Horse Color Modifiers - Mealy / Pangare
Image from Nemoleon
This color modifier is common in all breeds is expressed by a lightening of the animals soft spots, generally the muzzle, belly, flank, elbow and eyes.
This gene is also often found in mules and burrows, and easily identified by a characteristic lightened muzzle.
Mealy Modifier
The picture below is a fine comparison of two similar colored horses, one with the Pangare gene and one without.
Mealy vs. Non-Mealy
Image from Deivis
Mealy Colors
The mealy gene is generally displayed the following colors.
Chestnut Mealy
Mealy gene displayed on a chestnut base
Image from White Horse Productions
Black Mealy
Mealy gene displayed on a black base
Image from Apple Ridge Mountain Horses
Bay Mealy
Mealy gene displayed on a bay horse
Image from esmed
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