White thoroughbred

I read the breeders forum, still a bit confused.
If I wanted a white foal, which coats [aside from white] could potentially produce a white horse?
I have a bunch of mares and stallions: Cremello, palomino, buckskin, Perlino, grey, black... Would any of those maybe work?

I would be doing this for a thoroughbred.

NOT GRAY. Gray will cover up anything and everything. I advise you not to try that.

That's what I figured lol, plus, all my grey mares have barely any skills xD

What if both parents were grey of old age, would that work? I'm assuming it wouldn't, the foal would be born with the grey gene with a different base coat based off the parents colours

Grey is dominant, however on the game white markings are layered over it so you can still see them. White is also dominant and covers the base coat/markings.

"White" foals in a TB would be Cremello, Perlino or Smoky Cream.

You need to look at their genetics in order to determine who can produce what. For instance a Cremello crossed with a Bay will produce a Palomino, Buckskin or Smoky Black depending on the base coat inherited.

To have a chance of breeding a double cream horse, you need to cross two horses with the cream gene.

Crcr x Crcr - 25% no creams, 25% double cream, 50% single cream.
CrCr x CrCr - 100% double cream
CrCr x Crcr - 75% double cream, 25% single cream.
CrCr x crcr - 100% single cream.
Crcr x crcr - 25% single cream, 75% no cream.
crcr x crcr - 100% no cream.

nvm. I was gonna say what wey said lol

Last edited on 2016-08-31 at 13:05:32 by Raptorfang™Ω

Nope, if both parents were grey, it would most likely just give you a grey horse with a different base color. Technically you can't make a grey based horse. To make a white horse you'd need parents with the W+ gene.

What if both parents were grey of old age, would that work? I'm assuming it wouldn't, the foal would be born with the grey gene with a different base coat based off the parents colours

okay thanks :)

Grey is just a gene that makes the horse fade (through the growth of grey/white hairs), they're not true "whites" as they usually have black skin. If the foal inherits just one grey gene from the parent, it'll grey out to whitish grey by the time it's 15 on the game. It won't just magically produce a white foal at birth.

Also, a double cream horse won't appear true white - it will be a pale, pinkish color.

A double Sabino (SbSb) will appear almost completely white, with just a few flecks of the base coat showing.

Other than that, your best bet is to try to breed for the white (W) gene. That's the only way to get a horse that is completely pure white from birth. You can't get a white foal without at least one white parent. It's not something that can carried and not shown on the coat.

"Grey is just a gene that makes the horse fade (through the growth of grey/white hairs)"

Actually the gene activates a pigmentation disease that causes the pigment-producing cells to overproduce, hyperpigment, then burn out resulting in loss of pigment. Interesting little tidbit.