Flaxen on Chestnut (Maximum)

Flaxen on Chestnut

Flaxen on Liver Chestnut

Flaxen is a lightening of the mane and tail, giving a blonde appearance.
Flaxen can appear cream, gold, or red-gold. Gradients and base-colored roots are acceptable.
Flaxen does not appear on black manes/tails, and will have no affect on horses with black- or bay-based coats.

Genotype: ff
Locus:  Not shared with any known genes
Flaxen is recessive, and will not be visible unless a horse inherits Flaxen from both parents (ff). Horses with 'nf' will be noted as 'Carrying Flaxen' but will not show the gene.

• Coat: Not affected.
• Mane and Tail: A light gold or cream color compared to base color.
• Skin: Not affected.
• Eyes: Not affected.
• Hooves: Not affected.

Range:

• Minimum: Subtle gold or red-gold tinted lightening of mane and tail. A base-color gradient from the roots is acceptable.
• Maximum: Light near-white cream color mane and tail.

This trait is attached to horses that Carry Flaxen.
Flaxen is a lightening of the mane and tail, giving a blonde appearance.
Flaxen is recessive; a horse needs to be homozygous with two copies of the gene (ff) for it to be visible.
Flaxen also only shows on Chestnut-based (ee) coats. Horses with (E_) will not express Flaxen.

A heterozygous carrier with only one copy of the gene (nf) will not express Flaxen.

Genotype: nf, or ff on a E_ base
Locus:  Not shared with any known genes
Horses with 'nf' will be noted as 'Carrying Flaxen' but will not show the gene.

Expression of carried Flaxen:

• Coat: Not affected.
• Mane and Tail: Not affected.
• Skin: Not affected.
• Eyes: Not affected.
• Hooves: Not affected.