Horse Color Testing

Test your horse's coat color genes with this panel that includes red factor, agouti, champagne, cream, dun, gray, pearl, and silver. Order online and get the results in 10 business days. DNA Testing for HorsesEnhance your horse breeding program with Build-A-Horse, the ultimate animal genetics tool.

Visualize your future foal's traits, including coat color, patterns, and performance potential. Identify genetic health risks and inherited diseases to make informed breeding decisions. Discover more about Build.

This calculator will give you the possible offspring coat colors and their probabilities when given the parents coat color and pattern information. For a gray sire or dam, you must enter what color the horse was before it went gray as well as check the box labeled gray to the right of your color selection. The American Quarter Horse Association offers several coat-color tests, including a panel test and individual color tests.

These tests are designed to determine the actual coat color of a horse. The results of the testing will be recorded on the horse's records for the convenience of its owners. Equine Color and Pattern Testing All horses have base color - black, bay or red (chestnut/sorrel), that are controlled by interaction of two genes Extension and Agouti.

There is a multitude of genes that modify (dilute/delete) these pigments and allow a huge variety of coat colors and patterns seen in the horse. Learn about the genes and mutations that control the basic, dilute, and white coat colors of horses. Find out how genetic testing can help with breeding and health management decisions.

Equine Coat Color Testing Base Color Every horse has a base color, which can be black, bay, or red. This is controlled by the Extension (Red/Black Factor) and Agouti genes. The Extension gene controls the production of black or red pigment throughout the coat.

The allele for black color (E) is dominant over the red allele (e), so a horse only needs one copy of the black allele to appear black. In-House Diagnostics The most comprehensive in‑clinic diagnostics portfolio on the market, including chemistry, hematology, coag, blood gas/electrolytes, digital microscopy, immunoassay, and lateral flow testing. Horse Color Genetics Etalon DNA tests include over 60 equine coat color and pattern tests for all horse colors, patterns, white variations, and modifiers across all breeds.

We are continually expanding our equine color testing offerings as new discoveries are made and published.