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Creme Colored Morgans
By Roxanne Riggs/Sunshine Farm
Creme colored Morgans look different from any Morgan horse you have ever seen. They have creme manes and tails, creme(almost white)body coloring, pink skin and sky blue eyes.
Cremes have been allowed in the AMHA registry for 5 years now and are the result of breeding Palomino x Palomino, Buckskin x Buckskin, Creme x Palomino, Creme x Buckskin, Creme x Creme, or Palomino x Buckskin. They have inherited 2 dilution genes, one from each colorful parent. They are not easy to produce when breeding colorfuls together. Your chances are only one in four of producing a creme foal (except for the rare instance of Creme x Creme which always produced Creme foals). Not very good odds and the reasons many colorful Morgan breeders have never produced a single creme in years of breeding colorfuls together.
Why should we as breeders of colorful Morgans covet the cremes now and not fear them- just because they look so different from the traditional colors? Because Creme colored Morgans always produce colorful offspring!!!!
I don't know about you as a breeder of Morgan horses, but my chances of having a colorful foal from the mating of a colorful (palomino or buckskin) to a chestnut or bay is a 50/50 chance. When I breed a creme to a chestnut or bay, I have increased my chances of a colorful foal to 100%.
Cremes are not genetic freaks, not albinos, and cannot produce lethal white genes.
Dr. P. Sponenberg writes in his book "Equine Color Genetics', that folk wisdom generally considers cream to be associated with weak horses. Part of the reason for this is that pink skin is considered weaker than black skin. Another disconcerting aspect of these colors is light colored eyes. Many people consider amber and blue eyes to be defective and less able to see than the usual brown eyes of horses. Most light eyed horses however, see perfectly well and are at no disadvantage to their dark eyed herdmates.
I do not know if cremes will ever be accepted in the Morgan Class A show ring, but I do know they will impact the colorful breeding world with their ability to produce palominos and buckskins that can compete in every level of the show world. Disciplines that are judged solely on performance such as dressage or driving have admired the creme horses for years and show no prejudice against color.
People in every horse breed are searching for cremes- they are in high demand because they are so rare and they have the potential of producing color every time they are bred. The AMHA has gotten calls from persons all over the country looking to buy creme mares and stallions and they are willing to pay good prices.
If you want a cream colored Morgan horse-my advice is go for it! Buy or try to breed one, It's 'legal' now with the AMHA registry, and the Rainbow Assoc.and many other people fought for the right to register these unique and wondrous colorfuls.
Every Morgan horse breeder should breed for the best possible Morgan horse you can! Then you will never be disappointed with the color of the foal. Breeding to a Creme stallion is an easy but not an inexpensive way of assuring color, but your mare must be of top quality and possess a great family tree.
We, at Sunshine Farm, have purchased and sold 2 creme fillies over the last 5 years that other breeders have produced, and now own 1 creme yearling filly and 2 suckling stud colts that we ourselves have bred. We are good friends with Jennifer Monroe in Texas at MEMC Morgans who owns a Creme mare she purchased from us along with 2 Creme stallions whom she stands at stud. A link to her site is provided on our website.
Every breeder of colorful Morgan horses should own and read Equine Coat Colors by Dr. P. Sponenberg, DVM. The book contains a chart in the back that shows you almost every coat color in horses and what to expect when you breed them together. This book is available at bookstores although it may have to be ordered. Another excellent read is Horse Color Explained by Jeanette Gower. It has great color pictures of cremes and all the others.
Another great source of Colorful Morgan information is the Rainbow Horse Assoc.
If you need additional information, please e-mail us at Sunshine Farm.
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