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just a visual example of the colors/genes Snowshoe Cobs come in/can have. I thought it'd be nice for people to see this explanation.

Also, do note that sooty merely darkens the topline with the possibility of dapples- it does not affect the mane/tail color. Roan doesn't darken anything, it lightens the body from the center out- meaning minimalist roans will be pale around the belly and easily mistaken for Rabicano ( which is not possible in Cobs )
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This helps very much! Thank you!

Oh! I've been meaning to ask an expert this, but forgot - can sooty, on real life horses, affect the mane? I have a ... I'm 99.9% sure he's a sooty chestnut tobiano/tovero. But, oddly, he has almost dun-like markings (dorsal stripe, very faint shoulder bar), but doesn't have any dark points on his ears or legs. Also, his mane is a mixture of chestnut hairs, dark brown hairs, and almost but not quite black hairs... so he looks like a light bay from far away. He has very very light dapples when looked at in the right angle as well.

I've heard of sooty sometimes affecting just the mane before, but I don't know if it was true or false, and I've heard somewhere that sooty can make false dun markings, but the same deal there. I have photos of Koriro in my gallery if you'd like to see him.