![]() The mane, tail, and lower legs are usually black or a dark version of the undiluted color. Their main body color can vary from a light tan, red, or grey, depending on the undiluted version of their coat color. The dun color is the result of the dun dilution gene lightening the red and black pigments in a horse’s coat. As a result, the addition of the cream dilution gene produces a horse that is light tan or gold in color with a black mane, tail, and lower legs. ![]() Bay horses are reddish-brown with black manes, tails, and legs. Buckskin happens when the cream dilution gene works on a bay-colored horse. The colors are the result of the genetic makeup of the horse.īoth the buckskin and dun coloring result from a dominant gene. ![]() ![]() Rather, the names buckskin and dun refer to the colors of the horses’ coats. Contrary to what many believe, the buckskin and dun are not two different horse breeds. ![]()
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