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Chimera - Chimeras are the result of the fusing of fraternal twins in utero resulting in 2 sets of DNA in 1 horse. The dual DNA is not always manifested as brindle. Often, it results in random patches of color. Can have minimal coverage up to 75% of the horse being affected. Each set of genetics can be passed during breeding.

Brindle Chimera - Brindle is an unusual pattern of dark, vertical lines on a lighter-colored coat. Though it is seen in a variety of breeds, it is quite rare. The genetics of brindle are unknown, but brindle seems to require sooty black countershading for its expression, and reorganizes sootiness into vertical stripes instead of a more uniform sprinkling of hairs.

Reverse Brindle - Most brindle horses have dark stripes on a lighter body color, but a rare few have white stripes on a dark body color. While it is possible that white brindles are chimeric (and certainly some may be), the current thought is that the color is probably the result of a one-time mutation, probably of rabicano.

Top Row: Black pearl vs Grey on black (pearl carrier), chestnut vs Gold champagne, wild bay vs Seal Bay Tobiano, and Smoky Cream Overo vs Perlino Overo

Bottom Row: Sooty Chestnut Pearl Carrier vs Chestnut Pearl brindle, Blue Roan vs Black brindle, Chestnut reverse Brindle, Seal Buckskin Reverse Brindle

Description
Chimera - Chimeras are the result of the fusing of fraternal twins in utero resulting in 2 sets of DNA in 1 horse. The dual DNA is not always manifested as brindle. Often, it results in random patches of color. Can have minimal coverage up to 75% of the horse being affected. Each set of genetics can be passed during breeding.

Brindle Chimera - Brindle is an unusual pattern of dark, vertical lines on a lighter-colored coat. Though it is seen in a variety of breeds, it is quite rare. The genetics of brindle are unknown, but brindle seems to require sooty black countershading for its expression, and reorganizes sootiness into vertical stripes instead of a more uniform sprinkling of hairs.

Reverse Brindle - Most brindle horses have dark stripes on a lighter body color, but a rare few have white stripes on a dark body color. While it is possible that white brindles are chimeric (and certainly some may be), the current thought is that the color is probably the result of a one-time mutation, probably of rabicano.

Top Row: Black pearl vs Grey on black (pearl carrier), chestnut vs Gold champagne, wild bay vs Seal Bay Tobiano, and Smoky Cream Overo vs Perlino Overo

Bottom Row: Sooty Chestnut Pearl Carrier vs Chestnut Pearl brindle, Blue Roan vs Black brindle, Chestnut reverse Brindle, Seal Buckskin Reverse Brindle