Buckskin or Dun?

[Aidey]

Right this might sound silly but can a dun be a dun without having a dorsal stripe?

I thought if it had a dorsal stripe it was dun, if it didn't that made it buckskin

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[tabithakat64]

I think the horse would be a buckskin rather than a dun if it didn't have a dorsal stripe.

 

[appylass]

Duns will always have a dorsal stripe, buckskins 'can' have a stripe,but it is called countershading and is not a true dorsal stripe.

Dorsal stripes are very crisp and have clearly defined edges, countershading is usually less defined.

Generally, in this country the only equines you'll see that are true dun,are highlands and shetlands, or their crosses. There is also dun in Criollos, quarter horses and some iberians I believe but they are less common in the UK.