Traits

nO | OO

Trait Count - 4

Overo is a paint marking that is jagged and spreads over the body vertically. It will never cross the topline without another paint marking, though is known to touch the very edge of the mane.
- Flight feathers and webbing will be white where markings touch.
- Hoof color will be pink where markings touch.

Leopard complex sits above Paint genes!

Beatus are not exempt from Lethal White Syndrome, which is where a foal does not fully develop before birth. Three different genes are known to cause this, Overo, Splash, and Dom White.
Overo has 2 variations, each with varying degrees of risks with breeding. You can check what type of dom white you Beatus has with an LWS Tester.

• O-1 has risks in both forms.
  • nO-1 has the following risks; 10% chance of blindness, 10% chance of deafness, 80% chance of a healthy foal.
  • OO-1 has the following risks; 40% chance of blindness, 40% chance of deafness, 15% chance of a healthy foal, 5% chance of a deceased foal.
• O-2 carries the most risks, in both forms.
  • nO-2 has the following risks; 30% chance of blindness, 30% chance of deafness, 25% chance of blind and deafness, 5% chance of a healthy foal, 10% chance of a deceased foal.
  • OO-2 has a 100% death rate.

Eye Colors
Blue

Overo Range
Blue is the minimum required expression.
Yellow is the maximum optional expression.
Red is the area expression is not allowed. Overo cannot cross the topline, however, it can touch the mane and turn it white.
The white palettes provided are a simple guide, as different coats will likely have different tinted whites. Though, these guides do set what the palest possible natural white can be in terms of hex code. Anything that is paler than the palettes will be asked to be changed.
The below palettes go as white intended for a black - bay - chestnut from left to right. Warm coats will have warm toned white, while cool tones will have cool toned whites.

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Maximum Expression Examples

Snowflake | [-sf]

Trait Count - 3

Snowflake is a double expression of appaloosa. It will only show WITH another appaloosa gene, so like nLp(roan-sf) which would be a varnish roan snowflake.
Snowflake shows with mutations that suppress appaloosa genes. It's currently unknown as to why.
Snowflake will reflect the density of the appaloosa present, so a minimal appaloosa won't have a maximal snowflake.

Snowflake Examples

nLp[roan] | LpLp[roan]

Trait Count - 3

Varnish Roan is the most basic variation of the leopard complex gene and is the foundation for other variants. Varnish is always heavily textured and in more maximum expression can sometimes be mistaken as a fewspot appaloosa. 'Corn spots' are always found on varnish roans as it is an appaloosa gene, there will never be a large number of them, but are typically more frequent than corn spots on a kit roan.
- Flight feathers and webbing can be white where marking touches.
- Mane and tail can be white where marking touches.
- Wings and mane can be affected separately by varnish.

Leopard complex sits above Paint genes!

Varnish Roan Range
Blue is the minimum required expression.
Yellow is the maximum optional expression.
Red is the area expression is not allowed.
The white palettes provided are a simple guide, as different coats will likely have different tinted whites. Though, these guides do set what the palest possible natural white can be in terms of hex code. Anything that is paler than the palettes will be asked to be changed.
The below palettes go as white intended for a black - bay - chestnut from left to right. Warm coats will have warm toned white, while cool tones will have cool toned whites.

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nLp[spot]

Trait Count - 1

Spotted blanket is pretty much a marking of its name. It creates a blanket along the back of a horse filled with holes.
- Can have darker and white spots across their body.
- Skin can be molted and hooves can be striped.
- In breeding LpLp[spot] will become LpLp[snow].

Leopard complex sits above Paint genes!

Spotted Blanket Range
Blue is the minimum required expression.
Yellow is the maximum optional expression.
Red is the area expression is not allowed. Edge spotting is allowed to go into this range, as long as it's not a large amount.
The white palettes provided are a simple guide, as different coats will likely have different tinted whites. Though, these guides do set what the palest possible natural white can be in terms of hex code. Anything that is paler than the palettes will be asked to be changed.
The below palettes go as white intended for a black - bay - chestnut from left to right. Warm coats will have warm-toned white, while cool tones will have cool-toned whites.

