Basic Smutty Shades
This coloring can be found on chestnut, black, bay and brown coats. Although for obvious reasons, darkening of the coat only has a visible affect on variations of bay, brown and chestnut animals. The cause of this coloring and how it’s passed on genetically is unknown.
Chestnut Base
Bay Base
Brown BaseDiluted Sooty Colors
The sooty dilution is far more obvious on a lighter coat, so it tends to have the most dramatic effect on those displaying a single dose of the cream dilution gene.
Cream Dilution on Chestnut
Cream Dilution on BaySooty White Patterns
The white patterns can mask or conceal sooty coloring, although when the sooty shines through it gives them a new depth of unique coloration.
Pinto
Appaloosa
I have a 1year old filly out of a Friesian cross mare and a cremello stallion. She appears to be merle as she has gold, cinnimon and black hairs in splotches all over her body but her legs are mostly cinnimon. I have pictures I would like to send for anyone to give their thoughts. Dam is Ee aa, sire was ee aa CrCr. I have not DNA tested the Filly (Dolce’) as she can only be ee aa nCr. She is registerd as a palo. she has a flaxen mane and tail. Please contact me if you would like to add her to your “rare” list.