Percherons of Color
Black - Grey - Chestnut - Bay - Roan
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Black
#1 registered color in the United States and Canada. Most likely Australia as well.
#2 registered color in France, UK, and South Africa.
Horses can be either homozygous dominant extension - EE
or
heterozygous dominant extension- Ee
for black. Black is a Base Color.
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Grey/Gray
#2 registered color in the United States and Canada. Most likely Australia as well.
#1 registered color in France, UK, and South Africa.
Horses can be either homozygous - GG
or
heterozygous - Gg
for grey. Grey is a Modifier.
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Chestnut
#4 registered color in the United States
#3 registered color in Canada
Chestnut still rarely occurs in France, UK, Australia and South Africa, they will be denied Registration.
Horses can be either homozygous recessive extension - ee
or
heterozygous recessive extension- Ee (and will not appear chestnut)
Chestnut is a Base Color
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Bay
#5 registered color in the United States
No known Registered Bays in Canada. 2 Bays have been discovered.
Bay still very rarely occurs in France.
France, Australia, UK, and South Africa, they will be denied Registration.
Horses can be either homozygous dominant agouti - AA
or
heterozygous dominant agouti - Aa
Bay is a Base Color.
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Roan (Blue - Bay)
#3 registered color in the United States.
No known Registered Roans remain in Canada
Roan occasionally appears in France. France, Australia, UK, and South Africa, they will be denied Registration.
Horses can be either homozygous Roan - RnRn
or
heterozygous Roan- Rn/N
Roan is a Modifier.
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