Bay dun

Dun on a bay base: a yellowish-brown body, black points and a dorsal stripe.

Bay dun: Dun on a bay base: a yellowish-brown body, black points and a dorsal stripe.

What does this colour look like?

A yellowish-brown to khaki body with black mane, tail and lower legs, plus a dorsal stripe and often zebra bars.

Body
yellowish-brown / khaki
Mane and tail
black
Legs
black with zebra bars
Skin
dark
Eyes
brown
Primitive markings
Yes (incl. dorsal stripe)

How does this colour arise?

A bay horse with the dun gene.

More about the genetics

Bay dun = bay (E_, A_) + D. Often simply called dun. The points stay black, the body dilutes, primitive markings appear.

What is this colour often confused with?

  • Buckskin

    A buckskin has a golden body with black mane, tail and lower legs.

  • Dun

    You recognise a dun by the dorsal stripe along the back and the primitive markings.

  • Grullo

    Dun on a black base: a mouse-grey body with a black dorsal stripe.

Which breeds show this colour?

Fjord

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Sources: UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory · UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory · Sponenberg, D.P. & Bellone, R.R. (Wiley-Blackwell).