• Coat Color:  Brown or red-brown body. Black stockings that reach the knees/hocks (or higher) and blend into the coat color. Black may also appear on the tips and/or edges of the ears.
• Mane and Tail Color: Black. Subtly faded brown tips are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Dark gray or black.
• Eye Color: Black, brown or dark brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or black.

Genotype: E_/A_
Locus:  Expression / Agouti

Acceptable Variations:

• Wild Bay: Black on legs is visible only on the joints. The brown coat must be light reddish brown, rather than dark.
• Seal Bay: Most of the body is a dark brown or black.  Lighter brown is visible only on the underside of the barrel and around the muzzle and eyes.

Interactions:

• Pangare: Black stockings and mane/tail remain solid black.
• Sooty: Sooty may present as totally black instead of dark brown.
• Flaxen: Flaxen is not visible on black-based (EE or Ee) coats.

Examples:

• Coat Color: Solid black, with little to no variation over the coat.
• Mane and Tail Color: Black. Subtly faded brownish or grayish tips are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Dark gray or black.
• Eye Color: Black or dark brown.
• Hoof Color:  Solid gray or black.

Genotype: E_/aa
Locus:  Expression / Agouti

Acceptable Variations:

• Sunburned/Faded Black: The horse may have areas that appear to be bleached very dark brownish or grayish color. The faded color should be subtle, and should blend into the base coat gradually.

Interactions:

• Cream: Heterozygous cream (nCr) is not visible on undiluted black.
• Pangare: Pangare is not visible on undiluted black.
• Sooty: Sooty is not visible on undiluted black.
• Flaxen: Flaxen is not visible on black-based (EE or Ee) coats

Examples:

• Coat Color: Reddish brown, mostly even in tone across the entire body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Same color as the coat. Slightly lighter or slightly darker than the coat is acceptable.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Brown or dark brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Genotype: ee/__
Locus:  Expression / Agouti

Acceptable Variations:

• Liver Chestnut: Rather than bright red, liver chestnut presents as a dark brown,  sometimes with a subtle purplish undertone. The mane and tail are usually slightly lighter than the coat.

Interactions:

• Silver: Silver is not visible on chestnut-based (ee) coats.

Examples:

• Coat Color: Golden brown, relatively even across the entire body.
• Mane and Tail Color: White. Subtly darker roots are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Genotype: ee/__/nCr (Cream on Chestnut)
Locus:  Cream, Tapestry, Pearl

Acceptable Variations:

• Isabella Palomino: A very light cream-colored coat, only slightly darker than the mane and tail.
• Chocolate Palomino: A rich chocolatey-brown coat, with white mane and tail.

Interactions:

• Silver: Silver is not visible on red-based (ee) coats.

Examples:

 

 

• Coat Color:  Heterozygous Cream (nCr) is not naturally visible on undiluted black, but you may make the horse a lighter "charcoal" color to show the presence of the cream gene if you wish. Tone should be relatively even over the whole body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Black. Subtly faded brownish or grayish tips are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Dark gray or black.
• Eye Color: Black or dark brown.
• Hoof Color:  Solid gray or black.

Genotype: E_/aa/nCr (Cream on Black)
Locus:  Cream, Tapestry, Pearl

Acceptable Variations:

• Sunburned/Faded: The topline of the horse may be a very dark brownish or grayish color. The faded color should be very subtle, and should blend into the base coat gradually.

Interactions:

• Pangare: unlike regular black, pangare will lighten Smoky Black.
• Sooty: Unlike regular black, sooty can darken Smoky Black.
• Flaxen: Flaxen is not visible on black-based (EE or Ee) coats

Examples:

• Coat Color:  Golden brown body. Black stockings that reach the knees/hocks (or higher) and blend into the coat color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Black. Subtly faded brown tips are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Dark gray or black.
• Eye Color: Brown or dark brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or black.

Genotype: E_/A_/nCr (Cream on Bay)
Locus:  Cream, Tapestry,  Pearl

Acceptable Variations:

• Buttermilk Buckskin: Coat is a creamy tan color instead of golden brown. Legs, mane, and tail remain black.

Interactions:

• Pangare: Black stockings and mane/tail remain solid black.
• Sooty: Sooty may present as totally black instead of dark brown.
• Flaxen: Flaxen is not visible on black-based (EE or Ee) coats.

