Blanket
A white blanket over the hips and croup, sometimes with spots in it.
What does this colour look like?
A defined white area over croup and hips (the blanket), on an otherwise coloured horse. With coloured spots in it, this is a spotted blanket.
- Body
- coloured with white blanket on croup
- Mane and tail
- coloured
- Legs
- coloured
- Skin
- mottled on white
- Eyes
- sometimes white sclera
How does this colour arise?
A white blanket over the hindquarters, with or without spots.
More about the genetics
Blanket is an expression of the leopard complex (LP) with less white than leopard. The amount of white depends on PATN modifiers.
What is this colour often confused with?
- Leopard
A white coat covered with rounded coloured spots, like a leopard.
- Fewspot leopard
An almost fully white appaloosa horse with only a few spots.
Which breeds show this colour?
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Sources: UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory · Sponenberg, D.P. & Bellone, R.R. (Wiley-Blackwell).