#ellert

New horse coat color pattern called ‘ýruskjóttur’ discovered in Iceland

Five years ago, Ellert, a purebred Icelandic horse, was born with a bald white face, white splattering on his body, and blue and brown eyes. This came as a surprise as the stallion, following its parents, should have been a bay dun or blue dun. The typical Icelandic bay dun horse has a bay dun body, black mane, tail, and primitive markings. Genetic testing has identified this new color as allele:…