When I say that a horse has the possibility to produce a certain offspring, that depends entirely on what the genetics of the horse you are breeding it to are.
For example, if you breed two black horses (Ee/aa and/or Ee/aa), you will not miraculously get a Bay (Ee/Aa). But if you breed a black horse (Ee/aa) with a chestnut horse (ee/Aa) you absolutely could get a Bay (Ee/Aa), and so on.
Foal color is determined by both parents genetics. With dominant genes (EE, AA, CrCr, GG, etc.) one copy of that gene will always pass to it's offspring.
"Grandfathered In" - What does it mean?
Sometimes genetic information comes out that contradicts previous assumptions. Therefore, our group standards for colors and markings may change over time. That means that during the present, there may be horses who are registered in our group that if they were to be re-submitted as a new horse to the group, they would be declined based on the inaccuracies of the design. However, the moment a horse is approved into this group, their registration is approved so long as they have a reference registered to us. As long as at least one reference (foal or adult) is registered to our group, that horse can make as many new references as they want and still participate in our group as a fully registered member. That is because their design was "Grandfathered in." Their design was approved into the group at a time when it was acceptable. And as the times changed, and new genetic information came out, these designs are NOT kicked out of the group, they are allowed to stay. HOWEVER, all of their subsequent foals must meet our groups registration standard at the time in order to be approved for registration. It is only when a horse has no registered reference with our group that their design will be re-evaluated for registration.
Eyes

Base Colors
Black "Ee or EE"
Ee/aa This horse has the possibility to produce Black or non-Black offspring
EE/aa This horse will ONLY produce Black or Bay offspring
Chestnut "ee"
ee/aa This is the most popular genetic possibility for a chestnut. This horse has the possibility to produce Red based offspring.
ee/Aa When bred to a Black based horse, this horse has the possibility to produce bay or non-bay offspring
ee/AA When bred to a Black based horse, this horse will ONLY produce Bay offspring (if the foal turns out Ee)
ee/Ata When bred to a Black based horse, this horse has the possibility to produce Seal Bay offspring
ee/AtAt When bred to a Black based horse, this horse will ONLY produce Seal Bay offspring (if the foal turns out Ee)
ee/A+a When bred to a Black based horse, this horse has the possibility to produce Wild Bay offspring
ee/A+A+ When bred to a Black based horse, this horse will ONLY produce Wild Bay offspring (if the foal turns out Ee)
Liver Chestnut / Sooty Chestnut "ee with or without any combination of A, and with nSty or StySty"
Liver Chestnut is the darkest shade of chestnut, and can reach a near-black color. The mane and tail can be a regular red/chestnut color (unless flaxen is present, which will cause blonde hair unless covered by the sooty), or the mane and tail can be partially or fully darkened from sooty.
You can see IRL examples of Liver Chestnuts here: 1 - sooty expressed through the darkened dappled areas), 2 - this one is supposed to be flaxen, but its mane and tail are darkened by sooty), 3 - combined mane/tail/body expression, including neck shadow and darkened hip + legs countershading, 4 - combined mane/tail/body expression, including neck shadow and darkened hip + legs countershading, 5 - sooty tail and darkened body.
Bay Colors

Bay "Aa or AA"
Ee/Aa This horse has the possibility to produce Bay or non-Bay offspring
Ee/AA or EE/AA When bred to a black based horse, this horse will ONLY produce bay offspring
Seal Bay "Ata or AtAt"
Seal Bay is the darkest of the bay colors, as it is the least restrictive to black points making most of the horse dark with sparce light "seal" points.
The color Seal Bay was nicknamed as "Brown."
Ee/Ata This horse has the possibility to produce Seal Bay or non-Seal Bay offspring
EE/Ata this horse will ONLY produce Bay or Seal Bay offspring
Ee/AtAt This horse will always pass the Seal Bay gene (depending on the other parent, the foal will either be AtA or Ata)
EE/AtAt This horse will ONLY produce Seal Bay offspring.
Wild Bay "A+a or A+A+"
Ee/A+a This horse has the possibility to produce Wild Bay or non-Wild Bay offspring
EE/A+A This horse will ONLY produce Wild Bay offspring
Cream Colors
Palomino
ee/aa/nCr
Chocolate Palomino / Sooty Palomino
Any Palomino Genetics + nSty or StySty
You can see IRL examples in order of expression from minimal to maximal here: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
Cremello
Any Chestnut Genetics + CrCr
Buckskin
Any Regular Bay Genetics + nCr
Pale Buckskin is also called "Buttermilk Buckskin," or "White Buckskin," and is the lightest shade of tan, see examples here: 1 , 2 , 3
Standard Buckskin is a browned tan, see examples here: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Golden Buckskin is a golden tan, see examples here: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Seal Buckskin
Any Seal Bay Genetics + nCr
You can see an IRL example of a Seal Bay (left) vs Seal Buckskin (right) HERE.
