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Grullo foals are born ashy colored. Light grullos are born yellowish or cream, and very seldomly, light reddish.
Grullo color is common in Polish Konik Horses (up to 95 percent of the breed), Quarter Horses, Vyatka, Heck, and Bashkir Horses. Occasionally it occurs in Norwegian Fjords. Light grullo color is common in Sorraia Horses, Connemara Ponies, and Yakutian Horses.
Red Dun
The body color of a red dun horse can have various shades, but as a rule it is lighter than in standard chestnut horses (ssss1). Primitive markings are of red color. Often the head is darker than the body, showing a mask or cobwebbing. The lower legs, mane, and tail are also darker than the body. The skin and hooves are pigmented.
Dark red duns are almost indistinguishable from ordinary chestnut horses in terms of body color, but they will have noticeable primitive markings. Light red duns are almost yellow or sand color and resemble palominos (see ssss1). This color is common in the Norwegian Fjord breed (ssss1). In 2013, Russian scientist Tatyana Zubkova found examples of light red duns in two breeds where it was not previously considered present: the Budyonny and Russian Don. Their colors were confirmed by DNA analysis.