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Head Markings
Leg Markings
Body Colors
Blood Bay
Reddish brown with black mane, tail and lower legs.
General Term: BAY
Sandy Bay
Light brown with black mane, tail and lower legs.
General Term: BAY
Appaloosa
Usually dark spots over white hindquarter blanket
with many variations.
Skewbald
A brown and white spotted horse often called Pinto or Paint.
Grey
A horse born almost black, grows lighter with age, sometimes dappled or flecked.
Palomino
Creamy to golden yellow with flaxen mane and tail.
Liver Chestnut
Dark reddish brown. Mane and tail same color as body or flaxen. If flaxen, called Cocoa Palomino.
General Term: Chestnut
Golden Chestnut
Lighter shades of golden brown. Mane and tail same color.
General Term: Chestnut
Brown
Deep brown, sometimes black with lighter brown areas at the muzzle, eyes and inner leg.
General term:
Bay, if dark Dark Bay or Black.
Black
True black without any brownish areas.
Strawberry Roan
A brown horse with mixture of white hairs all over.
Gives reddish brown effect.
Blue Roan
A back horse with mixture of white hairs, sometimes with some red, all over the body.
Piebald
A black and white spotted horse, often called Pinto.
Buckskin Dun
Tan or smokey yellow with black mane, tail and dorsal stripe. Sometimes zebra striped legs.
Red Dun
Reddish chestnut with darker mane, tail and dorsal stripe. Sometimes zebra striped legs.
Source: www.stablemade.com/horse.htm
Leg Markings
Body Colors
Blood Bay
Reddish brown with black mane, tail and lower legs.
General Term: BAY
Sandy Bay
Light brown with black mane, tail and lower legs.
General Term: BAY
Appaloosa
Usually dark spots over white hindquarter blanket
with many variations.
Skewbald
A brown and white spotted horse often called Pinto or Paint.
Grey
A horse born almost black, grows lighter with age, sometimes dappled or flecked.
Palomino
Creamy to golden yellow with flaxen mane and tail.
Liver Chestnut
Dark reddish brown. Mane and tail same color as body or flaxen. If flaxen, called Cocoa Palomino.
General Term: Chestnut
Golden Chestnut
Lighter shades of golden brown. Mane and tail same color.
General Term: Chestnut
Brown
Deep brown, sometimes black with lighter brown areas at the muzzle, eyes and inner leg.
General term:
Bay, if dark Dark Bay or Black.
Black
True black without any brownish areas.
Strawberry Roan
A brown horse with mixture of white hairs all over.
Gives reddish brown effect.
Blue Roan
A back horse with mixture of white hairs, sometimes with some red, all over the body.
Piebald
A black and white spotted horse, often called Pinto.
Buckskin Dun
Tan or smokey yellow with black mane, tail and dorsal stripe. Sometimes zebra striped legs.
Red Dun
Reddish chestnut with darker mane, tail and dorsal stripe. Sometimes zebra striped legs.
Source: www.stablemade.com/horse.htm