• 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: