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Palomino: red + one cream gene
ee (any agouti) Crcr
A Palomino "would have been"
a chestnut or sorrel, but it got a cream gene from one of its
parents. One cream gene acts on a red (chestnut/sorrel) base to make the
mane and tail hairs nearly white, and the body hairs a shade of
"gold".
Palominos' various shades range from the lightest ivory color, or
"Isabella" palominos (see "Doc", below), to the
darkest "chocolate" palominos (see 3 pictures at bottom). The
ideal is the color of a gold coin.
Most palominos are lighter in winter than in summer.
Click thumbnails to see full-size pictures.
 
"Jack";
AQHA Jumpin Jack Kid Tanglewood
Farms.
Owned by Susan
Prouty; seasonal differences in color shown.
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Skip R Imprint (Fred )
AQHA, seasonal color differences shown;
owned by Troy Kurth of Montana.
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Various "chocolate"
(sooty) palominos. Silver, dark palomino, and
flaxen
chestnut can sometimes be
confused, visually.
If you make it
a rule to never jump to conclusions, your ability to
determine a horse's actual color will increase. |
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