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Champagne Quarter Horses
"Champagne" shades are not currently accepted in the AQHA as approved colors, so they are mis-registered under approved AQHA colors. Read more about the champagne color genetics here.
Champagne horses are also sometimes confused for 'double dilutes' (cremello, perlino, smoky cream) since they too, as foals, sometimes have blue eyes and pink looking skin. The champagne foals also may have green eyes which may likely turn to 'amber' color. As the champagnes age, they show freckles on their skin, most noticably around the eyes, muzzle etc (as well as other skin not covered by hair).
Black + Champagne = Classic
Bay + Champagne = Amber
Sorrel + Champagne = Gold
Brown + Champagne = Sable
Naturally, when combined with other modifying genes, colors/names vary. For instance:
Smoky Black (Black + Cream) + Champagne = Classic Cream
Buckskin (Black + Agouti + Cream) + Champagne = Amber Cream
Palomino (Sorrel + Cream) + Champagne = Gold Cream
Smokey Brown (Brown + Cream) + Champagne = Sable Cream
Grulla (Black + Dun) + Champagne = Classic Dun
Dun (Bay + Dun) + Champagne = Amber Dun
Red Dun (Sorrel + Dun) + Champagne = Gold Dun
Brown + Dun + Champagne - Sable Dun
Smoky Grulla (Grulla + Cream) + Champagne = Classic Cream Dun
Dunskin (Buckskin + Dun) + Champagne = Amber Cream Dun
Dunalino (Palomino + Dun) + Champagne = Gold Cream Dun
Smokey Brown + Dun + Champagne = Sable Cream Dun
Smokey Cream (Black + 2 Cream) + Champagne = Classic Double Cream
Perlino (Black + Agouti + 2 Cream) + Champagne = Amber Double Cream
Cremello (Sorrel + 2 Cream) + Champagne = Gold Double Cream
Brown + 2 Cream + Champagne = Sable Double Cream
Smokey Cream + Dun + Champagne = Classic Double Cream Dun
Perlino + Dun + Champagne = Amber Double Cream Dun
Cremello + Dun + Champagne = Gold Double Cream Dun
Brown + 2 Cream + Dun + Champagne = Sable Double Cream Dun
This page will contain photos of our "Champagne Quarter Horses".
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