Modifiers
Color Modifiers
Modifiers alter the appearance of the base coat but do not dilute it.
Flaxen
Flaxen lightens the mane and tail of chestnut horses.
Flaxen Chestnut Flaxen Liver Chestnut
Silver
Silver lightens black pigment found in the mane, tail, and lower legs.
Examples:
- Black + Silver = Silver Black
- Bay + Silver = Silver Bay
Chestnuts may carry silver but will not visually express it.
Sooty
Sooty adds dark hairs throughout the coat and can darken the topline, shoulders, and body.
Examples:
- Palomino → Sooty Palomino
- Buckskin → Sooty Buckskin
- Bay → Dark Bay
In EquestriCraft, sooty is treated as a modifier and can appear with most coat colours.
Progressive Modifiers
These genes affect how a horse changes over time.
Gray (G)
Gray causes a horse to gradually lose pigment as it ages.
A gray horse is born its original colour and slowly lightens over time.
Examples:
- Bay → Gray
- Black → Gray
- Chestnut → Gray
- Palomino → Gray
A gray horse still genetically remains its original colour underneath the graying process.
In EquestriCraft
Gray progresses through multiple visual stages:
- Foal Coat
- Early Gray
- Dapple Gray
- Advanced Gray
- Fleabitten/White Gray
The exact progression may vary from horse to horse.