Champagne Characteristics
There are a few characteristics exclusive to animals affected by champagne, which makes it one of the dilutions that can be visually identified with a reasonable degree of accuracy. It is one of the few dilution genes that affect the skin as well, making it a dusty pink color. They can also have faint dorsal stripes, but dark like a true dun. Otherwise the champagne coat is very uniform in color, with no obvious counter shading.
Metallic Sheen
Freckles
Light Eyes
Champagne Shades
The champagne gene affects the bases, along with some of the modifiers and dilutions to varying degrees. Any animal affected by the gene can carry a metallic sheen and reverse dappling in their coat.
Black Base
Chestnut Base
Bay Base
Seal Base
Mealy Modifier
Dun DilutionLearn More About the Champagne Dilution
Be sure to check out a guest post with a more complex look at the champagne gene: Equine Champagne Gene
Just a helpful fact on The Silver Champagne… The horse cannot be a chestnut+silver+champagne, as silver has no effect on chestnut, only black based horses (black and bay)http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/coatcolorhorse.php
The horse could either be:
a+N/Ch+N/Z
a+Ch/Ch+N/Z
a+N/Ch+Z/Z
a+Ch/Ch+Z/Z
A/a+N/Ch+N/Z
A/a+Ch/Ch+N/Z
A/a+N/Ch+Z/Z
A/a+Ch/Ch+Z/Z
A/A+N/Ch+N/Z
A/A+Ch/Ch+N/Z
A/A+N/Ch+Z/Z
A/A+Ch/Ch+Z/Z
a= Black
A/a= Black + 1 copy of the Agouti gene
A/A= Homogemeous Agouti
N/Ch= 1 copy of the Chamagne modifier
Ch/Ch= 2 copies of the Champagne modifier
N/Z= 1 copy of the Silver modifier
Z/Z= 2 copies of the Silver modifier
Also, while your info on Classic and Amber are correct, your pictures are mixed up. =)
http://www.theequinest.com/equine-champagne-gene/
Just a bit more on it that I didn’t see the link for on this page.
Not to be rude but I would write more about these colours instead of just showing us pictures. I’m Sure all of us would love to know more.