Historical Ponies: Buttercup's 2001 & 2002 Foals

The solid buckskin mare Buttercup produced these two double dilute foals by solid sooty buckskin Gunner's Moon. They were born in back to back years, a filly in 2001 and a colt in 2002.

Double dilutes have two copies of the cream dilution which results in their unique color. There are three types cremello (chestnut based), perlino (bay based), and smoky cream (black based). The three double dilutes usually look the same with a pale cream coat, bluegreen eyes, and pink skin. Color testing is the only sure way to know which one of the three types they are. The exception being that a double dilute from palomino parents can only be a cremello.

When it comes to these two it's more likely they are perlinos or smoky creams due to their parents both being buckskin. But we know from their parents other foals that they both carried recessive chestnut so that leaves cremello in the running.

Learn more about double dilutes on my website: https://www.thecolorfulchincoteague.com/doubledilute.html About double dilute foals too: https://www.thecolorfulchincoteague.com/doubledilutefoals.html

These pictures are from the extensive photography work of Kelly Lidard. They come from a large collection I've been working to digitize and organize for over a year.