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I have three homozygous axiom blue foals here as examples:

This is what I had in mind when beginning the line:

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Pigment Modifiers

Black: E/E
Bay(Agouti): a/A
Sooty: Sty/-
Flaxen: f/-
Pangare: p/p
Chocolate: b/-
Axiom: B/B

White Markings

Kit Genes: -/SB1
Varnish Regulator 2: H/-


Additional Info

White Factor: None

These muddy ones are what I have most often gotten:

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Pigment Modifiers

Black: e/E
Bay(Agouti): a/a
Dense Pheomelanin: DP/-
Pangare: p/P
Axiom: B/B

White Markings

Kit Genes: W3/-
Appaloosa Blanket Size: -/PATN1
Varnish Regulator 2: H/-
Kit Promoter: KP2/-


Additional Info

White Factor: None


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Pigment Modifiers

Black: E/E
Bay(Agouti): a/a
Tiger Eye: TE2/-
Sooty: Sty/-
Flaxen: f/-
Pangare: p/p
Axiom: B/B

White Markings

Appaloosa Blanket Size: PATN1/-
Varnish Regulator 2: H/-
Gulastra Plume: gp/-
Kit Promoter: KP2/-


Additional Info

White Factor: Light

It's not clear to me what is causing this. Any ideas? I don't know if my preference for darker colors is biting me in this.