1. Horse Colors & Markings

2. Points of a Horse  Points of a horse are the ears, mane, tail, and lower legs  Example:  A bay has all black points

3. Horse Colors  Black  All black with black points and no brown highlights  Brown  Dark brown or nearly black with brown highlights  Chestnut (also called sorrel)  Reddish brown with same color or lighter tail, mane, and legs.  No black points  Can be dark chestnut, red chestnut, or light chestnut  Mane/tail can be red, brown, or blond

4. Horse Colors  Bay  Brown or reddish brown body with black points  Gray  Gray or white with dark skin, eyes, and muzzle  Grays are born dark colored and grow lighter as they age until they are nearly white  True whites are born with pink skin (Lethal White)  Variations of white  Iron gray  Dapple gray  Rose gray  Flea-bitten gray  White gray

5. Horse Colors  Dun  Red Dun: Dun with chestnut  Grullo: Dun with black or faded gray color  Bay dun: Dun with bay  Mouse Dun : Dun with brown  Have a dark face, dorsal stripe, leg barring (zebra striping), dark points, and a dark mane and tail

6. Horse Colors  Buckskin  Tan color  Black points  Cremello  Have blue eyes  Coat color is cream  Palomino  Golden Coat  White mane and tail

7. Horse Colors  Paint  Any color patches and white  Piebald  Black and white  Skewbald  Any other color with white  Patterns  Tobiano  White patches crossing the horses back extends from tail to poll  Tail can have white in it  Overo  Mostly solid colored body  White patches can be large but do not cross back  Tail is usually dark

8. Horse Colors  Roan  Are solid colored with white flecking throughout coat  Strawberry roan  Chestnut with white flecks, making them look pink  Blue roan  Black with white fleck, giving it a blue look  Red roan  Bay with white fleck, making it look red

9. Horse Colors  Appaloosa  Round colored spots on coat  Perlino  Cream color with rusty points  Pink skin  Champagne  Green-Gold color  Light skin

10. Markings

12. Other Forms of Identification  Brands  Hot Brands  Freezebrands  Scars  Microchips