Appearance

Foals

Bay pangaré foal

Foals have lighter soft parts.

The intensity of pangaré can differ strongly

between horses. It may lighten the soft parts

from a light brown to a nearly white color,

and in some cases, these pale areas can extend

high up the body.

It may be a form of countershading to help

camouflage horses and protect them from

predators.

Bay pangaré Adults

Bay shade variations

Seal brown
pangaré

Seal brown pangaré

Mimics

Since foals usually have lighter soft parts/ points in general because of foal camo, they could be mistaken for pangaré.

Genetics

The genetic mutation that causes pangaré is currently unknown. Research suggests a region regulating the EDN3 gene may be responsible for pangaré.

In our game, Horse Reality, pangaré is caused by the dominant PA-allele of the hidden pangaré gene. For any color we don't know the genetics of yet, we have to come up with something to make it work in-game. Which means working with just observations and theories. Since pangaré isn't testable yet in real life, it also isn't testable in game.


Read more:
Bay | Chestnut pangaré | Sooty bay

Articles

  1. Fegraeus, K. J., Velie, B. D., Axelsson, J., Ang, R., Hamilton, N. A., Andersson, L., S. Meadows, J. R., & Lindgren, G.; A potential regulatory region near the EDN3 gene may control both harness racing performance and coat color variation in horses. ;Physiological Reports (2018); Doi: 10.14814/phy2.13700

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