The golden color that most horsey lovers & non horsey lovers adore.. the palomino. It is a coat color. It ranges from creamy beige to gold. The color is created by a single allele of a dilution gene called cream gene on a red base coat.
So Basically,
If you cross a red gene (chestnut):
Like Secretariat, here...
With A Cremello (Considered A Rare Color):
Gurantees A Palomino!
Palominos range from creamy to dark gold with a creamy colored mane & tail.
Chestnut horses with flaxen are confused with palominos SO much. Some lighter chestnuts have creamy colored mane & tail. They carry the flaxen gene, not cream. Therefore, they are not palominos just Flaxen Chesnuts..
Cremellos also get confused with palominos. They carry two copies of the cream gene & they have cream/light colored manes. BUT, they also have light colored coat hair, rosy pink skin, & blue eyes. Even though palominos have a registry & some people think, they are NOT a breed--just a color. They are a color & almost all breeds have a horse that is a palomino. Except for color specific breeds like Fresians, Belgians, Haflingers, ect.
Bye for now,
L
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