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There is a proposed allele that darkens a bay coat to seal brown, and the sooty gene is linked to other forms of dark bay. Genetically, a chestnut horse is a horse without the ability to produce black pigment, while a black horse does not have dominant agouti to restrict their black pigment to points. The MC1R (extension) either binds alpha-MSH.


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The Seal Brown horses are blessed with a dark base and dark brown fur, accented by lighter tan coloring around the muzzles and eyes. The horses' head, legs and mane are often darker than the rest. Common Names Seal Brown horses don't have any official nicknames.


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Seal Brown & Wild Agouti Brown (sometimes called Seal Brown), designated as 'At', is a mutation of the original Agouti allele. This differs from Agouti in that, instead of restricting or "erasing" the black colour pigment from the whole of the horse's body, it only affects the 'soft' parts - the nose, armpit, groin, point of the rump, sometimes the belly.


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A bay horse is equine with a reddish-brown coat, dark skin, and black points including its mane, tail, ears, and lower legs. Although very rarely, they can have white markings on their head and legs. The bay horse color ranges from a light copper red to a blood bay color to dark bay and mahogany.


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It is now known that seal brown is due to the At allele at the agouti locus. This allele has been sequenced and there is now a test for it. This is further evidence that the following theory is correct, certainly it shows that Gower, and others, were correct in anticipating a brown agouti allele.


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Seal brown is a coat color of horses identified by a dark brown or near-black body with black point coloration on the tail, mane, and legs, as well as tan patches around the muzzle, eyes, in front of the stifle joint, and behind the elbow. Seal brown horses have a black base coat which is suppressed by the Agouti gene to produce the black points.


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Seal brown is a hair coat color of horses characterized by a near-black body color; with black points, the mane, tail and legs; but also reddish or tan areas around the eyes, muzzle, behind the elbow and in front of the stifle.


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There was a time when it was thought that seal brown horses like Billy (above) might be mealy black. Visually, that makes sense. The placement of the palest areas of the coat - the muzzle, eyes and undersides - are similar. However, seal brown horses consistently test as bay ( A) and not black ( a ).


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A Seal Brown is a horse whose coat is nearly black but is not really black—it is a magical mixture of black and brown. They also have black points over their mane, tail, and legs that are oftentimes hardly discernible. Likewise, there are reddish and tan patches around their eyes, muzzle, and behind the elbow.


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Many brown horses sale for between $3,000 and $5,000 Brown horses are popular for all horse sports, including horse racing, rodeo events, jumping, and trail riding. Brown is an especially common color for Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds.


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Seal brown (horse) The tan hair around the eyes and muzzle, with a black body color, is typical of seal brown. is a hair coat color horses characterized by a near-black body color; with black , the mane, tail and legs; but also reddish or tan areas around the eyes, muzzle, behind the elbow and in front of the stifle.


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As the name suggests, the Seal Brown horses have been blessed with a black base and dark brown coat embellished by lighter tan coloration around the muzzles, eyes, flanks, and other soft areas of the horse's body. Their head, legs, mane, and tail are usually darker than the rest of the body. Common Names


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A crossing of a 'seal brown' horse and a cremello/perlino would generally result in a buckskin foal. This is because a 'seal brown' horse is actually a bay. The only thing different between the two is that bays have a black muzzle, and seal browns have ginger-ish muzzles and points (like between the thigh and barrel).


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Seal brown is a hair coat color of horses characterized by a near-black body color; with black points, the mane, tail and legs; but also reddish or tan areas around the eyes, muzzle, behind the elbow and in front of the stifle.


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This is an incredible exhibition realising Leonardo da Vinci's vision of an equestrian sculpture of Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro. The exhibition has a video of the historical context of the sculpture. The commentary is in Italian, with English subtitles. The actual sculpture of the horse is truly monumental in scale, getting a selfie with.


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Brown Horse Breeds: 10 Horse Breeds With Brown Coats In Horse Breed Lists, Horse Breeds, Horse Colors, Horse Lifestyle, Horse Tips by Carmella Abel The Most Common Brown Horse Breeds Horses come in many colors and patterns, but some of the most common horse colors can be described as brown.

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