Examples:

• Coat Color: Vivid yellow, mostly even in tone across the entire body.  Should be robust in both saturation in value, and clearly a primary color; the coat should not appear too orange nor too green.
• Mane and Tail Color: Same color as the coat. Slightly lighter or slightly darker than the coat is acceptable.
• Skin Color: Brown or gray.
• Eye Color: Brown or golden.
• Hoof Color:  Solid gray or brown.

Genotype: ee/_/Tp_ (Tapestry on Chestnut)
Locus:  Cream, Tapestry, Pearl

Acceptable Variations:

• Dip-Dyed: The topline of the horse may be slightly darker or lighter, and/or slightly different in hue. The color shift should be very subtle, and should blend into the base coat gradually. The roots of the mane and tail may match the change and blend gradually to the base coat at the ends.

Interactions:

• Silver: Silver is not visible on red-based (ee) coats.

Acceptable Weld Color Examples:

Examples:

• Coat Color: Dark, deep blue, mostly even in tone across the entire body.  Should be robust in both saturation in value, and clearly a primary color; the coat should not appear too green nor too purple, and must be dark.
• Mane and Tail Color: Same color as the coat. Slightly lighter or slightly darker than the coat is acceptable.
• Skin Color: Black or dark gray.
• Eye Color: Black, gray, or indigo.
• Hoof Color:  Solid black or dark gray.

Genotype: E_/aa/Tp_ (Tapestry on Black)
Locus:  Cream, Tapestry, Pearl

Acceptable Variations:

• Dip-Dyed: The topline of the horse may be very slightly darker or lighter, and/or slightly different in hue. The color shift should be very subtle, and should blend into the base coat gradually. The roots of the mane and tail may match the change and blend gradually to the base coat at the ends.

Interactions:

• Pangare: Unlike regular black, pangare will lighten Woad.
• Sooty: Unlike regular black, sooty will darken Woad. Sooty can appear black instead of darker blue.
• Flaxen: Flaxen is not visible on black-based (EE or Ee) coats

Acceptable Woad Color Examples:

Examples:

• Coat Color: Deep and vivid red, mostly even in tone across the body.  Should be robust in both saturation in value, and clearly a primary color; the coat should not appear too purple, and should not contain brown or orange at all. Black stockings that reach the knees/hocks (or higher) and blend into the coat color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Black.
• Skin Color: Black or dark gray.
• Eye Color: Black or dark red.
• Hoof Color:  Solid black or dark gray.

Genotype: E_/A_/Tp_ (Tapestry on Bay)
Locus:  Cream, Tapestry, Pearl

Acceptable Variations:

• Dip-Dyed: The topline of the horse may be slightly darker or lighter, and/or slightly different in hue. The color shift should be very subtle, and should blend into the base coat gradually.  The legs, mane, and tail must remain black.
• Wild Madder: Like wild bay, the black on legs is visible only on the joints. The coat must be brighter red, rather than dark.

Interactions:

• Pangare: Black stockings and mane/tail remain solid black.
• Sooty: Sooty may present as totally black instead of dark brown.
• Flaxen: Flaxen is not visible on black-based (EE or Ee) coats.

Acceptable Madder Color Examples:

Examples:

Gold Champagne, Amber Champagne, Classic Champagne

Genotype: ChCh, nCh, Cher
Locus:  Champagne, ether

Gold Champagne

Genotype: ee/__/Ch_ (Champagne on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Light golden brown or cream, similar to Palomino. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: White or pale cream. Darker roots are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Gold or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or brown.

Amber Champagne

Genotype: E_/A_/Ch_ (Champagne on Bay)

• Coat Color: Warm medium brown with peach or cream tones.  Warm brown stockings up to the knees or hocks (or higher), blended into the body color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Warm brown. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Gold or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or brown.

Classic Champagne

Genotype: E_/aa/Ch_ (Champagne on Black)

• Coat Color: Warm grayish brown, which may have a peachy or lavender undertone. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Slightly darker than the body. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Gold or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or brown.

Cremello, Perlino, Smoky Cream

Genotype: CrCr
Locus:  Cream, Tapestry, Pearl

Cremello

Genotype: ee/__/CrCr (Homozygous Cream on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Pale cream; not white but very light.
• Mane and Tail Color: The same color as the body or slightly darker or lighter.
• Skin Color: Light pink.
• Eye Color: Blue.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream.

