 WHAT DOES A CREMELLO LOOK LIKE?
The CREMELLO will appear almost white with the mane and tail being the same as the body colour. On some DOUBLE CREAM DILUTED horses, the mane and tail may appear a bit darker and have a bit of a light copper or orange hue, with the lower legs having similar colouration. This would very likely be considered a PERLINO which is genetically different from the CREMELLO. (See PERLINO) The skin colour appears very light, almost pinkish, and does not have the darker grayish pigmentation one finds on the skin colour of the other horse colours. It is possible for the CREMELLO to have 'true white' markings on the face and legs. The eyes are always pale blue.
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WHAT ARE THE COLOUR GENETICS OF A CREMELLO? |
CREMELLO carries TWO copies of the CREAM DILUTION gene and TWO copies of the RED gene. A CREMELLO is a DOUBLE CREAM DILUTED SORREL or CHESTNUT. Like PALOMINO, CREMELLO "starts out" genetically as a SORREL or CHESTNUT. ONE copy of the CREAM DILUTION passed on from one parent gives us the PALOMINO. TWO copies of the CREAM DILUTION gives us the CREMELLO. A CREMELLO does not carry the BLACK gene regardless of parentage.
The CREMELLO foal receives one copy of the CREAM DILUTION from each parent, usually a PALOMINO or BUCKSKIN, and even a CREMELLO or PERUNO (see PERLINO), but there ate exceptions. For example, a parent may be a BROWN or BLACK but may also have the genetics to pass on the CREAM DILUTION depending on his or her parentage. (See BROWN and BLACK) |
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IF TWO CREMELLOS ARE BRED TOGETHER, WILL THE RESULTING FOAL BE A "LETHAL WHITE?" |
Breeding two CREMELLOS has nothing to do with lethal white, which has not been associated in any of the Quartet Horse colours-it is primarily associated with specific genes associated with white markings found in Paint horses. Crossing two CREMELLOS will yield CREMELLO 100 percent of the time. |
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WHAT colour COMBINATIONS CAN I EXPECT TO GET IF I BREED A CREMELLO TO ANY OTHER colour? |
CREMELLO crossed with SORREL or CHESTNUT will yield PALOMINO 100 percent of the time-guaranteed. CREMELLO crossed with BAY should yield BUCKSKIN in the event that the BAY passes on the BLACK gene in the form of black points. Without BLACK being passed on, the ONLY other colour that can be produced is PALOMINO.
CREMELLO crossed with any other colour will yield a CREAM DILUTED foal 100 percent of the time. This does not mean the foal will be DOUBLE CREAM DILUTED, since a CREMELLO can only pass on one copy of the CREAM DILUTION. Being CREMELLO just means that it is guaranteed to pass on the CREAM DILUTION. For example, crossing CREMELLO to BAY, SORREL, or CHESTNUT could never yield a BAY, SORREL, or CHESTNUT-any base coat colour that would be RED in appearance. |
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