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Kat's Colt, once known as the
CPEA's "Cover Boy"
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The Cremello and
Perlino Education Association existed to educate the public
(including the AQHA) about the true nature of double-cream colors.
Prior to their
efforts, it was widely believed that these horses were "albinos",
defective, and not worthy to be considered Quarter Horses, even with
champion pedigrees and performance.
Read below to see some
of what we wrote those many years ago to help educate the public.
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 The
horses in the photo, left, may look unrelated, but they are dam and foal, and
their colors are easily explained (see the color chart).
The mare is an AQHA buckskin, Me Smart 'n' Classy. She was bred
to another AQHA buckskin, Poco Merlin.
Each of them had one cream and one non-cream gene. The foal received the one
cream gene from each parent (25% chance he would), and at least one
"bay" gene (dark points), so he is one might call a "double
buckskin", a color called perlino. (This is just one possible result
of breeding two buckskins.) He will remain cream colored with a darker
golden mane & tail all of his life, and will give one cream gene to every
foal he sires!
This fine colt is an example of a horse that was lost to the AQHA
under the previous system. As you can see from his sire and dam's pedigrees
below, his is 100% AQHA bred. But could not be registered as an American
Quarter Horse. So what is he? A Morgan? A mongrel? No!
He IS an American Quarter Horse, through and through!
In those days, cremellos and perlinos could still be included in the APHA's
registry, formed to take in the fine Quarter Horses and others with larger
white spots ... even though cremellos and perlinos are not spotted or white.
Here is his AQHA dam's pedigree
(click to view, jpg file):
Me Smart 'n' Classy |
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Here is his AQHA sire's pedigree:
Poco Merlin |
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Here are some more pictures of the foal:
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