Wild Buckskin
Any Wild Bay Genetics + nCr
You can see some IRL examples here: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Perlino
Any Bay Genetics + CrCr
Smoky Black
Any Black Genetics + nCr
Smoky Cream
Any Black Genetics + CrCr
Modifiers
These colors are added to the base color of the horse (Any color above)
Gray
Gray horses are born their base coat (usually with a gray ring around their eyes) and as they age they begin to gray out. Generally, the older a horse is the more gray it will become until it is "White Gray." White Gray horses are NOT true white horses, and can be distinguished by their dark skin (they will have dark muzzles whereas true white horses will have pink muzzles). The dark muzzle of a Gray horse will turn pink if a white marking (blaze, snip, etc) crosses through it. White markings always go on top of Gray, Gray does NOT cover up white markings.
nG This horse has the possibility to produce Gray or non-Gray offspring
GG This horse will ALWAYS produce Gray offspring
Grays can come in different patterns: Dark Dapple Gray (young-adult horse), Dapple Gray (young-adult horse), Light Dapple Gray (adult horse), White Gray (adult-senior horse), Fleabitten Gray (closeup), Gray w/Bloody Mark (example #2 , #3), Mulberry Gray
Gray horses can commonly become Somatic (part of the gene turns off) in three different ways:
Fleabitten Grays will have tiny flea bite-sized flecks missing from the Gray where the base coat shows through. None of these affected areas for these horses will ever fully Gray out.
Bloody Mark(s) (also known as Bloody Shoulder Markings, though TS calls them "Bloody Mark(s)," as they can appear on all areas of the body, not just the shoulder) are large patches of the base coat that show through under the Gray. None of these affected areas for these horses will ever fully Gray out.
Mulberry Grays are horses whose manes and tails will never fully gray out, often sporting their original base color.
Gray Inhibitor Gene
It is theorized that there is a gene responsible for slowing down the progression of gray in select breeds (primarily Iberian breeds, though Thoroughbreds are included). It is heritable, though it doesn't display on homozygous grays, nor non-grays, it only displays on heterozygous grays. The horse does gray as it ages, just very slowly, and will still have much of its' base coat present well into its 20's, and it will never fully gray out to White Gray. Here is an example of a PRE stallion w/Gray Inhibitor at 10 years old (headshot). Comico IV was a PRE Stallion w/Gray Inhibitor (also seen here). Here is his brother, the similarly named Comico VI, who also appears to have the gene.
Gray Inhibitor can only affect nG horses. It can be carried by horses who are GG or non-gray, but will only show on horses who are nG.
For the sake of HARPG, I have denoted this gene as nIh or IhIh.
Chubari Spots
Similar to Birdcatcher Spots, but much larger, these white egg shaped (and generally egg sized) spots are also nicknamed Terarch Spots. These spots only appear exclusively on horses with the Gray gene. There is no genetic code to define these spots as they are not hereditary, they simply appear or do not as a sort of pattern of Gray.
Flaxen
ff This horse will only produce other flaxens when bred to another (ff) horse.
Ff This horse is a flaxen carrier, but does not physically show it. If bred to a Flaxen (ff) horse, there is a 50/50 chance the foal will be Flaxen (ff) or a Flaxen carrier (Ff)
Sooty
nSty This horse has the possibility to produce Sooty or non-Sooty offspring
StySty This horse will ALWAYS produce Sooty offspring
Normal Facial & Leg White Markings

Genetic White Markings
Birdcatcher Spots
These white spots are generally the size of a quarter at largest, and circular in shape. They tend to pop up in family lines (even sometimes skipping generations at a time), which leads us to believe that they are genetic to an extent. For this reason, if your horse has an ancestor with Birdcatcher Spots, you are welcome to have them have the markings even if their direct parent did not (to simulate the gene popping back up as it does in real life). Just be sure to add nBcr to their geno. Realistically, it's more likely that the gene works on the basis of recessive heritance (like flaxen), but I do not know for sure, so for the time being, TS will require nBcr or BcrBcr in the geno. However, a great/grand foal can still get Bcr from the ancestor even if they didn't pass it onto their foal/your horses' parent.
nBcr This horse has the possibility to produce offspring with Birdcatcher Spots, or not
BcrBcr This horse will ALWAYS produce offspring with Birdcatcher Spots
Frame Overo (aka "Frame" or "Overo")nO This horse has the possibility to produce Overo or non-Overo offspring
OO can happen if two Frame Overo horses are bred together (25% chance). This is called Lethal White, and will result in the death of the foal.