Spotted Blanket Minimum Expression Examples

Spotted Blanket Medium Expression Examples

Spotted Blanket Maximum Expression Examples

LpLp[snow]

Trait Count - 1

Snowcap is more or less the solid version of spotted blanket. It covers about the same area, its edges can be harsh or soft, but will never be a full gradient.
- Skin can be molted and hooves can be striped.
- In breeding nLp[snow] will become nLp[spot].

Leopard complex sits above Paint genes!

Snowcap Range
Blue is the minimum required expression.
Yellow is the maximum optional expression.
Red is the area expression is not allowed.
The white palettes provided are a simple guide, as different coats will likely have different tinted whites. Though, these guides do set what the palest possible natural white can be in terms of hex code. Anything that is paler than the palettes will be asked to be changed.
The below palettes go as white intended for a black - bay - chestnut from left to right. Warm coats will have warm toned white, while cool tones will have cool toned whites.

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nLp[leop]

Trait Count - 2

Leopard appaloosa covers the body in white, similar to dom white, but instead of being solid in color, it has spots displaying the coat underneath.
- Flight feathers and webbing can be white where marking touches.
- Mane and tail can be white where marking touches.
- Hooves can be striped or solid.

Leopard complex sits above Paint genes!

Leopard Appaloosa Range
Blue is the minimum required expression.
Yellow is the maximum optional expression.
Red is the area expression is not allowed.
The white palettes provided are a simple guide, as different coats will likely have different tinted whites. Though, these guides do set what the palest possible natural white can be in terms of hex code. Anything that is paler than the palettes will be asked to be changed.
The below palettes go as white intended for a black - bay - chestnut from left to right. Warm coats will have warm toned white, while cool tones will have cool toned whites.

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nLp[sspot] | LpLp[ssnpot]

Trait Count - 2

Snowspot is a appaloosa modifier that progresses as a BA ages. It always starts along the topline, and progresses towards the belly.
- Snowspot will always affect the mane, tail, and wings in higher expressions.
- When paired with snowflake, snowflake will also progress and expand on the coat.

When uploading and designing a snowspot, the later or earlier stage than their normal design is required. This can simply be done on an extra Miniside added to the import, either in the colum of extras or somewhere else not blocking the import.

Leopard complex sits above Paint genes!

Snowspot Range
Blue is the minimum required expression.
Yellow is the maximum optional expression.
Red is the area expression is not allowed,

Snowspot Early Life Expression Examples

Snowspot Mid Life Expression Examples

Snowspot Late Life Expression Examples

Inverse | !

Trait Count - 2

Inverse inverses, or flips, where paint markings express. For example, a leopard will display as white spots over the body and can be mistaken for chubari spots. A snowspot will start as mostly white, and show more of their base coat as they age.

Inverse Examples

Mismarked | [-m]

Trait Count - 3

Mismark is essentially blood marks for appaloosas. It will only show when present with an appaloosa gene, so like nLp(roan-m) which would be a mismarked varnish roan.
The edges of mismark will reflect the type of appaloosa it's tied to. So a leopard might have a hard-edge mismark, while a varnish has a soft one.

Mismark Examples

nLp[semi] | LpLp[semi]

Trait Count - 3

Semi leopard is a somewhat strange expression of appaloosa but is the most flexible in its expression. Semi can mimic other types of appaloosa, which can sometimes cause it to be mistaken for other expressions, it can also sometimes look like combinations of two different expressions.

Leopard complex sits above Paint genes!

Semi Leopard Range
Blue is the minimum required expression.
Yellow is the maximum optional expression.
Red is the area expression is not allowed.
The white palettes provided are a simple guide, as different coats will likely have different tinted whites. Though, these guides do set what the palest possible natural white can be in terms of hex code. Anything that is paler than the palettes will be asked to be changed.
The below palettes go as white intended for a black - bay - chestnut from left to right. Warm coats will have warm-toned white, while cool tones will have cool-toned whites.

