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Removing his PATN1 will get rid of the blanket altogether (though there might still be a tiny patch on his rump, at which point rerolling might get rid of it). Leaving the PATN1 and removing one LP will put spots on his blanket. It's the hom LP that's making the blanket area completely white rather than with appy spots. White factor has no effect on appaloosa markings, but may reduce those socks some. Removing one or both of the W20s could also reduce the socks.

Edit: You could also just get rid of both LPs so he's not appy anymore, which you might prefer because appy white will always mask over phantom markings. Phantom only shows through and brings color back in areas of white coming from Kit and Splash alleles.

White factor is not deadly. It just makes crosses of potentially lethal genes more risky. For example, white 1 and tobiano is a low risk cross, but combined with a high white factor, it could still be deadly. White factor just tells Kit and Splash alleles how much white to express, how loud the markings should be, in other words. And the more white a potentially lethal cross expresses, the more likely it could be a lethal load of white.

But that has nothing to do with his phantom hearts not showing. If you want his hearts to show more, turn both LPs into - so he's not appy anymore. Appy blanket will always cover over phantom markings. The phantom markings can only show through Kit and Splash alleles.

thanks for asking this great question!

I took out the two LP's and changed the white factor to none. I love the new look. Is there anything else I should consider? Did I choose the best white factor?


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Thank you. Yes, I tried putting b/b on him but it didn't come out anywhere looking nice. He looked like he was wearing baggy blue pj bottoms, so I took it back off. Expensive mistake. Somewhere I have a white horse with black hearts. Hoping for something nice there if I can ever find it again.

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I'm trying to save to buy a barn and instead I've spent it all on gmts lol.

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