Smoky black

Appearance

Foals		Smoky black foals look the same as black foals.

Smoky black can't be visually distinguished from black. A smoky black can look jet black, while a black horse can be sun-faded.		Adults

Smoky black can't be visually distinguished from

black. A smoky black can look jet black, while a

black horse can be sun-faded.

Adults

Mimics

Black and smoky black look the same, so genetic testing (or pedigree info) is needed.

Genetics

Smoky black is the result of one copy of cream on a black base. A single copy doesn't visually affect black pigment, so only genetic testing or parentage can confirm whether a horse is smoky black. The cream (CR) dilution is an allele of the MATP gene.

Smoky black:
Black E/_ a/a) + CR/n

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Articles

Locke, M. M., Ruth, L. S., Millon, L .V., Penedo, M. C. T., Murray, J. D., & Bowling, A. T.; The cream dilution gene, responsible for the palomino and buckskin coat colours, maps to horse chromosome 21. Animal Genetics (2001); doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2001.00806.x
Mariat, D., Taourit, S., & Guérin, G.; A mutation in the MATP gene causes the cream coat colour in the horse. Genetics Selection Evolution (2003); doi: 10.1051/gse:2002039