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Hey all! So, I figured I'd bring up something that you guys might have heard of. I specialize in Morgans in real life, and I've been wondering about this for a while. Here's a basic rundown.
A bay mare and a black stallion, both from well-known (and commonly bred) lines, were bred together. They produced a foal that phenotypically looked champagne, a color not found in Morgan horses, and she has pale green eyes. Her name is TL Champagne Sensation.

The owners send away the DNA test to figure out where this champagne came from, and it turns out that she is negative for champagne. And cream, pearl and silver. Which basically means that, not only is this a new color in the Morgan breed, this is a completely unrecorded color in horses!

The breeders try a very similar cross, and end up with a foal that looks pretty similar to TL Champagne Sensation, but a bit darker. He has the same color of eyes. The owners do the test again, and again, negative for champagne, cream, pearl, and silver. His name is Snowdancer's Champgndream.

The owners decide to cross these two horses. The resulting colt looks a lot like his sire.

This whole thing is super fascinating to me, and I would love to hear your opinions on it. Here's a really good comprehensive guide to the story, and it links to a complete photographic pedigree: http://www.morgancolors.com/oddities.htm