Sooty on Bay

Sooty on Chestnut

Sooty on Palomino

Sooty is a darkening of the coat on the topline and neck.
Sooty should be uniform in color and should fade smoothly and gradually into the base coat.
When a horse already has black points (bay, buckskin, etc), Sooty may be black instead of dark.
Sooty is not visible on undiluted black; it will not be visible on black, blue roan, etc.

Genotype: Sty_
Locus:  Not shared with any known genes

• Coat: Darkening of the coat--must be either same hue as coat or black, when applicable.
• Mane and Tail: Not affected.
• Skin: Not affected.
• Eyes: Not affected.
• Hooves: Not affected.

Range:

• Minimum: Subtle darkening of the coat along the topline.
• Maximum: Dark or black coloration on the topline, neck, and top half of the barrel.