Horses born with the graying allele of the KIT gene can be born any color. As they age, the hair follicles progressively lose the ability to manufacture melanin. The coat takes on a “dappled” pattern that gradually becomes completely white. Can a horse stay dapple grey? But, yes, horses canRead More →
As greys age white hairs begin to appear interspersed with their body colour, causing their colour to lighten. Dapples and different shades of grey are all simply stages of this process and a grey horse will change appearance over time until it is almost entirely white. What breed of horseRead More →
While black is one of the main base colors of Dachshunds, a solid black is the rarest Dachshund color in the world. This is because a solid black coat is achieved when both parents have the same rare recessive gene. Are dapple Dachshunds healthy? There are lethal genes commonly associatedRead More →