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LpLp[fews]

Trait Count - 3

Fewspot appaloosa covers the body in white and has spots showing the base coat, very similar to leopard appaloosas. The difference is fewspots have less spots, but also have three areas where you'll see the base coat. They will have textured edges on these areas, they can be different sizes, but there will always be at least three obvious spots of these gaps.

Leopard complex sits above Paint genes!

Fewspot Range
Blue is the minimum required expression.
Yellow is where a decent majority of spots are.
Red is the area expression is not allowed.
The white palettes provided are a simple guide, as different coats will likely have different tinted whites. Though, these guides do set what the palest possible natural white can be in terms of hex code. Anything that is paler than the palettes will be asked to be changed.
The below palettes go as white intended for a black - bay - chestnut from left to right. Warm coats will have warm toned white, while cool tones will have cool toned whites.

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Medium Expression Examples

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Abstract | ~

Trait Count - 3

Abstract causes leopard complex to take on unnatural and/or intentional shapes.

Abstract Examples

Peacock | [-pc]

Trait Count - 3

Peacock causes the spots and speckles of any leopard complex gene to have a halo of contrasting color, most typically white. Due to these halos mimicing the look of peacock feathers, it was coined as peacock when it began popping up in BAs.

Peacock Examples

nBi | BiBi

Trait Count - 0

Birdcatcher spots are simple white spots across a BA's body. They are similar to snowflake but differ in the fact they are their own standalone gene. Snowflake and birdcatcher spots do interact and can make a very spotty appaloosa.
- Birdcatcher spots do not affect the mane or wings.

Birdcatcher
The absolute minimum number of birdcatcher spots is 2, these can be on the off-side from the import sheets, but must be stated when submitting designs.
The Angel displays both the minimum and the smallest size birdcatcher spots can be.
The Nephilim is displaying both a more maximal expression and the biggest size spots can be.

nGr | GrGr

Trait Count - 0

Grease spots is best described as the dark version of birdcatcher and chubari. It leaves dark spots in varying sizes over the coat.
- Grease spots does not affect the mane, wings, skin, and hooves.

Grease
The absolute minimum number of greasespots is 2, these can be on the off-side from the import sheets, but must be stated when submitting designs.
The Angel displays both the minimum and the smallest size grease spots can be.
The Nephilim is displaying both a more maximal expression and the biggest size spots can be.

nBig | BigBig

Trait Count - 1

Glitter Birdcatcher
Follows basic rules of birdcatcher, but either adds transparent spots or makes all spots varying levels of transparency.

nGrg | GrgGrg

Trait Count - 3

Glitter Grease
Follows basic rules of grease spots, Fbut either adds transparent spots or makes all spots varying levels of transparency.

nBe | BeBe

Trait Count - 2

Belton spots makes spot in white markings. Most commonly, they stick to the edge of markings, right above the hooves, and where other spots already are.

Belton Free White

Belton Paint Markings

Belton Appaloosa

Belton Genetic Muts

nBr | BrBr

Trait Count - 2

Brindle causes thin striping on the body.
- Can be a darker or lighter shade of the coat.

- One color, must be able to visually see it against the coat

- Will NEVER be pure black or white
- Always goes over natural genes, all paint and appaloosa, Mist, and Bubble.

Brindle Examples
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nCu | CuCu

Trait Count - 2

Chubari spots, sometimes misinterpreted as inverse appaloosa, is a gene that displays as large spots across the body. These spots are never small, and love to bunch up and layer over one another.
- Chubari spots affect the mane, wings, skin, and hooves where they touch.

Chubari
The absolute minimum number of chubari spots is 2, these can be on the off-side from the import sheets, but must be stated when submitting designs.
The Angel displays both the minimum and the smallest size chubari spots can be.
The Nephilim is displaying both a more maximal expression and the biggest size spots can be.