Perlino

Genotype: E_/A_/CrCr (Homozygous Cream on Bay)

• Coat Color: Pale cream; not white but very light. Legs or leg joints are a darker red-orange color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Red-orange or golden color, darker than the legs.
• Skin Color: Light pink.
• Eye Color: Blue.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream.

Smoky Cream

Genotype: E_/aa/CrCr (Homozygous Cream on Black)

• Coat Color: Light cream, even in tone across the entire body.
• Mane and Tail Color: The same color as the body or slightly darker or lighter.
• Skin Color: Light pink.
• Eye Color: Blue.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream.

Gold Pearl, Bay Pearl, Black Pearl

Genotype: prlprl
prl is recessive, and will not be visible unless a horse inherits the gene from both parents.
 a horse with nprl will be noted as “carrying pearl" but not show the gene.
Locus:  Cream, Tapestry, Pearl

Gold Pearl

Genotype: ee/__/prlprl (Pearl on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Shiny gold/caramel brown, saturated and warm. Should be light and relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: The same color as the body or slightly darker or lighter.
• Skin Color: Pink or gray-pink.
• Eye Color: Gray or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid light gray or brown.

Bay Pearl

Genotype: E_/A_/prlprl (Pearl on Bay)

• Coat Color: Shiny gold/caramel brown, saturated and warm. Should be relatively even in tone across the body. Noticeable dark stockings up to the knees or hocks (or higher), blended into the body color.
• Mane and Tail Color:  Dark gold/caramel brown, noticeably darker than the body and similar in color to the legs.
• Skin Color: Pink or gray-pink.
• Eye Color: Gray or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid light gray or brown.

Black Pearl

Genotype: E_/aa/prlprl (Pearl on Black)

• Coat Color: Warm grayish brown, with a warm caramel undertone. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Slightly darker than the body. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Pink or gray-pink.
• Eye Color: Gray or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid light gray or brown.

Genotype: TpCr
Tapestry and Cream share a locus.
TpCr horses must get the Tp gene from one parent and the Cr gene from the other.

Weld Palomino

Genotype: ee/__/TpCr (Tapestry Cream on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Buttery and slightly desaturated yellow body. May appear slightly chartreuse or peach-colored, but should not look tan or be mistaken for a typical palomino. Should be relatively even in tone across the body, but may get slightly lighter or less saturated along the topline.
• Mane and Tail Color: Pale yellow or cream. Darker roots are acceptable, but mane and tail should be noticeably lighter than the coat.
• Skin Color: Pink or light brown.
• Eye Color: Gold or light brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid brown.

Acceptable Weld Palomino Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madder Buckskin

Genotype: E_/A_/TpCr (Tapestry Cream on Bay)

• Coat Color: A rustic, slightly desaturated red body. May appear slightly pink or slightly orange, but should not appear brown or be mistaken for a bay. May get slightly lighter or less saturated along the topline. Black stockings that reach the knees/hocks (or higher) and blend into the coat color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Black, with an optional red tint. Subtly faded brown tips are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Dark brown or black.
• Eye Color: Light brown or red.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or black.

Acceptable Madder Buckskin Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woad Smoky Black

Genotype: E_/aa/TpCr (Tapestry Cream on Black)

• Coat Color: Dark or medium-tone, slightly desaturated blue body. May appear slightly indigo or turquoise, but should not look purple or gray. Should be relatively even in tone across the body, but may get slightly lighter or less saturated along the topline.
• Mane and Tail Color: The same color as the body or slightly darker or lighter.
• Skin Color: Gray or black.
• Eye Color: Gray or indigo.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or black.

Acceptable Woad Smoky Black Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genotype: CrCr ChCh, nCr ChCh, CrCr nCh, nCr nCh, nCr Cher, CrCr Cher

When a Cream Champagne horse has homozygous Cream (CrCr),
colors may present paler than the below examples.

Gold Cream Champagne

Genotype: ee/__/Cr_/Ch_ (Cream Champagne on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Pale cream, similar to Cremello. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: White or pale cream. Darker roots are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Light gray or pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Blue or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream or brown.
  

