During the making of Horse Reality, we've learned A LOT about horse colors. We couldn't have done it without all these great resources, and we want to share them with you, too!

Laboratories

  1. UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory:
    https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/
  2. Generatio Center for Animal Genetics:
    https://generatio.de/en/services/dna-tests-horses
  3. Animal Genetics
    https://animalgenetics.com/equine-services/

Pedigree databases

  1. Allbreedpedigree:
    https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/
  2. Horsetelex
    https://www.horsetelex.com/home
  3. Sporthorse Data
    https://sporthorse-data.com/pedigree
  4. Sukuposti
    http://www.sukuposti.net/site/index

Books

  1. Bellone R., Sponenberg D. P., Equine Color Genetics, 4th Edition, 2017, ‎Wiley-Blackwell
  2. Bowling A, Ruvinsky A., 2000, The Genetics of the Horse, 2000
  3. T. Pickeral, The Majesty of the Horse: An Illustrated History, HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2012

Articles

  1. An, T.; Dugarjaviin, M.; Han, H. Expression and Analysis of TBX3 Gene in the Skin from Three Locations on Dun Mongolian Bider Horse; Genes (2024); dOI: 0.3390/genes15121589
  2. Bisbee D, Carpenter ML, Hoefs-Martin K, Brooks SA, Lafayette C.; Identification of a novel missense variant in SLC45A2 associated with dilute snowdrop phenotype in Gypsy horses; Animal Genetics (2020); Doi: 10.1111/age.12913
  3. Cieslak J, Brooks SA, Wodas L, Mantaj W, Borowska A, Sliwowska JH, Ziarniak K, Mackowski M.; Genetic Background of the Polish Primitive Horse (Konik) Coat Color Variation-New Insight into Dun Dilution Phenotypic Effect; Journal of Heredity Hered. (2021); Doi: 10.1093/jhered/esab034
  4. Corbin LJ, Pope J, Sanson J, Antczak DF, Miller D, Sadeghi R, Brooks SA.; An Independent Locus Upstream of ASIP Controls Variation in the Shade of the Bay Coat Colour in Horses; Genes (2020); Doi: 10.3390/genes11060606
  5. Druml T, Grilz-Seger G, Horna M, Brem G.; Discriminant analysis of colour measurements reveals allele dosage effect of ASIP/MC1R in bay horses; Czech J. Anim. Sci. (2018); Doi: 10.17221/105/2017-CJAS
  6. Holl H.M., Pflug K.M., Yates K.M., Hoefs-Martin K., Shepard C., Cook D.G., Lafayette C., Brooks S.A.; A candidate gene approach identifies variants in SLC45A2 that explain dilute phenotypes, pearl and sunshine, in compound heterozygote horses; Animal Genetics (2019); Doi: 10.1111/age.12790
  7. Imsland, F., McGowan, K., Rubin, C. J., Henegar, C., Sundstrom, E., Berglund, J., Schwochow, D., Gustafson, U., Imsland, P., Lindblad-Toh, K., Lindgren, G., Mikko, S., Millon, L., Wade, C., Schubert, M., Orlando, L., Penedo, M. C., Barsh, G. S., & Andersson, L.; Regulatory mutations in TBX3 disrupt asymmetric hair pigmentation that underlies Dun camouflage color in horses; Nature Genetics (2015); Doi: 10.1038/ng.3475
  8. Locke, M. M., Ruth, L. S., Millon, L .V., Penedo, M. C. T., Murray, J. D., & Bowling, A. T.; The cream dilution gene, responsible for the palomino and buckskin coat colours, maps to horse chromosome 21. Animal Genetics (2001); doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2001.00806.x
  9. Masuda M. Tsunoda J., Nomura H., Kimura N., Altangerel G., Namkhai B., Dolj U., Yokohama Y.; New Primitive Marking (Bider) in Mongolian Native Horse and Equus przewalskii; Journal of Equine Science (2007); Doi: 10.1294/jes.18.145
  10. Mariat, D., Taourit, S., & Guérin, G.; A mutation in the MATP gene causes the cream coat colour in the horse. Genetics Selection Evolution (2003); doi: 10.1051/gse:2002039
  11. Marklund, L., Moller, M. J., Sandberg, K., & Andersson, L.; A missense mutation in the gene for melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor (MCIR) is associated with the chestnut coat color in horses, Mammalian Genome, 1996; 10.1007/s003359900264
  12. Neves, A.P.; Schwengber, E.B.; Albrecht, F.F.; Isola, J.V.; De Salles van der Linden, L; Beyond fifty shades: The genetics of horse colours; Trends and Advances in Veterinary Genetics; 2017 10.5772/65848
  13. Rieder, S., Taourit, S., Mariat, D., Langlois, B., Guerin, G.; Mutations in the agouti (ASIP), the extension (MC1R), and the brown (TYRP1) loci and their association to coat color phenotypes in horses (Equus caballus); Mammalian Genome (2001) Doi: 10.1007/s003350020017
  14. Sevane, N., Sanz, C.R., Dunner, S., Sevane, N., Sanz, C.R., Dunner, S.; Explicit evidence for a missense mutation in exon 4 of SLC45A2 gene causing the pearl coat dilution in horses; Animal Genetics (2019); Doi: 10.1111/age.12784
  15. Wagner, H-J., & Reissmann, M.; New polymorphism detected in the horse MC1R gene; Animal Genetics, 2000; 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2000.00655.x