She Gets It From Her Mama

I was sent more pictures of Cremello from the website, so here they are. Isn't she beautiful? It's obvious where Kachina gets her stunningly good looks!


I did some research on Cremellos and Perlinos, and this is what I found:

"A Cremello or Perlino horse is simply a sorrel (cremello) or bay (perlino) horse that has recieved two copies of the "creme" gene. This gene, when in it's single form, makes what would have been a sorrel horse into a palomino, and what would have been a bay horse into a buckskin. Every time a palomino to palomino, buckskin to buckskin or palomino to buckskin cross is made, you have a 25% chance of getting this rare and beautiful coloration, but there's more! Aside from being extremely rare, this coloration makes a horse extremely valuable in the breeding shed. Because a Cremello or Perlino horse has two copies of the "creme" gene, making them homozygous, they can never produce a bay or sorrel foal no matter what they are bred to. Most foals that result from breedings with a Cremello or Perlino will be Palominos or Buckskins. A small percentage of black and gray foals can also be produced as these colors hide the palomino and buckskin coloration." -- Cremello and Perlino Educational Association

Well, guess we know why both Kachina and her brother are dun colored.