Amber Cream Champagne

Genotype: E_/A_/Cr_/Ch_ (Cream Champagne on Bay)

• Coat Color: Pale cream, not white but very light.  Warm brown stockings up to the knees or hocks (or higher), blended into the body color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Warm brown. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Light gray or pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Blue or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream or brown.
  
  

Classic Cream Champagne

Genotype: E_/aa/Cr_/Ch_ (Cream Champagne on Black)

• Coat Color: Pale creamy brown, which may have a peachy or lavender undertone. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Slightly darker than the body. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Light gray or pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Blue or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream or brown.
  
  

Palomino Pearl, Buckskin Pearl, Smoky Black Pearl

Genotype: Crprl
Locus:  Cream and Pearl share a locus.
Crprl horses must get the Cr gene from one parent and the prl gene from the other.

Palomino Pearl

Genotype: ee/__/Crprl (Cream Pearl on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Shiny pale cream, similar to Cremello, but slightly darker. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: White or pale cream. Darker roots are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Pink.
• Eye Color: Blue or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream.

Buckskin Pearl

Genotype: E_/A_/Crprl (Cream Pearl on Bay)

• Coat Color: Creamy pale caramel body.  Noticeable dark stockings up to the knees or hocks (or higher), blended into the body color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Warm brown, noticeably darker than the body and similar in color to the legs.
• Skin Color: Pink.
• Eye Color: Blue or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream.

Smoky Black Pearl

Genotype: E_/aa/Crprl (Cream Pearl on Black)

• Coat Color: Creamy brown body, with a caramel undertone. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Slightly darker than the body. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Pink.
• Eye Color: Blue or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid cream.

Gold Pearl Champagne, Bay Pearl Champagne, Black Pearl Champagne

Genotype: prlprl ChCh or prlprl nCh

Gold Pearl Champagne

Genotype: ee/__/prlprl/Ch_ (Pearl Champagne on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Shiny golden cream, similar to its Cream Champagne counterpart but slightly darker. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: White or pale cream.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Gold or Green.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or brown.

Bay Pearl Champagne

Genotype: E_/A_/prlprl/Ch_ (Pearl Champagne on Bay)

• Coat Color: Pale creamy brown, similar to its Cream Champagne counterpart but slightly darker.  Warm brown stockings up to the knees or hocks (or higher), blended into the body color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Warm brown. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Gold or Green.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or brown.

Black Pearl Champagne

Genotype: E_/aa/prlprl/Ch_ (Pearl Champagne on Black)

• Coat Color: Warm grayish brown, similar to its Cream Champagne counterpart but slightly darker. Relatively even in tone across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Slightly darker than the body. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Gold or Green.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or brown.

Weld Champagne, Madder Champagne, Woad Champagne

Genotype: TpTp ChCh, nTp ChCh, TpTp nCh, nTp nCh, TpTp Cher, nTp Cher

Weld Champagne

Genotype: ee/__/Tp_/Ch_ (Tapestry Champagne on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Subdued light yellow body. May appear slightly chartreuse or peach-colored, but should not look brown or gray.  Should be relatively even in tone across the body, but may get slightly darker along the topline.
• Mane and Tail Color: Pale cream or white. Darker roots are acceptable, but mane and tail should be noticeably lighter than the coat.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Light brown, golden, or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid brown.

Acceptable Weld Champagne Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madder Champagne

Genotype: E_/A_/Tp_/Ch_ (Tapestry Champagne on Bay)

• Coat Color: Subdued light red or pink body. May appear slightly magenta or slightly orange, but should not appear pastel or brown. May get slightly darker along the topline. Darker, more saturated stockings that reach the knees/hocks (or higher) and blend into the coat color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Dark red, similar in color to the legs. Darker roots are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Light brown or golden.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or black.

Acceptable Madder Champagne Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woad Champagne

Genotype: E_/aa/Tp_/Ch_ (Tapestry Champagne on Black)

• Coat Color: Subdued medium-blue body. May appear slightly indigo or turquoise, but should not appear pastel or gray. Should be relatively even in tone across the body, but may get darker along the topline.
• Mane and Tail Color: The same color as the body or slightly darker.
• Skin Color: Light gray or purple-pink; may have gray freckles.
• Eye Color: Brown, gray, or green.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray or black.

