| The descriptions on this site are to aid in identifying
the particular shade of a dun horse. All duns, regardless of
their shade, must have a coat color that has been diluted, having
yellow-tan or dove/slate tones, and have some combination of
dun (primitive) markings, such as dorsal stripe, leg barring,
wither stripe, cob webbing, etc. |
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Photo Copyright
vs. Current Owner of Horse
On these pages, photo copyright credits
are listed with each photo. However, the photo copyright owner
may not be the current owner of that horse, as it may have
been sold, or someone else took the photo of that horse and
contributed it to DCS for use here.
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Look-A-Like Dorsal Comparisons
Below are examples of dorsals
that have been body clipped.
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1. Can you tell which of these foals has
a dun dorsal, and which do not?
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2. Is this foal a dun dilute?
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Look-A-Like Individual Photos
In this section, we have displayed individual
photos of a number of horses who may be dun "look-a-likes"
at least during certain seasons, and/or have counter shading
markings.
You can click
on some of the images to open a larger version in a new
browser window.
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Best's Bedazzled
Bay/Brown Morgan filly
Bedazzled was born with a very vivid
and pronounced dorsal, as well as wither and neck
markings. Neither parent has any dilution genes at
all, so she cannot be a dun dilute.
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Photos copyright
Best
Morgans
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NHM Misty Morning
Bay Morgan mare
This mare was registered by her breeder
as buckskin, but she it is quite possible that she
is light bay w/pangare. Her current owner plans to
have her tested for the cream gene. Her sire is buckskin
and her dam chestnut. Without a dun dilute parent,
she cannot be a dun, even though she does sport a
dorsal.
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Photo copyright
Best
Morgans
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Cinco de Myia
Chestnut Morgan mare
Even though her coat appears diluted
at times, and she does exhibit a dorsal and chest
markings/stripes, both of her parents are chestnuts,
so we know Myia cannot be a dun dilute.
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Owned by Carrie
Craddock
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"Maggie"
Chestnut Quarter Horse filly
Maggie is pictured here at about 1 to
2 weeks of age, with a very well defined, dark red
dorsal that clearly runs through her tail. Her sire
is chestnut (sorrel) and her dam is bay, so Maggie
cannot be red dun. Red dun foals are generally more
"pink" looking at birth, while Maggie appears
to simple be lighter red.
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Photo copyright
Pat Rollingson
Dandee
Quarter Horses & Sunset
Marchadors
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Late summer 2005
Early spring 2006
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Anxious Ashley
Black Standardbred mare
Ashley is fading black who becomes quite
"grulla-looking" in later summer. The early
spring photo shows, however, that she is indeed a
black. The Standardbred breed is not known to have
any of the dilution genes to the best of our knowledge
at this time.
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Owned by Michelle
Walters
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Above image is full sized.
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Casanova
Brown Buckskin Warmblood colt
Casanova is classic of a brown buckskin
foal, with his dark shaded head/neck/shoulder, as
well as the already advanced shadowing on his leg
points. His dark, vivid dorsal is also fairly typical
of a brown based foal. Casanova's sire is a lighter
expressed brown Warmblood stallion. His dam is his
only "color" source, and she is a palomino
Thoroughbred. There is no dun dilution in the Thoroughbred
breed, so no chance of her being a dunalino.
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Owner (and photo credit) Lauren
Efford, Goldhope Farm
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Above image is full sized.
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Brightest Gold
2001 Buckskin Thoroughbred filly
This filly has a very prominent counter
shading dorsal. Her dam is the same palomino mare pictured
with the brown buckskin Warmblood colt above. Again,
there is no dun dilution in the Thoroughbred bred, so
no chance that this filly could be a dun color.
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Bred by and photo
credit ~ Julia Lord
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Newborn coat
Foal shedding coat
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Ever The Gentleman
2003 Smoky Black Paint gelding
The dorsal on this foal is a counter
shading dorsal, which is very commonly seen on smoky
black foals. His newborn coat color is not diluted
to the light dove-gray or buff with dove tones of
a grulla foal.
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Bred by Julia Lord ~ photo credit
Lyn Perkins
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Above image is full sized.
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Black Velvet Lady
Smoky Black APHA mare
This young mare does a wonderful impersonation
of a grulla in summer coat when she fades.
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Bred by Julia Lord ~ photo credit
Lyn Perkins
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Silver Brigadier
Bay/Brown Silver Dapple Saddlebred
The silver dapple dilution gene is very
rare in the Saddlebred breed, but the dun gene is
not known to exist at all. This silver dapple foal
has a counter shading dorsal.