Manchado
There is a lot of controversy centered around this color. It was thought to be the result of regular white markings (Sabino, Frame Overo, etc) being mutated before birth due to atmospheric properties found in Argentina, where the color was originally discovered, and it was thought to be purely the result of such, without the ability to pass down the color to offspring. However, speculations rose when a Hackney stallion was born with the coloration, whose Grand Dam also carried the color. Here is the section on the color from Dr. Sponenberg’s Equine Color Genetics (Third Edition): “The repeatability of the manchado pattern suggests a genetic cause, though the range of breeds in which it occurs is awkward because they are not related nor are they commonly crossed one with the other to produce breeding stock. Paintings of Hackney horses from the 1800s suggest that the pattern has been around at least since then, if only rarely. The sporadic occurrence of manchado suggests that it might be due to a recessive mechanism, and moreover that the allele is rare.”
Rabicano
nRb This horse has the possibility to produce Rabicano or non-Rabicano offspring
RbRb This horse will ALWAYS produce Rabicano offspring
Roan
nR This horse has the possibility to produce Roan or non-Roan offspring
RR This horse will ALWAYS produce Roan offspring
SplashnSpl This horse has the possibility to produce Splash or non-Splash offspring
SplSpl This horse will ALWAYS produce Splash offspring
Sabino *WE NO LONGER ALLOW THE REGISTRATION OF SABINOS AS PUREBRED** It has been determined that irl Tbs do NOT carry SB-1 (Sabino), but rather various W (White Spotting) genes. For TS Registration, we will give everyone the option to change their Sb registered horses to a W gene (even if they have in-game lineage) *
nSb This horse has the possibility to produce Sabino or non-Sabino offspring
SbSb This horse will ALWAYS produce Sabino offspring
White Spotting (previously known as "Dominant White")
nW This horse has the possibility to produce White Spotted or non-White Spotted offspring (there are different W genes with different expression, denoted by different numbers - irl examples of these differences in expression are linked and outlined below).
WW can happen if two White Spotted horses are bred together (25% chance). This is called Lethal White, and will result in the death of the foal. Only W20 may be homozygous.
If you aren't sure which type of W gene your horse is, please reference the irl examples of expression below. If you are still unsure, I will be happy to assist during the registration process.
Side Note: There is a Puchilingui descendant with very unique markings named PrideAndPrejudice. However, I personally believe her markings came from her sire named Spot Pocket (I believe he carries an undiscovered W gene), or a combination of the genes. Spot Pocket has sabino-like white spotting, and out of his 14 foals thus far, 2 are white spotted: PrideAndPrejudice and Spot Me In Vegas, though many show high irregular leg and face white (as seen in A Spot I Got, Birds In My Pocket, and The Worlds A Stage). PrideAndPrejudice produced a pure white foal named Cielo Arctic Chill with the W22 stallion Arctic Cielo.
W22 can cause sabino-like white spotting (as seen in Airdrie Apache, Silver Cindio, Color Notch Up, Indy Kitty, and All Decorated), sabino-like roaning (as seen in Airdria Lace and Aladin Dancer), near-white coats (as seen in Not Quite White , Arctic Mystique , Arctic Spirit, Lake Barkley, Art in Motion, and Polar Foxx [close up]), or it can cause pure white coats (as seen in Arctic Cielo and Arctic North).
Side Note: It's interesting to note that Silver Cindio and Aladin Dancer are full siblings, and yet have different expressions (both have sabino-like spotting, but only one has false roaning).
Old HARPG White Spotted and/or Splash Starters
Only starter horses (without HARPG pedigree, without working link to HARPG pedigree, or with IRL pedigree) or 1st generation horses with one starter parent (or unlinkable or IRL parent) that were posted before 2015 qualify to be recorded.
Disclaimer: The recording of names for this database are in no way a denotation of the horses registration with TS - it is simply an informative database for the descendants of these horses to reference as a heads up for what to expect when registering relatives to these horses.
