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F TbBlk Andromeda

Lol i know. It confuddled my mind too. Im a paint/quarter horse person too. But this is how the game is. It isnt necessarily real life.

@Ritsika
Ooo Fascinating information! I was not aware of Tobiano hiding. I knew of Overo hiding! Also I had no idea of the dominant extension suppressing white. Thank you for the correction and information! Love this game so much! :x

That would be great! Thanks hun! ^:)^

*the above mare is just an example from my barn to show what @CasinoStables was talking about *

@DivineDreams, I'm starting to feel like I imagined the article about black/bay repressing white patterns because I'm having trouble finding the article. :-O I will continue the search but I can't promise success.

Though, I was able to find an article about minimal tobiano expression. Stachurska, A., & Jansen, P. (2015). Crypto-tobiano horses in Hucul breed. Czech Journal of Animal Science, 60(1): 1-9. DOI: : 10.17221/7905-CJAS

It was easily accessible though google scholar for free and an interesting read even though they are specifically looking at the Hucul breed. I thought the reference from Haase et al. 2009 was fitting as it compliments what I mentioned before, "In the case of most patterns, it is often not possible to identify the exact genotype of a white or partially white horse from its phenotype". Correct identification often involves genetic testing of the individual in question because of the vast variation in phenotype.

I knew a mare growing up that was considered a solid paint. She was sorrel (chestnut) with a blaze on her face and maybe two white feet, no stocking marks or anything. But if she was bred to a colored stud, she would throw amazing foals. My favorite was a little bay and white tob with lots of color. She had 4 white legs, but above each hoof was a line of black, so her hooves were black. Beauty of a baby.

@Ritsika it was a Facebook friend of mine that wrote the article, Lesli Kathmen, she also wrote the book about equine colour genetics called Equine Tapestry.
Now back to tobiano, unlike frame tobiano (as far as I am aware) always puts a little white on the horse, such as socks for example this guy is homozygous tobiabo
http://colorgenetics.info/equine/gallery/white-patterns/tobiano/minimal-homozygous-tobiano
Also tobiano doesn't tend to put white on the face, white markings tend to be caused by other patterns.