The horse coat color panel bundles together several diagnostic tests to evaluate coat color. Panel can be purchased on MyVGL. See below for pricing and list of specific tests included in panel.
If you would like to test for base color, dilution, and white spotting, please select the Full Color/Pattern Panel instead. 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.
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. Horse coat colors have fascinated breeders, owners, and enthusiasts for centuries.
Beyond aesthetics, coat color carries valuable insights into a horse's genetics, breeding potential, and even registry eligibility. Understanding how colors are inherited can help breeders make informed decisions about mating pairs and predict foal colors with surprising accuracy. 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. Advanced horse color genetics calculator optimized for US breeders. Predict foal coat colors with 95% accuracy based on parent genetics and equine color inheritance patterns.
Equine Coat Color Genetics Base Coat Color The basic coat colors of horses include chestnut, bay, and black. These are controlled by the interaction between two genes: Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R) and Agouti Signaling Protein (ASIP). Chestnut versus sorrel? Paint or pinto? And how do you breed for color? Use our guidelines to about coat color and equine color genetics.
Animal Genetics provides genetic testing services for animals including Avian DNA sexing and diseases and inherited Canine and Equine characteristics and disorders. A true black horse can mask the presence of the Cream gene, but a black horse carrying the Champagne gene is generally a chocolate color. There is no added effect if a horse carries two copies of the Champagne gene; whereas, the homozygotes for the Cream gene create a more dilute horse with pink skin (cremellos and perlinos).