Horse Economics. Vera Kurskaya

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      HORSE COLOR EXPLORED

       Over 150 Breeds,

       Types, and Variations

       Vera Kurskaya

      TRANSLATED BY

      DR. MICHAL PROCHAZKA

      First published in 2017 by

      Trafalgar Square Books

      North Pomfret, Vermont 05053

      Copyright © 2017 Vera Kurskaya

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, by any means, without written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer quoting brief excerpts for a review in a magazine, newspaper, or website.

       Disclaimer of Liability

      The author and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book. While the book is as accurate as the author can make it, there may be errors, omissions, and inaccuracies.

      Trafalgar Square Books encourages the use of approved safety helmets in all equestrian sports and activities.

       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Kurskaya: Vera, author.

      Title: Horse color explored: over 150 breeds, types, and variations / Vera Kurskaya; translated by Michal Prochazka, PhD.

      Other titles: 880-01 Масти лошадей. English

      Description: North Pomfret, Vermont: Trafalgar Square Books, 2016. | Includes index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2016024680 (print) | LCCN 2016040655 (ebook) ISBN 9781570767319 (pb) | ISBN 9781570768101 (kindle) | ISBN 9781570768118 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Horses—Color. | Horses—Genetics.

      Classification: LCC SF279.K87 2016 (print) | LCC SF279 (ebook) | DDC 636.1/0821—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016024680

      COVER PHOTOS:

      Front (left side, from top to bottom): Natal Clasi, a Brazilian Warmblood owned by Vivian Hill, Stonybrook Far, photo by Vivan Hill; Painted Patchen, a Thoroughbred bred by Patchen Wilkes Farm LLC, photo by KS Veitch Photography; Twilight Reemarkable, owned by Lisa Estridge, Palisades Appaloosas (www.palisadesapps.com), photo by Lisa Estridge; Zippos Millenium Bug, an American Quarter Horse owned by Heidi Trimber, photo courtesy of Carolyn Shepard; California Champagne, an American Paint Horse owned by Michele Jorgenson, photo by Carolyn Shepard

      Front (main): Photo courtesy of Yeguada Paco Marti

      Back: Left top photo of PKR Primavera Brio, a Morgan owned by John Hutcheson, Gab Creek Farm (www.gabcreekfarm.com), photo by Laura Behning (www.brookridgemorgans.com); middle top photo by Olga Yeremeeva; right top photo of Aktepel, an Akhal-Teke owned by Amrita Eldine Ibold, Sweet Water Farm Akhal-Teke (www.akhalteke.cc), photo by Amrita Eldine Ibold; author photo by Polina Lurye

      Cover design by RM Didier

      Book design by Brian P. Graphic Arts | www.brianpgraphics.com

      Typefaces: Body set in ITC Franklin Gothic and ITC Slimbach

      Printed in China

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      Contents

       Preface

       1: Introduction to Horse Color

       What Is Horse Color?

       Color Terms

       Classification of Colors

       A Very Basic Introduction to Genetics

       2: Horse Colors

       Base Colors

       Black

       Bay

       Seal Brown

       Chestnut

       Inheritance of Base Colors

       Diluted Colors

       Colors Determined by Cream Dilution

       Colors Determined by the Dun Gene

       Colors Determined by the Silver Gene

       Colors Determined by the Champagne Gene

       Colors Determined by the Pearl Gene

       New Dilution Genes?

       Flaxen Chestnut

       Colors Determined by Admixture of White Hair

       Gray

       Roan

       Spotted Patterns: Characteristics and Types

       Tobiano

       Sabino

       Frame Overo

       Splashed White

       Manchado

       Macchiato

       Other Colors Related to Spotting