Pangaré is one of the different modifiers that can affect the colour of horses.
¶ Phenotype
Pangaré, also called mealy, lightens the soft parts of a horse's body (lower belly, flanks, behind the elbows, inside of the legs, on the muzzle, and around the eyes). This may be a form of countershading, to help camouflage horses to protect them from predators. Pangaré only affects red pigment and can therefore only be seen on chestnut and bay-based colours. The intensity of pangaré can differ strongly between horses. It may lighten the soft parts ranging from a light brown to a nearly white colour, and in some cases, these pale areas can extend high up the body.
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¶ Genotype
The genetics causing pangaré have not yet been discovered in real life. In the game, pangaré is caused by the dominant PA-allele (sometimes call PANG or PNG) of the hidden pangaré gene. This gene is untestable.
This means the following genotypes will lead to pangaré:
- E/_ + A/_ + PA/pa = (wild/seal brown) bay pangaré
- E/_ + A/_ + PA/PA = (wild/seal brown) bay pangaré
- e/e + PA/pa = chestnut pangaré
- e/e + PA/PA = chestnut pangaré
¶ Breeds
Pangaré appears to be mainly present in ponies, draft horses and more “primitive” breeds; for example Exmoor Ponies or Brabant Horses. It is way less common in warmblood or sport-type horses. The following table lists all breeds that can currently have the pangaré (PA) allele in-game:
| Breeds |
| Akhal-Teke Horse |
| Arabian Horse |
| Brabant Horse |
| Brumby Horse |
| Camargue Horse |
| Cleveland Bay |
| Exmoor Horse |
| Finnhorse |
| Fjord Horse |
| Friesian Horse |
| Haflinger Horse |
| Icelandic Horse |
| Irish Cob Horse |
| Kladruber Horse |
| Knabstrupper |
| Lipizzaner |
| Lusitano |
| Mongolian Horse |
| Mustang Horse |
| Namib Desert Horse |
| Noriker Horse |
| Norman Cob |
| Oldenburg Horse |
| Pantaneiro Horse |
| Pura Raza Española |
| Quarter Horse |
| Shetland Pony |
| Shire Horse |
| Suffolk Punch |
| Thoroughbred |
| Trakehner Horse |
| Welsh Pony |
¶ References
- Bellone R., Sponenberg D. P., Equine Color Genetics, 4th Edition, 2017, Wiley-Blackwell