In the early 1700s, the only living (and registrable) PRE Andalusian colors were black, bay, and grey. Presently, grey holds over 70% of the Andalusian population, with bays, blacks, dilute genes, and other rare colors to fill in the cracks.
"Before 2002, a PRE born in Spain carrying the dilute factor could not be registered as breeding stock. They were often sold at a diminished price or given away. It was thought that these colors were coming from the influence of other breeds mixed with Spanish genes and thus were undesirable. Once the rule change, they were registrable and became the rarest colors in the breed."
!NOTE! Sabino HAS been r