| The Smoky Black color is the result of the action of one cream gene on a black horse. Where one cream gene on a black produces a Smoky Black, two of them create the Smoky Cream! As you can see, Smoky Blacks look like most any black horse without the cream gene. The only way to know for sure if a black horse is a smoky or not is by looking at what it produces. See the Color Chart to learn more about the color possibilities the cream gene creates. Click Here to see the characteristics of the different cream colors, to include the difference between cremellos and perlinos. |
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| Sunny K Sootzz
Confirmed Smoky Black Stallion. He is by a black stallion and out of a palomino mare. His first foal was a palomino out of a sorrel mare, confirming that he carries the cream gene.
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Approve Black Gold
Born with "Teal" eyes, this foal's sire is a Perlino, which means the cream gene is definately there! Owned by Michaela Atkins
| Morgan Midnight
A morgan mare of unknown parentage who produced a cremello when bred to a palomino, proving she carries the cream gene. Owned by Karen Green
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Iza Classy Kitten
Produced this Cremello foal when bred to a palomino paint stallion, proving she carries the cream gene. The foal is owned by Tina Balderston |
Folly Question
A smoky black mare that fades to chocolate brown and has light brown eyes. Pictured with her palomino foal that was sired by a bay stallion. This means the foal had to get his cream gene from his dam. Owned by Ronald & Patti Hicks
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Hershey
Believed to be a smoky black, this filly has a palomino sire, and is owned by Julia Lord
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Verified smoky black. Filly owned by Terina Howard, sire is a cremello.
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Tested by UCDavis and she is a smoky and she also carries the black and red color genes. She is by a buckskin stallion and out of a black mare.
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Same smokey black filly as at left, shedded out.
Owned by Tim & Bonnie Deines
Sandy Oaks Ranch TWH's |
LT Commander Deck
AQHA Smoky Black stallion owned by Lazzy Acres | Lucky
AQHA Smoky Black mare owned by P.K. House
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Pistol
AQHA Smoky Black colt previously owned by Jennifer Dunham | PK Ebony Bonanza
AQHA Smoky Black Mare Owned by P.K. House
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This site is not intended to give the visitor a complete education in the science of equine genetics, but merely to explain the cream gene in layman's terms, and thus help dispel some of the myths associated with it. If you have questions about these horses and their coloration, please visit the Cream Gene Facts page, or our Color Discussion Board.
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