Deloryan Hommers

Black dun is a black-based coat lightened by the dun gene. It is also known as grullo or grulla, which refers to the soft greyish tone of this colour. The body lightens to a mousegrey or steel shade, while the mane, tail, and primitive markings remain dark.

Brown dun is a seal brown (also called: seal bay) base coat lightened by the dun gene. It creates a darker version of bay dun, with a smoky brown body and black points. Because of their deeper shading, the primitive markings can be harder to see.

Bay dun, also called classic dun or zebra dun, is a bay base coat lightened by the dun gene. It gives the horse a golden or sandy body with dark points and clear primitive markings.

Chestnut dun, also called red dun, is a chestnut base coat lightened by the dun gene. The result is a soft orange-red or apricot shade with slightly darker points and primitive markings.

Buckskin pearl is a bay-based coat affected by one copy of the cream gene and one copy of the pearl gene. The result is a soft golden or sandy tone that looks lighter and smoother than a regular buckskin coat.

Smoky black pearl is a black-based coat affected by one copy of the cream allele and one copy of the pearl allele. The result is a soft tan or dark beige shade that can look very similar to a faded black or dark buckskin coat.

Palomino pearl is a chestnut-based coat affected by one copy of the cream allele and one copy of the pearl allele. The result is a soft golden or ivory shade, usually quite a bit lighter and smoother than a regular palomino coat.

Black pearl is a black-based coat affected by two copies of pearl. It gives the horse a warm, sepia-like shade.

Bay pearl is a bay base that has been lightened by two copies of the pearl alleles. The result is a soft apricot or light tan coat, with darker points on the mane, tail and lower legs.

Chestnut Pearl is a chestnut coat lightened by two pearl-alleles. The result is a golden apricot or creamy copper-ish colour. The coat, mane and tail are usually quite similar in shade, giving the horse a warm and even appearance.

Smoky Black is a black-based coat with one copy of the cream gene. The coat often looks the same as a regular black horse, which makes smoky black very hard to identify by appearance alone.