut + Tabby + Grey

Grey tabby

chestnut + Tabby + Grey

Partial interactions

If your Veilhorn has Modifiers, Mutations, or Shimmer that can alter the colour of patterns, the effects can be applied either fully or partially. See the list above for which traits can alter the colour of patterns.

The examples below show Flaxen (a modifier) interacting with Pard (a pattern) and Papilio (a pattern), but the principle applies to all patterns. These examples are not exhaustive, you can choose how much the pattern is affected.