Horse Colours

From: Horse 'Equus'

Colours Of The Horse
Horses can come in a variety of different colours.

Bay

• Light bay has a light brown coat with a black mane and tail.
• Dark bay has a darker brown coat with a black mane and tail.

Black
Black coat, mane and tail colouring.

Brown
Brown mane, tail and coat colouring.

Buckskin
Black mane, tail and points with a dun, golden or cream coat colour

Chestnut

• Liver Chestnut is a deep orange colour, covering the mane, tail and coat.
  
• Chestnut is a lighter colour than the liver covering the mane, tail and coat.

Sorrel
Sorrel is more red in colour than the Chestnut.

Grey

• Flea Bitten grey is a white horse with dark flecks throughout the coat.
  
• Iron grey is a very dark type of grey covering the mane, tail and coat.
  
• Cremellis a cream coloured horse with blue eyes.
  
• Albino is a white horse with pink skin with pink eyes
  
• Dappled grey is a white horse with dark grey circular patches that give a dappled effect.

Palomino
A light golden colour. The mane and tail can be lighter than the coat.

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Roan

• Strawberry Roan - Chestnut with white flecks throughout the coat.
  
• Blue Roan - Black base colour with white flecks throughout the coat.
  
• Bay Roan - Bay base coat with white flecks throughout the coat and with black points, mane and tail.

Piebald
A horse which has patches of black and white throughout its coat. The mane and tail are often two toned also.

Skewbald
A horse which has black, brown and white coloured patches throughout its coat.

Tobian
Large white patches often with a dark face and white legs.

Overos

• Splash Overos have their legs and underbelly covered in white with a white face and tail in one colour.
  
• Frame Overos are a black, brown, bay or chestnut colour with irregular white patches throughout.

Appaloosa
The coat is covered in small spots.

• Blanket - A white area over the hip area with spots the same colour as the base colour within that area.
• Leopard - A white base colour with spots all over the body of different sizes.
• Snowflake - Base coat is covered with small spots or flecks.
• Frosted - Dark points on the knee and hocks with white flecks throughout the coat