EQUINE BREEDS & COLORS
Palomino
Pinto
Common Equine Colors Sorrel – Reddish to Copper Red, mane and tail are usually the same color as the body, mane and tail may be flaxen. Usually used to describe Quarter Horses and Draft Breeds
Chestnut Chestnut - Reddish to Copper Red, mane and tail are usually the same color as the body, mane and tail may be flaxen.
Bay Bay – Ranges from tan – reddish brown, mane & tail are usually black, lower legs are usually black
Brown Brown – Brown – black w/ lighter areas on the body around the muzzle, eyes, and inside of upper legs, most common mane & tail are black
Black Black – The body, mane, & tail are uniformly black
Palomino Palomino – Golden yellow w/ white mane & tail, no dorsal stripe
Buckskin Buckskin – Yellowish – golden w/ black mane, tail, & lower legs
Dun Dun – Yellow – Golden w/ black, brown, red, yellow, white, or a combination of colors mane & tail, dorsal stripe, stripes on the legs & over the withers, Have black skin
Red Dun Red Dun – Yellow – flesh color w/ red dorsal stripe, mane, & tail
Grey Grey – Combination of white, gray, & black hairs, animal will lighten w/ age
Roan Blue Roan – Mixture of white & black in the body coat Red Roan – Mixture of white & brown in the body coat Strawberry Roan – Mixture of white & red in the body coat
White A true white horse is born white and maintains the same color all through life, has pink skin around the nose & eyes
Leg Markings
Face Markings