Champagne
is another dilute gene. Well yes, you probably guessed that seeing it is
under the dilute section DUH!! What I mean is that it is completely separate
to cream or any other dilution. It seems to dilute the horse all over. It dilutes
both black and red pigment. Some horses with the champagne dilute have a certain sheen to their coat. Not all of them though.
A black champagne is diluted to
lilac greyish colour, a bit like a grulla. Chestnut champagnes nearly look
like palominos and bay champagnes almost like buckskins. Browns are diluted
to an almost darkish milk coffee colour. Two champagne genes look the same
as one champagne gene.
The main distinguishing feature is their skin. Champagnes have pink
skin with a lots of tiny freckles all over it. This
is most easily seen on their muzzle or around their eyes but only because
there is not any hair there so the skin is easier to see.
Every funny coloured creamy horse isnt a
champagne. They must have the freckled skin. For more information in
identifying champagne check out this link.
http://www.ichregistry.com/identification.htm