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Bred by Julia Lord ~ photo credit
Lyn Perkins
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Corizon de Oro
Buckskin Morgan gelding
Sire's parents names?? Cori's neck markings
are caused by seasonal sootiness. He only has these
markings during seasonal coat transitions.
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Owned by Melanie ??
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Royal Gold Sunara (Sunny)
Morgan mare
Sunny's sire is the perlino Morgan stallion,
Finallys Mr Andy, who only has cream dilute parents.
Her dam has no dilution genes at all.
Her wither marking is very dark, and
she even appears to have some counter shading markings
extending from her dorsal area, resembling dorsal
barbs. These markings vary during seasonal coat transitions,
just as counter shading markings normally will.
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Owned by Royal
Gold Morgans
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Look-A-Like Collages
In this section, each horse has it's own
page with more detailed explanation of why they are not
dun dilutes.
On each horse's web page, the collage of
photos will download at full size. See approx. file size
of that full sized version below the smaller collage on
this page to estimate your download time. The full sized
collage is the only photo on that web page, so download
times, even for dial up, should not be too "painful"
for most people.
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(Enlarged image is approx. 102kbs)
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CJ Sparkling Gem (Dusty)
Buckskin Morgan gelding
Click on the image to the left to go
to "Dusty's" page for a much larger image
and more information about his color and markings.
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Owned by Jackie
Wyandt
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(Enlarged image is approx. 89kbs)
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Kennebec Topaz
Buckskin Morgan mare
Click on the image to the left to go
to Topaz's page for a much larger image and more information
about her color and markings.
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Owned by Brookridge
Morgans
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(Enlarged image is approx. 110kbs)
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Saint Claire (Kat)
Buckskin Morgan mare
Click on the image to the left to go to
Kat's page for a much larger image and more information
about her color and markings.
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Photos by Nancy Castle
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(Enlarged image is approx. 107kbs)
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2004 foal by
Delmaytion Top King
Bay Morgan foal
Click on the image to the left to go
to this foal's page for a much larger image and more
information about its color and markings.
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Owned by WM-CAR-WMS
Farm
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(Enlarged image is approx. 96kbs)
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2006 filly by
Delmaytion Top King
Black Morgan filly
Click on the image to the left to go
to this foal's page for a much larger image and more
information about its color and markings.
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Owned by WM-CAR-WMS
Farm
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(Enlarged image is approx. 103kbs)
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Delmaytion Top King
& Foals
Click on the image to the left to go
to these horse's page for a much larger image and
more information about their color and markings.
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Owned by WM-CAR-WMS
Farm
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(Enlarged image is approx. 102kbs)
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DM Prairie Smoke'N
(Smoke)
Smoky Black Morgan
Click on the image to the left to go
to this foal's page for a much larger image and more
information about its color and markings.
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Owned by In
Him Morgans
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(Enlarged image is approx. 117kbs)
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Indigo Sierra
Brown Buckskin Morgan
Click on the image to the left to go
to this foal's page for a much larger image and more
information about its color and markings.
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Owned by Indigo
Morgans
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(Enlarged image is approx. 123kbs)
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Marana Artistry
Brown Buckskin Morgan
Click on the image to the left to go
to this foal's page for a much larger image and more
information about its color and markings.
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Bred by DM
Morgans
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Look-A-Like Comparisons
In this section, we will present some side-by-side
comparisons showing and describing the differences between
some dun colors and similar looking non-dun colors.
Each comparison example will have its own
page, with more detailed explanation.
Click on the image to
open that example's web page in a new browser window.
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Ear Tips & Rims
Top left:
CJ Sparkling Gem ~ Jackie Wyandt
Top right: Amberfield's
Dun Lovin ~ Brookridge
Morgans
Bottom left: CJ
Sparkling Gem ~ Jackie Wyandt
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Dunskin ~ Light Buckskin
Adult Colors Comparison
Top left:
Robbi-Sue Misalert ~ photo by Julie Ploof
Top right: KRP
Jingo ~ photo by Edgefield
Morgans
Bottom left: Dahlonega
Dillon ~ DM
Morgans
Bottom right:
MEMC Custom Made ~ MEMC
Morgans
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Bay Dun ~ Buckskin
Adult Colors Comparison
Top left:
Firestorm ~ photo by Kathy Morey
Top right: Successfull
Reflection ~ WMS
Morgan Farm
Bottom left: Saint
Claire ~ photo by Nancy Castle
Bottom right:
CJ Sparkling Gem ~ photo by Jackie Wyandt
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