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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.
- 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.
Albinis 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.
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Colours Continued...
- Roan
Strawberry Roan
Blue Roan
Yellow Roan
Bay Roan
- Piebald
A horse which has patches of black and white throughout there coat. The mane and tail are often twtoned als.
- Skewbald
A horse which has black, brown and white coloured patches throughout there coat.
TobianLarge white patches often with a dark face and white legs.
- Overos
Splash overos have there 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.
- Dun
A mealy brown colour throughout the mane, tail and coat.
PalominA light golden colour. The mane and tail can be lighter than the coat.
- Appaloosa
The coat is covered in small spots.
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