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jo the trained eye, telling

a bay from, say, a chest-L nut is child’s play. You know your snip from your strip. But horse color, genetics and coat variation science cast a wide net. Check some of our trivia:

• Gray-beard? The gray color gene is a dominant genetic trait, which means it will never skip a generation. A gray horse will always have at least one gray parent.

But, even two gray horses bred together can still produce a non-gray foal.

Horses that eventually turn gray, or white, when older are bom dark, usually dark bay or black. Sometimes, a strong chestnut gene will produce a liver chestnut foal that turns gray. Only 16 thoroughbreds have been recognized as

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