Is Red Dun Chestnut?

David Miller
David Miller
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A Red Dun Has a Chestnut Base Color in the Photo Is a Dark Red Dun; However, Red Duns Can Be as Light as the Color of a Peach. All Duns Have a Dark Dorsal...

Is Red Dun Chestnut?

A red dun has a chestnut base color
In the photo is a dark red dun; however, red duns can be as light as the color of a peach. All duns have a dark dorsal stripe, and commonly have leg bars and cob webbing. Red duns are created by the dun dilution gene working on the chestnut base coat.

What color is red dun?

Red dun, also called claybank, is a light tan coat with reddish instead of black points and primitive markings. Genetically, the horse has an underlying chestnut coat color, acted upon by the dun gene.

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What breed of horse is a dun?

Dun colored breeds

The wild Asian horses called Przewalski horses are mostly dun. Other horse breeds that are common to be a dun color are American Quarter Horses, Icelandic Ponies, Highland Ponies, and don't forget Mustangs! (Close to Spirit – he's a dunskin.)

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