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A horse with the weakest manifestation of the Silver gene does not differ from an average bay, unless the guard hair is mixed with a considerable amount of light hair, making the mane and tail look ashy. The lower part of the legs is almost undiluted, sometimes showing mild leg webbing. This color may also resemble “Wild” bay or dun, but from the first it can again be distinguished by light guard hair, and from the second by a saturated red color of the trunk and lack of primitive markings. When the body hair of this horse is in poor condition, the color can also be confused with red or brown.

Sometimes you may see a horse with brown body hair and black legs, while the mane and tail are diluted, matching the brown body color. However, the most characteristic and recognizable variety of silver bay has a reddish body, a mane and tail that are nearly white or light ashy, and light brown lower legs because of the presence of leg webbing. Separate ashy or black locks remain in the guard hair.