* Buckskin is a complex color: It's a combination of a base coat (usually bay or chestnut) and a dilution gene (cream). This means a buckskin horse can carry the genes for other colors.
* White is dominant: A white horse has a dominant gene for white, which means it can pass on that gene to its offspring.
Possible foal colors:
* White: If the white mare carries the white gene, the foal will be white.
* Buckskin: If the white mare doesn't carry the white gene, and the buckskin stud carries a bay or chestnut gene, the foal could be buckskin.
* Bay or Chestnut: If the buckskin stud is carrying the bay or chestnut gene, the foal could be bay or chestnut.
* Other possibilities: The foal could also be palomino, cremello, or even have other coat patterns like roan or appaloosa depending on the specific genes both parents carry.
To predict the foal's color accurately:
* You would need to know the specific genes of both the mare and the stud. This can be done through DNA testing or by knowing the color history of the horses' ancestors.
Horse genetics are complex and fascinating!