Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Horse Colors

Appaloosa :

color pattern with small spots over the hips or the entire body. may be either white spots on a dark body, dark spots on a white body, or a mixture of both.



Bay:

a red, brown, or yellowish horse with black mane and tail, and usually black limbs.



Red Roan:

red with a mixture of white hairs.




Black:

black color throughout the coat, limbs, mane and tail. no pattern present other than white markings


Blue Roan:

black or black-brown with a mixture of white hairs.



Brown

mixture of black and brown in the coat, limbs, mane and tailmixture of black and brown in the coat, limbs, mane and tail





Buckskin:

light tan or brown color.



Chestnut:

varying shades of a yellowish tan color.




Dun:

sandy yellow, redish, or brown usually with darker legs and often a dark stripe down the back, dark mane and tail




Grey : 

black and white hairs with black skin. coat grows lighter with age.






Palomino:

gold-yellow or dark cream color with light colored mane and tail




Pinto:

large patches of black, brown, chestnut, or any other color, and white.





Strawberry or Chestnut Roan:

chestnut with a mixture of white hairs.





White:

white hair with a pink skin




Ref: http://www.aboutyourhorse.com/parts-horse-and-tack

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