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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
1: Introduction to Horse Color
What Is Horse Color?
Color Terms
Classification of Colors
A Very Basic Introduction to Genetics
2: Horse Colors
Base Colors
Black
Bay
Seal Brown
Chestnut
Inheritance of Base Colors
Diluted Colors
Colors Determined by Cream Dilution
Colors Determined by the Dun Gene
Colors Determined by the Silver Gene
Colors Determined by the Champagne Gene
Colors Determined by the Pearl Gene
New Dilution Genes?
Flaxen Chestnut
Colors Determined by Admixture of White Hair
Gray
Roan
Spotted Patterns: Characteristics and Types
Tobiano
Sabino
Frame Overo
Splashed White
Manchado
Macchiato
Other Colors Related to Spotting
Calico Tobiano
Crypt Overo
Tovero
Appaloosa-Spotted
Types of Appaloosa-Spotted Patterns
Dominant White
Additional Color Phenomena
Shades of Colors
Countershading
Pangaré
Brindle
Rabicano
“Catch A Bird” Phenomenon
Giraffe Markings
Frosty
False Dun
Metallic Sheen
Other Horse Color Factors and Considerations
Change of Color
Lavender Foal Syndrome
Chimerism and Mosaicism
3: Markings
White Markings on the Head and Legs
Non-Standard Markings
Markings of Other Colors
4: Hair Features
General Features
Curly Hair
Hairlessness
Pigment Distribution Features
5: The Evolution of Horse Color
6: Influence of Color on Performance, Fertility, and Character
Regional Beliefs
Is There Research to Support Such Beliefs?
Bibliography
Index
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