Paint horses come in many amazing color combinations, and the minimal splash horse coloring is highly sought after. But what do minimal splash horses look like and how do horses get these markings?
The color of a horse is determined by its genetic DNA, inherited from its parents. The foal will get one set of genes from its dam, and another from the sire.
A splash paint horse is one that has large white patches of hair over its body. This type of coloring is referred to as pinto markings, and it is very common in ...
There are six different genetic mutations that can cause splashed white coloring in horses, labeled SW-1 through to SW-6. Some of these are more common than ...