Acceptable Woad Champagne Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ochre Pearl, Tyrian Pearl, Phthalo Pearl

Genotype: Tpprl

Tapestry and Pearl share a locus.
Tpprl horses must get the Tp gene from one parent and the prl gene from the other.

Ochre Pearl

Genotype: ee/__/Tpprl (Tapestry Pearl on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Vivid, almost iridescent orange, mostly even in tone across the entire body. Should be robust in both saturation in value, and clearly a secondary color; the coat should not appear too yellow nor too red.
• Mane and Tail Color: Same color as the coat. Slightly lighter or darker than the coat is acceptable.
• Skin Color: Brown or pink-brown.
• Eye Color: Orange, golden, or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid brown.

Acceptable Ochre Pearl Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyrian Pearl

Genotype: E_/A_/Tpprl (Tapestry Pearl on Bay)

• Coat Color: Vivid, almost iridescent violet, mostly even in tone across the entire body. Should be robust in both saturation in value, and clearly a secondary color; the coat should not appear too blue nor too red. Noticeable dark stockings up to the knees or hocks (or higher), blended into the body color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Visibly darker than the body and similar in color to the legs.
• Skin Color: Gray or brown.
• Eye Color: Gray or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Acceptable Tyrian Pearl Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phthalo Pearl

Genotype: E_/aa/Tpprl (Tapestry Pearl on Black)

• Coat Color: Vivid, almost iridescent green, mostly even in tone across the entire body. Should be robust in both saturation in value, and clearly a secondary color; the coat should not appear too yellow nor too blue.
• Mane and Tail Color: Same color as the coat. Slightly lighter or darker than the coat is acceptable.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Green, gray, or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Acceptable Phthalo Pearl Color Examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cold Ether, Ombre Ether, Classic Ether

Genotype: erer
er is recessive, and will not be visible unless a horse inherits the gene from both parents.
 a horse with _er will be noted as “carrying ether" but not show the gene.
Locus:  Champagne, Ether

Cold Ether

Genotype: ee/__/erer (ether on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Bluish silver at the topline and tinted pale purple-pink under the barrel, on the face, and on the top half of the legs. Color shift should be gradual and be relatively even in value across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Silvery-blue, the same color as the topline.  Lighter or darker roots are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Pale gray or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Ombre Ether

Genotype: E_/A_/erer (Ether on Bay)

• Coat Color: Bluish silver at the topline pale purple-pink under the barrel and face. Color shift should be gradual and be relatively even in value across the barrel. Legs should have dark purple-black stockings to the knee and hock (or higher) which blend into the body color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Purple-black. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Gray or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Classic Ether

Genotype: E_/aa/erer (Ether on Black)

• Coat Color: Desaturated purplish charcoal, with the purple hues exaggerated on the face, and on the top half of the legs. Color shift should be gradual and be relatively even in value across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Slightly darker than the body. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Gray or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Cold Cream Ether, Ombre Cream Ether, Classic Cream Ether

Genotype: CrCr erer, nCr erer

When a Cream Ether horse has homozygous Cream (CrCr),
colors may present paler than the below examples.

Cold Cream Ether

Genotype: ee/__/Cr_/erer (Cream ether on Chestnut)

• Coat Color: Pale cream, with silver-blue hues at the topline and pale purple-pink under the barrel, on the face, and on the top half of the legs. Color shift should be gradual and be relatively even in value across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: White or bluish-silver. Darker roots are acceptable.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Pale gray or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Ombre Cream Ether

Genotype: E_/A_/Cr_/erer (Cream ether on Bay)

• Coat Color: Pale cream, with silver-blue hues at the topline and pale purple-pink under the barrel, on the face, and on the top half of the legs. Color shift should be gradual and be relatively even in value across the barrel. Legs should have dark purple-black stockings to the knee and hock (or higher) which blend into the body color.
• Mane and Tail Color: Purple-black. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Gray or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.

Classic Cream Ether

Genotype: E_/aa/Cr_/erer (Cream ether on Black)

• Coat Color: Subdued blue-purple, with blue along the topline and the purple hues exaggerated on the face and on the top half of the legs. Color shift should be gradual and be relatively even in value across the body.
• Mane and Tail Color: Slightly darker than the body. May be darker at the roots or faded to a lighter color at the tips.
• Skin Color: Gray.
• Eye Color: Gray or brown.
• Hoof Color: Solid gray.