s . ▁The ▁pal est ▁can ▁be ▁mistaken ▁for ▁b ays ▁or ▁li ver ▁ch est n uts , ▁especially ▁if ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁elements . ▁Sm ok y ▁black ▁co ats ▁tend ▁to ▁react ▁strongly ▁to ▁sun ▁and ▁swe at , ▁and ▁many ▁sm ok y ▁black s ▁turn ▁a ▁ch oc olate ▁color ▁with ▁particularly ▁re dd ish ▁man es ▁and ▁t ails . ▁Ble aching ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁elements ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁legs ▁retain ▁their ▁color ▁better , ▁and ▁can ▁take ▁on ▁an ▁appearance ▁of ▁having ▁dark ▁points ▁like ▁a ▁bay ▁horse . ▁Sm ok y ▁black s , ▁however , ▁will ▁lack ▁rich ▁red ▁t ones ▁in ▁the ▁coat , ▁instead ▁favor ing ▁ch oc olate ▁and ▁orange ▁t ones . ▁ ▁Because ▁sm ok y ▁black s ▁are ▁often ▁not ▁recognized ▁as ▁such , ▁bre ed ers ▁sometimes ▁think ▁that ▁the ▁cre am ▁gene ▁" ski pped " ▁gener ations . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁are ▁" color ▁bre ed " ▁reg ist ries ▁for ▁pal om ino ▁and ▁bu ck sk in ▁horses , ▁which ▁generally ▁record ▁horses ▁based ▁on ▁apparent ▁phen ot ype ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁require ▁a ▁DNA ▁color ▁test , ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁for ▁these ▁colors ▁to ▁bre ed ▁" true " ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁cre am ▁alle le . ▁ ▁Cross ing ▁two ▁heter o zy g ous ▁dil utes ▁will ▁statist ically ▁result ▁in ▁off spring ▁which ▁are ▁ 2 5 % ▁the ▁base ▁color ,