The lower legs of some Fjords have a muted color reminiscent of the color-shifted black pigment seen in some appaloosas. From left to right: A color-shifted black (Eeaa) appaloosa, a bay dun Fjord, and a bay silver pony. This blog started as a spin-off from my old studio blog . Because so much of my work in the equine collectibles industry was finish work  (coloring the sculptures), I would occasionally wander off into what I thought of as my hobby: horse color genetics. One

Are zebras black and white, or white and black? I was recently part of a discussion among other artists about zebras. The age-old...

The bleach spot on the hip of this horse is the type of marking that often raises questions about whether the individual is a chimera. It...

Double-dilute foals sometimes display irregular patches of darker coloring.