Duns and Their Look-Alikes - not to be confused! |
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Below are some pictures of true dun horses / ponies (with the dun gene) , and pictures of colours commonly confused with dun (with other dilution genes)
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Here are some true
duns ......
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Blue Dun
(dun gene on black basecoat) |
Red Dun |
Silver Blue Dun
(dun + silver genes on black basecoat) |
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Silvered Golden Dun
(dun + silver genes on bay basecoat) |
Silver Dun
(dun + cream genes on black basecoat) |
Sable Cream Dun "Sierra
Hesa Chief", stallion owned by |
Sooty Dunalino N.B: sooty only shows in the undilute areas; dun suppresses sooty |
Gold Champagne Dun
(dun + champagne genes on chestnut basecoat) |
The dun gene can
occur in combination with any other dilution gene or
genes, giving a huge variety of cream duns, silvered
duns, champagne duns, champagne cream duns etc. Look for
the correct dun dorsal stripe and other primitive
markings to spot the dun gene. The dorsal stripe
(combined with dun tail-cap sides) is a must-have for
duns; they should also show at least two other
dun markings from the following list:
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For some really
superb pictures of dun markings, take a closer look at
this lovely Mouse Dun (Brown Dun) mare, Amberfield's
Dun Lovin', on her own page. |
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... and here are some un-duns with other dilution genes (commonly mistakenly registered as dun, golden dun, dark dun, etc.) |
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Buckskin
(cream gene on bay basecoat) |
Amber Champagne
(champagne gene on bay basecoat) |
Sable Champagne
(champagne gene on brown basecoat) |
Classic Champagne
(champagne gene on black basecoat) |
Dark Sooty Buckskin
(cream + sooty genes on bay basecoat) |
There are many
dilute colours which are frequently mistaken for duns;
these are just a few examples.
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Sooty Buckskin
(cream + sooty genes on bay basecoat) |
Smoky Black |
Dark Mushroom
(unknown gene on chestnut basecoat - definitely not a silver dilute) Photo courtesy of Beth Mead, Kella's Stud |
Mushroom
(unknown gene on chestnut basecoat - definitely not a silver dilute) Photo courtesy of Beth Mead, Kella's Stud |
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