This is a discussion on Sooty Buckskin or Dunskin?? within the Horse Colors and Genetics forums, part of the Horse Breeds, Breeding, and Genetics category
Do you know anything about her parents? What colours are they, that would be the easiest way to decide.
Id say she's a buckskin. Just based on the fact she looks identical to a mare we used to have but her mom was a palomino, and her dad was a buckskin. Posted via Mobile Device
It's really hard to tell from just the one picture. Is there any way you could get some more detailed pictures, especially clear ones of her legs and her butt/back from directly behind her so that the dorsal stripe is clearly visible?
Just going from the single picture, though? I would say that she's a brownskin/smokey brown. It's very similar to buckskin, just with a different version of the Agouti (the gene that restricts black points and dilutes the body...causes bay and brown. Bay is "A" and brown is "At"...I think). Typically, brownskins are a lot darker with supercharged dapples as compared to regular buckskins.
I still think she is brownskin. Brown based horses often have a dorsal, as brown likes dark hair along the topline. Dun tends to have a more muted shade to it, rather than a rich hue like your girl.
From what I can tell she is a Dun. Check for leg stripping. She also has Dapples. Very nice! To be a dun one of her parents must be carrying the dun gene. Do you know if its in her lines?
Also, unless the sire was a palomino dun, I'm almost positive dun does not exist in Belgians - in fact, I do believe they're almost solely "base" colors - black and chestnut with potential for modifiers such as agouti and grey only. I would agree with sooty brownskin/buckskin. Posted via Mobile Device