More confusion to the "champagne" color issue

I have mentioned this group of miniature stallions that I trained for Raul Rodriques in the past. I found these pictures, and thought you would be interested in the "tricks" color genetics can play. The horse above with the unclipped winter coat is the same Palomino pinto below with a body clip. I needed 6 white horses for the liberty act, and a seventh one as a fill in or a specialty horse. All of the horses were sired by the same white stallion, out of different "grade" mares. I only had a 6 generation pedigree of the stallion to go by and first generation for the mares. I chose 7 out of the pasture of 40 yearling's. All had blue eyes, with the exception of 2 of them which had dark eyes, and the one below which had one eye that was half blue. In the stallions pedigree I noted a pinto great grand dam. In addition to the half blue eye, I noted a "snip" on this horses nose, and a small black spot the size of a pea on his left nostril. I crossed my fingers that my hunch was right, and purchased 6 horses, with the stipulation that I be given a 7th of my choice. The seller agreed, as long as it wasn't a pinto as those sold for more money. I chose the "white" one with the snip and "pea spot" on his nose who was named Degas, and was thrilled as I body clipped him the day after they arrived, and saw a dark patch on this chest. Underneath all that dirty white winter hair, and a good wash of "blue dying" was a stunning Palomino pinto colt.