Buckskin New Forest pony

A Buckskin Quarter Horse Mare

Buckskin is a color of horses; it also refers to other things that are the color of a buckskin horse, such as the color of some breeds of dogs. The horse has a tan or gold colored coat with black points (mane, tail, and lower legs). Buckskin occurs as a result of the cream dilution gene acting on a bay horse. Therefore, a buckskin has the Extension, or "black base coat" (E) gene, the agouti (A) gene (see bay for more on the agouti gene), which restricts the black base coat to the points, and one copy of the cream gene, which lightens the red/brown color of the coat to a tan/gold. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 2381 KB) New Forest pony mare of buckskin color. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 2381 KB) New Forest pony mare of buckskin color. ... A New Forest pony. ... Image File history File links JasmineBarrelInsane. ... Image File history File links JasmineBarrelInsane. ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... This Chihuahua mix and Great Dane show the wide range of dog breed sizes. ... The cream gene is a dilution gene expressed in horses, and produces lighter colors. ... The genetics of cat coat length and coloration is a complex subject, and many different genes are involved. ... A blood bay horse. ... Agouti refers to a number of species of rodents, as well as a number of genes affecting coat coloration in several different animals. ... A blood bay horse. ... Friesian horses are one of the best-known breeds of black-colored horse Black is a relatively uncommon coat color in horses, though not so unusual as to be considered rare. ... The cream gene is a dilution gene expressed in horses, and produces lighter colors. ...

Buckskins should not be confused with dun-colored horses, which have another type of dilution gene, not the cream gene. Duns always have primitive markings (shoulder blade stripes, dorsal stripe, zebra stripes on legs, webbing). Unlike buckskins, who have the creme gene, dun horses have the dun gene. However, it is possible for a horse to carry both dilution genes; these are called "buckskin duns" or sometimes "dunskins." Also, bay horses without any dun gene may have a faint dorsal stripe, which sometimes is darkened in a buckskin without a dun gene being present. Additional primitive striping beyond just a dorsal stripe is a sure sign of the dun gene. Dun is a yellow-brown color, sometimes seen in the hair coats of horses, characterized by a body color ranging from sandy yellow to reddish-brown. ... // The Colors it Produces The creme gene is a gene expressed in horses, producing many common, and not so common, colors. ... Dun coloring The dun gene is one of the dilution genes that affects both red and black pigments in a horses coat color. ...

A buckskin horse can occur in any number of different breeds, though at least one parent must be from a breed that carries the dilution gene, and not all breeds do. Since 1963, the American Buckskin Registry Association has been keeping track of horses with this unique coat color. This page is a list of horse and pony breeds. ... The genetics of cat coat length and coloration is a complex subject, and many different genes are involved. ...

See also

• Equine coat color genetics
• Equine coat color
• Perlino
• Bay (color)
• Cream gene
• dilution gene

There are currently two theories of equine coat color genetics: Dr. Ann Bowlings and Dr. Phillip Sponenbergs. ... Horses exhibit a diverse array of coat colors and distinctive markings, and a specialized vocabulary has evolved to describe them. ... Perlino is a color in horses created by a dilution gene, also known as the creme gene acting on an underlying Bay coat color. ... Bay is a color of the hair coats of horses, characterized by a body color of dark red (known as blood bay) to deep brown, with black points (mane, tail, lower legs, and sometimes the muzzle and tip of the ears). ... The cream gene is a dilution gene expressed in horses, and produces lighter colors. ... The genetics of cat coat length and coloration is a complex subject, and many different genes are involved. ...

External links

• Buckskin Horse Information, Genetics, & Photos