Names are recorded in alphabetical order (disregarding stable prefixes):
Other Markings and Colors
Bend-Or Spots
Also called Smut or Grease Spots, these spots are non-related to the Appaloosa gene, and range from a slightly darker color than the horses base coat, to almost black. The size of the spots range from coin-size to rather large, noticeable marks. Though found in many breeds today, the gene originated from a Thoroughbred named Bend Or, who is thought to be an ancestor of Man O' War, who also displayed this marking.
nBor This horse has the possibility to produce offspring with Bend-Or Spots, or not
BorBor This horse will ALWAYS produce offspring with Bend-Or Spots
Brindle
Brindle does not have a genetic code for the marking because it is actually a form of Sooty that is mutated to look like little broken vertical stripes.
So, if your horse is Brindle, please include Sooty genes into it's information, either through nSty or StySty.
Corn Spots
Also called Corn Marks, these are small patches of hair darker than the base coat that are the result of solid-colored hair growing over cuts in the horses skin. Therefore, Corn Spots are not genetic, however they do effect the color of the horses fur in the effected area. On solid colored horses, these spots are almost unrecognizable, however they seem to stand out most on roans, where the dark undercoat shows through the light roan area.
Chimera
Chimera is not a gene on it's own like Splash or Sooty or any other gene is. It is actually two whole sets of complete genes! Chimera is caused when twin foals merge together early on in their dams pregnancy, resulting in a foal with a mixture of two different coat colors. The resulting coat colors must be colors that are genetically possible by the pairing of the sire and dam.
For example, if you breed a Black (Ee/aa) and a Chestnut (ee/aa) horse together, it is possible that the Chimera could be a Black and Chestnut result. Its genetics would therefore be Ee/aa AND ee/aa.
If you breed a Chimera, there is a chance that the foal will take the genetics from either one or the other set of genetics (in this case it will take from either the Black or the Chestnut aspect of the chimera).
Because Chimera is the result of twins fusing together, it is not a passable trait to future offspring, and happens by chance.
Gulastra Plume
This is a tail marking where white hairs mix in with the base colored hairs of the tail. The base of the tail (around the horses dock/where the tail hair starts) is it's normal base color, with the middle and tip of the tail being lighter.
The marking got its name from the Arabian founder Gulastra, who did not display the tail marking himself, but did cause it to occur in his foals and grand foals, etc (also notice his loud front left leg white and bold blaze). As Arabians helped found the Thoroughbred breed, this marking sometimes pops up in modern Tbs.
The current cause is unknown, but as research unfolds we will update our info! If you find any updated info, please feel free to share links in a comment!
My current personal theory is that it may be caused by a minimal unidentified W gene, as Tbs with Gulastra Plumes often also display interesting face and/or leg white.
Some irl examples include: Big Buzz (face), Helyna's Dreaming (face), Preparense (face), Toho Ullman (face)
Reverse Brindle
Reverse Brindle does not have a genetic code for the marking because it is actually caused by one of two factors. Most often it will be a form of Rabicano that is mutated to look like little broken vertical stripes. More rarely, the horse is a Chimera with unusual white streaks or swirls.
So, if your horse is Reverse Brindle, please include Chimeric (two sets of genes, one is the base color, one is the lighter color- For example, White Spotting, Cremello, etc) or Rabicano genes into it's information.
When Reverse Brindle is the outcome of mutated Rabicano, it IS possible for that horse to produce true roan offspring, as occurred in the irl Thoroughbred Catch A Bird, who founded the roan color for Tbs.
Somatic
Somatic does not have a genetic code for the marking because it is actually the partial "turning off" of a gene.
For example, a Black horse with Somatic may have Chestnut areas showing because the "E" gene was turned off in a concentrated area. A Bay horse with Somatic may have Black areas showing because the "A" gene was turned off in a concentrated area. Likewise, a Buckskin horse with Somatic may have Bay areas showing because the "Cr" gene was turned off in a concentrated area. A Chestnut with Somatic may have gray areas where the chestnut color did not pigment correctly.
Somatic differs from Chimeras because the area(s) effected will be concentrated to generally one or two areas, big or small, though generally small- not scattered about liberally. Chimeras also have two gene sets whereas Somatics just have one like a regular horse. The most common examples of Somatics are: Fleabitten Grays, Grays with Bloody Marks and Mulberry Grays. The Gray gene is partially turned off in these instances, causing the base coat to show through.
Vitiligo
Vitiligo does not have a genetic code for the marking because the current theory for the marking is that it is actually a side effect of an auto-immune problem that has an unknown cause, it's not particularly a marking gene. The most common area affected is around the eyes. The effected areas are left depigmented, and are susceptible to sunburns.
