Pygmy Coat Colors

CARAMEL PATTERN: Body color any shade of white through brown. Required Markings: Muzzle, crown, eyes and ears accented in white; vertical stripes on center front of socks same color as body; hoofs, sides and rear of socks, dorsal stripe and martingale accented in tones distinctly darker than main body color; Face: Accented in tones distinctly darker than main body color, amount ranges from partial to complete according to age and gender. Optional Markings: white patches or bellybands anywhere on barrel between point of elbow and stifle joint. LlGHT CARAMEL: Pure white to cream with the required darker breed markings. MEDIUM CARAMEL: Apricot to light tan with the required darker breed markings. DARK CARAMEL: Deep tan to deep red with the required darker breed markings. BROWN CARAMEL: Brown to dark brown with the required darker breed markings clearly visible.
White caramels


















AGOUTI PATTERN: All body colors are acceptable. The predominant coloration is formed by the intermingling of lighter and darker hairs producing an appearance ranging from highly grizzled to nearly solid. Required Markings: Muzzle, crown, eyes and ears accented in white; hoofs, socks, face, and forehead distinctly darker than main body color.
Optional Markings: White patches or bellybands anywhere on barrel between point of elbow and stifle joint; dorsal stripe darker than the main body color; varying degrees of grizzling on areas of the body, such as the chest, shoulders, mane, and tail.
LIGHT GRAY AGOUTI: Black and white hairs intermingled with slightly more white hairs to give a light gray color, making the topcoat appear to be silver/pewter in shade MEDIUM GRAY AGOUTI: Black and white hairs intermingled in equal amounts giving the topcoat a blacker appearance close to an equal amount of salt and pepper DARK GRAY AGOUTI: Darker gray appearance with fewer white hairs, but still a salt and pepper appearance that is pronounced BLACK AGOUTI: Black mainly with only occasional intermingled white hairs LIGHT BROWN AGOUTI: Brown and white hairs intermingled making the topcoat appear a light cinnamon and sugar shade.MEDIUM BROWN AGOUTI: Brown and white hairs intermingle in equal amounts giving the topcoat a browner cinnamon and sugar appearance. DARK BROWN AGOUTI: Brown hairs intermingled with fewer white hairs, but still a cinnamon and sugar appearance that is a pronounced darker brown BROWN AGOUTI: Brown mainly with only occasional intermingled white hairs, darker brown mask and solid stockings clearly visible BLACK: All body hairs black in color. Required Markings: Muzzle, crown, eyes and ears accented in white. Optional Markings: White patches or bellybands anywhere on barrel between point of elbow and stifle joint; tail accented in white. SOLID BLACK: All body hairs black in color. Required Markings: none. Optional Markings: none

light and medium brown agouti