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Black is one of the two foundation colors, the other being chestnut. Ponies are either black or chestnut with other genes modifying them. Black is dominant to chestnut. A black and a chestnut can produce a bay. Many blacks do not look true black due to sunbleaching, which are known as fading black. Some blacks hardly ever fade no matter the elements, and are known as non fading blacks. A homozygous black has two copies of the black gene and will only produce black and bay based ponies.


Sunfaded solid black. Chincoteague Sable, Picture by and courtesy of Matt DesJardins.


Severely sun faded solid black. Noah's Shadow, Picture by Amanda Geci.


Nonfading black tobiano. Misty's Black Mist, Picture by Amanda Geci.


Solid black colt in sunfaded foal coat. Wild foal, Picture by Amanda Geci.


Minimal black tobiano colt shedding a sunfaded foal coat. Ace of Spades, Picture by and courtesy of Matt DesJardins.

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