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A Rhythm of Four is always het DP.

However, I am fairly sure that Good China does not guarantee DP, although they do have the same chance of getting it randomly that any create has.

what is DP?

@Chesneythecorgi:

DP is a hidden gene. It does not show up in the color /gene test. However, it does change the name of stysty palomino's into chocolate palomino's and of stysty chestnuts into liver chestnuts. That way you know for sure that your horse has DP!

DP is a darkening gene just like sty is. However, DP only affects red pigment (so you won't see it on black horses but you will see it on red based horses (ee) and on bays/browns as they have red pigment too).

DP is uncommon, it can happen in normal creates /via any herd helper, but there are a few herd helpers that are guaranteed to have at least 1 copy of DP.


Here are some very helpful links, especially the second one has a long explanation on DP:

Here is the genetics guide page with more info about it and some examples:
http://www.huntandjump.com/geneticsguide/?page_id=135

This is a topic about how DP works in general (with examples on chestnuts):
https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/comment/79172

I'd recommend reading this topic first, as it explains 'how' DP works, the other topics I'm about to post are about seeing/spotting DP on other colors but it is useful to understand the basics first.



Here are two topics specially about chocolate palomino's:
https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/comment/103755#Comment_103755
https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/comment/95604#Comment_95604

And this is a topic about DP on bays and browns:
https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/comment/102994#Comment_102994


This is another interesting topic about spotting DP (and seeing if a horse is homo or hetero DP):
https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/comment/96909#Comment_96909



Recently there also have been some DP reference thread's on other colors, you can see images of proven DP horses over there as a reference:

This one is on bays and browns:
https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/36202

This one is on creams and champagnes:
https://www.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/36294



This might be a lot to read, but just like real life genetics are very complex and it can take some time to figure out how DP works, and then some more time to get 'the eye' for DP and spot it on the different horse colors.
Don't hesitate to ask any more questions you have about DP! :)


Oh and just because I like them a few of my fav DP horses:

MSH Frappuchino hDP SpM
Homo DP homo S+ chocolate palomino with SpM


MS Hidden Gates htDPGPKP
Hidden gates, a guaranteed het DP herd helper.


MS DP Thraki PF hetDP
Just a regular Silver Bay create that managed to get a copy of DP, darkening his coat

Aww thank you Rutledge! I'm always happy to explain anything that I do have some knowledge of! :) But I must say nowadays I just copy things mostly from posts I made earlier, that saves me a lot of time :P

Yay you're welcome! Ask any questions that might come up with any genetics in the game, I'm more than happy to help out!