Colors
Chestnut mushroom
Chestnut mushroom is the result of a chestnut base coat diluted by mushroom.
Hannelore Roodhooft
Bay mushroom
Bay mushroom is the result of a bay base coat diluted by mushroom.
Hannelore Roodhooft
Gene
MFSD12 gene
The MFSD12 gene is responsible for the color mushroom in horses.
Hannelore Roodhooft
Presence in horses
The mushroom dilution can be found in Shetland Ponies (and, as a result, also rarely in Miniature Horses).
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