Design Guide

Genetics: Tr_
Locus: Tr​

Overview:

• Causes tree/branch-like markings that extend from the legs. May come from one, multiple, or all legs, starting at any point on the leg.
• May vary in size/length/width, but should not cross the topline or touch the head, and should not touch/overlap after branching away.
• Markings should be one solid color and must be darker than any other point on the body.
• Branches should generally follow the shape of the body and should taper at the ends. 
• Mane/Tail: No effect
• Skin: No effect
• Eyes: No effect

Blotted Gnarled Pecan Husky Tobiano Rapunzel

Gnarled Blueberry Tabby Husky Harlequin Rapunzel (Carries Flaxen, Plum)

Blotted Gnarled Cherry Roan Splash Ghoul (Carries Rapunzel)

Genetics: Gh_
Locus: Gh

Overview:

• White pattern that originates from the head/neck, as if a sheet has been draped over the horse.
• May have ripped/torn holes for the eyes, mouth, and within the pattern. Holes should be tapered.
• Edges will be irregular/frayed, again as if torn or cut at the ends. 

Range:

• Minimum: Must cover most of the head, covering up to the eye/jaw vertically. Should have the same tapered edges as usual.
• Maximum: Marking should angle up and taper along the back toward the tail, not reaching the tailhead. Cannot cross the belly, and coverage should taper closer to the topline as it moves toward the back of the horse.
  
  

Buckskin Roan Ghoul

Sooty Chestnut Ghoul Rapunzel

Bay Roan Ghoul

Overview:

• Causes the iris and sclera to be pure black (leave eye shine on). Oddly enough, it appears most still have full vision.
• When designing Reaper, please be sure to color the sclera (eye white) layer black as well as the iris itself. The entire eyeball should be fully black.

Interactions:

• Gemstone: When paired with Gemstone, only the sclera (eye white) will turn black, while the iris will be affected by Gemstone.

Overview:

• Spiderweb patterns that appear along the topline of the horse, or in between/in the "corners" of markings.
• Can connect two nearby markings together, or appear independently on the topline
• May be partial if between markings, otherwise should form a full web when viewed from both sides/top.
• May have up to 3 webs total, as long as they do not touch or overlap.
• Mane/Tail: No effect
• Skin: No effect
• Eyes: No effect
  
  

Sooty Ginger Tuxedo Tobiano Sabino Overo Snowflake Appaloosa Ghoul Rapunzel + Gemstone, Cobweb, Wulf, Chimera (Black Tuxedo Ghoul)

Grey on Dawn Husky Tobiano Blanket Appaloosa Rapunzel + Cobweb, Wulf, Glittered

Grey on Blueberry Husky Snowflake Appaloosa (Carries Rapunzel) + Cobweb, Wulf

Overview:

• ​Causes light skeletal markings on the body, head, and legs.
• Skeleton does not necessarily need to be anatomically correct, but should be at least believable (no random ribcages on the neck, please!).
• Should only be a few shades lighter than the coat beneath, with blended/blurred edges.
• May exhibit slight lightening beneath the markings as well (must be blended out, not just a halo around the bones).
• Mane/Tail: No effect
• Skin: No effect
• Eyes: No effect
  
  

Malbec Rabicano Rapunzel + Wulf, Masked, Phantom

Grey on Slate Overo Rapunzel + Phantom

Silver Malbec Roan Tobiano Rapunzel + Gemstone, Phantom

Overview:

• Causes small, colorful, freckle-like spots to cluster along the curves of the body.
• Spots must be visibly colored, not greyscale, and may contain up to three different colors at most.
• Requires spots to be individually distinct (no patches), same opacity, and have a clear area of concentration.
• Should not be strewn randomly across the body, perfectly evenly spaced, all exactly the same size, or extremely sparse.
• Glittered should be most dense along the curve, and have some stray spots spreading from there to create a density gradient.
• Clusters should create an elongated curved shape, not a circle, swirl, or other design.​
• Mane/Tail: No effect
• Skin: No effect
• Eyes: No effect

Acceptable Range/Areas:

• Chart below shows acceptable areas of effect.
• The lines drawn are intended to give a vague idea of the flow/shape, but are not precise limits.
• Clusters should not be in other areas (i.e. legs), but can vary a bit within the general areas given.

Range:

• Minimum: 
  • One small cluster of spots in any acceptable area.
  • There should be enough spots to clearly indicate a clustered area of effect, not just one or two random spots.
• Maximum: 
  
  • One cluster of spots on the head and two clusters of spots on the body.
  • Body clusters may join two areas together if adjacent, but shouldn't branch across the whole body.

Liver Chestnut + Glittered

Silver Smoky Cream Dun Tobiano Overo Rabicano Snowfall (Carries Rapunzel) + Wulf, Glittered

Blotted Pangare Buttermilk Buckskin Tobiano + Glittered

Overview:

• Causes a white stripe that follows the shape of a smooth-edged marking, similar to gingerbread cookie icing.
• Interacts only with natural white, Tobiano, Splash, Corset, Hooded, Tuxedo, and Dutch Lapin. Will not interact with jagged or textured markings; if applicable genes are altered by other genes that make them more irregular/textured, Gingerbread will not act on them. 
• May affect some or all of the applicable markings, but must follow a given edge all the way around rather than stopping/tapering halfway.
• Width may vary slightly, generally being thicker on larger markings. Should not be thicker than the marking it borders.
• Should stay reasonably the same in terms of distance and width all the way around, following the shape closely.
• May only be fully hidden if the horse has no applicable markings. If it has any applicable marking, it must border at least one.
• Mane/Tail: No effect
• Skin: No effect
• Eyes: No effect
  
  

Grey on Stained Sooty Glacier Tuxedo Splash Rapunzel + Chimera (Dawn), Glittered, Gingerbread

Blotted Silver Sooty Bay Tuxedo Snowcap Appaloosa Rapunzel + Birdcatcher Spots, Gingerbread, Gemstone

Ginger Tobiano Splash Rapunzel + Gingerbread