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Horse Colors & Markings
Points of a Horse Points of a horse are the ears, mane, tail, and
lower legs Example:
A bay has all black points
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
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
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
Horse Colors Buckskin
Tan color Black points
Cremello Have blue eyes Coat color is cream
Palomino Golden Coat White mane and tail
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
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
Horse Colors Appaloosa
Round colored spots on coat Perlino
Cream color with rusty points Pink skin
Champagne Green-Gold color Light skin
Markings
Markings
Other Forms of Identification Brands
Hot Brands Freezebrands
Scars Microchips