Traits

Name: Chestnut, Hidden Agouti

Base Genotype: ee A_

Skin Color: Light

Eyes: Brown

Description: Chestnut, sometimes referred to as Sorrel or simply "Red" is the coat color that occurs when the horse carries no Eumelanin, which creates black pigment. Additionally, the Agouti gene restricts that black pigment to the mane, tail, and legs- but since a chestnut horse has no Eumelanin (two e's), there is no way to tell if the horse is carrying a copy or two of Agouti. Therefore, these horses are agouti carriers and may have offspring that are able to show the Agouti gene. (These horses are usually bay.)

Like most base coats, intensity can vary. Chestnut ranges from a brassy ginger color all the way to "Liver Chestnut" - a dark, chocolatey brown.
The hidden Agouti gene does not impact the appearance of chestnut in any way.