FOXTON GOLDEN CLOUD (Mocomo Gold N Diamond x Amberfield's Dun Lovin') 2006 dunskin stallion owned by Foxton Morgans (pictured as a two year old). Goldun is carrying one cream gene and one dun gene, making him both dun AND buckskin. "Dunskin" is the general usage term for such horses. Red duns who are also palomino are called "dunalino" and grullas who are carrying cream are called "smoky grulla". Some of these combination dun-cream dilutes will have their dun markings lightened a few shades by the action of the two dilutions working together, as shown here. This is not generally true of brown-based dunskins or smoky grullas, since the cream gene does not have much lightening effect on black and brown base colors.


MIRABELLA'S MESMERIZED (RCK Ragtime Tres Oros x Whispering Fancy Flaire), 2008 dunskin mare (pictured as foal) owned by Coulee Bend Morgans. Photo courtesy of Roger White.


LINEBACK HIJA DE SUE (Robbi Sue's Success Story x Cushman's Melanie Dun Sue), 2003 bay dun mare, owned and photographed by Janine Welsh of Homestead Morgans, with her 2008 dunskin colt HMSTD WELL DONE (by R Two Little Zipper), owned by Beverly Dunn.


STONE PINE HANNAH (Finally’s Mr. Amos x Tara’s Indigo) 2006 dunalino filly (both a palomino and dun). The crisp dorsal and leg barring of a dun can be clearly seen. Photo courtesy of Marilyn Esteb.


AMBERFIELDS INDIGO SKYE (FPS Success Made in Dun x Amberfields October Skye) 2006 grulla mare owned and photographed by Dana Flaherty.


HANG N GIT R DUN (Ragtime Dun D x GVF Enchantress Command), 2008 brown dun stallion (pictured as a weanling) owned by Moonridge Morgans, Preston ID. Photo courtesy of Wendy Hanger.


KING'S CRIMSON COMET (Smokestorm x Hilton Royal Charm), 2008 red dun stallion (pictured as a weanling) owned by Mtn Top Morgans. Photo courtesy of Shelia Lomax.


RAGTIME DUN D (Ragtime Voodoo Magic x Successful Outta The Blue), 2003 grulla stallion owned by Arika Eggleston. You can see his dun dorsal clearly in this picture and how it extends down into his tail, with dun "frosting" on either side of it at the tailhead. Photo by Jodi Thorpe.


STORM QUEST (Stormwashed X Tigers Silent Saint), 2002 grulla gelding with Steve Wyandt up (left) and AMBERFIELD'S JAZZTIME MORO (Stormwashed X Tierra's Sonnet), 2000 bay dun mare ridden by Jackie Wyandt (right). Pictured at the May 2007 Mississippi Valley Morgan Horse Club breed demo at the Lewis and Clark Historic Center in Hartford, IL. Both horses owned by Jackie Wyandt. Photo by Kathy Firch.


RCK RAGTIME TRES OROS (Robbi Sue's Success Story X Robbi Sue's Mystique), 2000 dunskin stallion owned by Mirabella Farms. Tres has very marked dorsal barbs along his dorsal stripe, as well as quite dark facial masking. He has both the dun AND the cream gene. His very dark shade in the presence of these two dilution genes means his base color is probably dark bay or brown, rather than a lighter bay. Photo by Shelley.


RIVER JORDAN (Stormwashed X Light Up Atlanta), 2005 grulla stallion (pictured as a suckling) owned by Candi Rousseau, Tocara Morgans. Photo by Laura Behning.


LINEBACK MILADY IN RED (Robbi Sue's Success Story X Ben's Tekhanto Lady), 2003 red dun filly, pictured at age two. Owned by Bob and Kellie Sharpe, Daymark Morgans, Hillsboro, GA. Photo by Laura Behning.


AMBERFIELDS STARS N STRIPES (Stormwashed X Amberfields Lady Amethyst), 2002 grulla gelding owned by Theresa Sheridan. "Rocky" is shown here modeling Theresa's beautiful buckaroo style saddle.


ALPINEMIST CARAMEL RIPPLE (Successful Sorcerer X Bar D Paloma), 2004 dark bay or brown dun mare (pictured as a yearling) owned by Theresa Sheridan. Notice her dorsal has a "painted on" look and how it carries on right down into her tail, with dun colored frosting on either side of her tailhead. Photo by Laura Behning.


ROBBI SUE'S SWEET SUCCESS (Equinox Beaubrook X Robbi Sue's Misalert) 1993 bay dun stallion owned by Tami Kikta of NY. "Zeke" is a very dark shade of bay dun that might be mistaken for non-dun until the observer notes the dun markings on such horses. You can see the dun frosting on Zeke's tailhead in this picture. Photo by Beth Binion, taken at the "Parade of Color" at the 2005 AMHA Convention in Phoenix AZ. Theresa Sheridan is leading Zeke.


LINEBACK DOUBLE TAKE (Robbi Sue's Success Story X Cushman's Melanie Dun Sue), 2002 bay dun stallion owned by Bob and Kellie Sharpe, Daymark Farm, Hillsboro, GA. "Doub" is the only known homozygous dun in the Morgan breed. Photo by Laura Behning.


Closeup pictures of the dun factor markings on FINALLY'S MR. AMOS (Robbi Sue's Mr. Alert X Finally Tuesday Morn), 1998 perlino dun stallion owned by Royal Gold Morgans, Caledonia IL. Amos is a combination dilute- he has two cream genes, one from his buckskin sire and one from his dunskin dam, who also passed on her dun gene to Amos. Another picture of Amos can be seen here.


WMS LAUREL SILVER DUST (Delmaytion Top King X Successful Reflection), 2003 grulla stallion bred by WM-CAR-WMS Morgans. Now owned by Susan Graf in NE.


STORMWASHED (Robbi-Sue's Sweet Success X DBF Black Nightcloud), 1996 grulla stallion owned by Barb Laudenslayer, Boyertown, PA. Photo by Laura Behning.


SUCCESSFUL SORCERER (Robbi-Sue's Sweet Success X Royal T Lady Kitrina) 1997 grulla stallion owned by Alpine Mist Morgans in ID.


ELLY'S STORY (Robbi-Sue's Success Story X ML Meadowlark Elly Mae) 2000 red dun mare (pictured as a yearling) owned by Garnet Robinson, Floresville, TX.


AMBERFIELD'S LONESOME DOVE (Stormwashed X Amberfield's Jellybean), 2000 grulla mare (pictured as a weanling) owned by Judy Hinman, Amberfields Morgans, West Edmeston NY.


AMBERFIELD'S DUN LOVIN (Stormwashed X Finally's Just A Dandy), 2001 brown dun mare (pictured as a two year old) owned by Amanda Hewitt, Radiance Morgans, VA. To see more pictures of Lovey, visit her web page of pictures taken by her former owner, Laura Behning.


WMS LAUREL LADY BETTE (Delmaytion Top King X Successful Reflection), 2002 bay dun mare (pictured as a two year old) owned by Windfield Morgans, Lee Lyons, CT. Photo courtesy of Bette's breeder, Carol Williams.
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