On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:14:05 -0700, you wrote: >Here in the West, we call that color buckskin - dun coat, >black mane & tail and points.
AAAAAAAARGHHHHH!!!! Buckskin and Dun are two completely separate genes. You know Janice's list of Things She Hates? Well, getting buckskin and dun mixed up is one of my Things I Hate. Buckskin = cream + bay. The face is the same colour as the body, though may have black hairs from the bay. The points are black. May or may not have an eel stripe. Does not have leg barring. Dun is a gene of its own which causes darker versions of the body colour points on any colour, and ALWAYs has an eel stripe. May have leg or shoulder barring. You can get buckskin and dun in the same horse, but they are separate genes. Mic (jumping off soapbox) ; ) Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
