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| What is a Perlino ? |
Bays diluted once are Buckskins, and double diluted are Perlino's. Chestnuts diluted once are palominos, and double diluted are Cremello's. Blacks that carry 1 dilute gene are Smokey Blacks, and double diluted are Smokey Cremes. And Perlinos, Cremellos, and Smokey Cremes are HOT because of what they can do for you !! Besides eye-catching color, double-dilute horses have a significant characteristic that sets them apart from all other equines. A Perlino / Cremello / Smokey Creme is homozygous and will produce 100% diluted colors. Bay to Buckskin, Chestnut to Palomino, and Black to Smokey Black Perlinos or Smokey Cremes carry one black factor and one red factor or two black factors. Cremellos carry two red factors and no black factors. To get a Buckskin foal you need a black gene from one parent. Palominos need the red gene. There really are only three basic colors of horses: Black, Bay and Chestnut. Everything else is modified, shaded, or a diluted version of these three colors. A Bay diluted once is a buckskin, a bay double diluted is a Perlino. A Chestnut diluted once is a palomino and double diluted is a Cremello. A Black diluted once is a Smokey Black, and double-diluted is a Smokey Creme. A Perlino, Cremello, or Smokey Creme will ALWAYS dilute a base color. You will get the Creme gene 100% of the time. Depending on the mares contribution the offspring will be Buckskin, Palomino, or Smokey Black, (If the Gray, Roan or Dun gene is present - the foal will be one of the above base colors and will have gray, roan or dun on top of that base color) A Perlino is a creamy pearlescent coat color. The points that would have been black in a bay or buckskin are a gold or a pale reddish-orange. Their skin is pink and their eyes are blue. A Cremello is more of an ivory color, the skin is pink and the eyes are blue. A Smokey Black normally looks like a regular black, usually born black (unlike the black horse which is born mouse gray) but can be various shades of black, the points can be chocolate, can be born with eyes that are blue, amber or hazel. A Smokey Creme is a creamy color with an orange or red cast to the entire hair coat, pink skin and blue eyes. Perlinos, Cremellos, and Smokey Cremes are not ALBINOS! Perlinos, Cremellos & Smokey Cremes do not carry the LETHAL WHITE GENE. Perlinos will produce Buckskins, Palominos or Smokey Blacks (can produce double dilutes - Cremellos, Perlinos, Smokey Cremes, if bred to a mare that is a dilute color) If the Gray, Roan, or Dun gene is present - foal will be one of the above base colors (Buckskin, Palomino, Smokey Black) and will have the Gray, Roan or Dun Gene on top of that color. These are the colors that a PERLINO WILL PRODUCE, when bred to certain colors: Note: If the Gray, Roan or Dun gene is present the foal will be one of the base colors (Buckskin, Palomino, Smokey Black) and will have the Gray, Roan or Dun gene on top of that color SORREL - Smokey Black, Buckskin, Palomino BAY - Smokey Black, Buckskin, Palomino BLACK - Buckskin, Smokey Black, Palomino PALOMINO - Palomino, Buckskin, Smokey Black, Cremello, Perlino, Smokey Cream BUCKSKIN - Buckskin, Smokey Black, Palomino, Perlino, Cremello, Smokey Cream SMOKEY BLACK - Smokey Black, Buckskin, Palomino, Perlino, Smokey Cream, Cremello CREMELLO - Cremello, Perlino, Smokey Cream PERLINO - Perlino, Cremello, Smokey Cream SMOKEY CREAM - Perlino, Smokey Cream, Cremello GREY - foal will be Buckskin, Palomino or Smokey Black - if the grey gene is present it will be on top of these colors and the foal will turn grey with age. ROAN - foal will be Buckskin, Palomino or Smokey Black - if the roan gene is present it will be on top of these colors and the foal will also be roan. DUN - foal will be Buckskin, Palomino or Smokey Black - if the Dun gene is present it will be on top of these colors and the foal will also have dun factor markings. |
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