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The Buckskin Horse

There are a lot of great horses out there in the world today, however, one of the fastest growing in popularity is, of course, the Buckskin horse. This is a type of hair coat color for the horse. For the most part, Buckskin is a color that resembles a certain shade of tan. It almost looks like tanned deerskin, and thus, it gets its name Buckskin. For those of you who are not sure, Buckskins for horses look like the same color as Buckskins for dogs. Most of the time, you get a tan or kind of gold colored horse that also happens to have a dark color tail or mane. Sometimes even the lower legs of the horse will be dark as well. Today we are going to talk about how you make Buckskin horses, and how they came about. We are also going to talk about how a lot of people get the Buckskin color confused with another horse colors as well. However, in the end, most people agree that they like the Buckskin horse color.

First of all, you get the Buckskin color as a result of a cream dilution gene that is acting out on a bay horse. The color is very breathtaking on a horse, and that is why so many people love it. In fact, most women have said that they like the Buckskin color on a horse more than any other horse color. A lot of cartoon horses are colored to fit this color combination. Although the Buckskin color does not refer to just one breed of horse, one thing is for sure, the Buckskin color is one of the best that you can get. It can be hard, however, to find this color on a horse. There are very few breeds of horse that actually have the Buckskin color. Of course, by looking around online, you can come across a few horses that have this color. When you are looking, you are bound to come across a few that people have confused with another color. They think it's Buckskin, but it is not.

When looking for the Buckskin color, you are going to find a lot of the dun colored horses. This is yet another type of dilution gene on bay colored horses. Although this looks a lot like the Buckskin, it is not Buckskin at all. The dun color on a horse also has primitive markings on it. Normally, you will see a shoulder bald strip or some kind of zebra strips on the legs. Sometimes they will even have a dorsal stripe. These are things that you have to look for. They are not actually Buckskin horses if they have those markings. Overall, you will be able to find the Buckskin color on a breed if you look long enough. The only problem is, you have to find it on a breed that you actually want. A lot of times, people will buy a breed of horse just for the color, but that is not what you want to do. Find out what breeds of horses come in Buckskin, and then choose a breed from those horses.

 

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