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BASE COLOURS
The 3 base horse colours are black, bay and chestnut. Horses may express various tones of those base colors, and some colors are affected in more dramatic ways by other genetics. For some, that occurs gradually over time (gray, roan) and others express less common coloration from birth or as they mature (dilutions). The presence of many unique genetic markings that a horse can express makes for a huge variety of potential combinations that can occur on top of a base coat.
Black
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Jessie - Black
Polaris - Black Birdcatcher
Burrito - Black Leopard Appaloosa
Asteria - Black Leopard Appaloosa
Domino - Black Snowcap Appaloosa
Lunar - Black Silver Rabicano
Masquerade - Black Tovero
Schwoompl - Blue Roan
Fortune - Blue Roan
Sweetboi - Blue Roan Tobiano
Gooseberry - Grullo
Hurricane - Grullo
Toothbrush - Grullo Tobiano
Panama - Silver Dapple Splash
Mystic - Splashed White Black
Carousel - Classic Champagne
Bay (Brown)
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Carnelian | Bay | Brown & Blue | White stockings | Bald face |
Marshall | Dark Bay | Light Brown | N/A |
Valegro | Dark Bay | Dark Brown | White socks | Blaze & Snip |
Charlotte | Blood Bay | Yellow | White marking | Star |
Helios | Copper Bay | Light Brown | White socks | Short blaze |
Poppy | Bright Bay | Yellow | Pink Snip |
Vulcan | Sooty Bay | Amber | White coronet/socks | Stripe & Snip |
Mika | Silver Bay | Dark Brown | White pastern |
Freighter | Silver Bay (Dark Bay) | Brown | White star | Primitive markings | Striped back |
Birdie | Bay Birdcatcher | Dark Gray | White socks | Irregular blaze | Birdcatcher spots |
Monty | Bay Roan | Brown | White star |
Rain | Bay Tobiano | Cyan | White stockings | Bald face |
Joergen | Bay Tobiano (Dark Bay) | Brown | N/A |
Frank | Bay Skewbald (Tricolor) | Dark Gray | White stockings |
Romeo | Graying Bay Skewbald | Dark Blue | Blaze | Graying |
Marzapa | Splashed White Bay | Light Blue | Extensive Splash |
Mazie | Bay Blanket Appaloosa | Pink | Blanket |
Symphony | Bay Dun | Dark Brown | Star & Snip | Primitive markings |
Freyja | Brown Dun | Dark Brown | Star & Snip | Primitive markings | Frosting |
Spirit | Buckskin | Light Gray | N/A |
Kodiak | Buckskin | Cyan | Dapples |
Aphrodite | Sooty Buckskin Tobiano | Light Brown | Bald face |
Titus | Sooty Buckskin Skewbald | Dark Brown | N/A |
Dustar | Buckskin Overo | Amber / Brown | White facial marking | White socks & stockings |
Champion | Buckskin Appaloosa | Gray | White socks | Star | Blanket |
Wren | Sable Champagne | Light Brown | N/A |
Antique | Amber Champagne | Brown | N/A |
Sonata | Amber Champagne Dun | Dark Brown | Blaze & Snip | Sock & Coronets |
Chestnut (Red)
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Zippy - Chestnut
Man O War - Chestnut
Secretariat - Chestnut
Sergeant Reckless - Chestnut
Bandit - Chestnut (Badger Face)
Blazie - Chestnut Roan
Delta - Chestnut Roan
Annie - Chestnut Tovero
Calihan - Flaxen Liver Chestnut
El Cazador - Liver Chestnut Pintaloosa
Dollor - Dark Chestnut
Primrose - Chestnut Skewbald
Star - Palomino
Esperanza - Palomino (Golden)
Hibiscus - Palomino Roan
Dahlia - Palomino Tobiano
Heartbreaker - Red Dun
Nero - Cremello Overo
Inferno - Splashed White Chestnut
Citrine - Gold Champagne
Other / Unknown
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Avalanche - Pure White (Dominant)
Ghost - Gray
Paris - Gray
Ibis - Gray
Finbar Foaley - Gray
Hickory - Dapple Gray
Joey - Dapple Gray
Arial - Fleabitten Gray
Orion - Snowy Gray
Rosita - Rose Gray
No Buckle - Rose Gray Splash
Romeo - Graying Bay Skewbald
DILUTIONS
Dilution genes add a layer of genes that quite literally dilute the base coat, and occasionally the eyes or skin too.
Champagne
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Carousel - Classic Champagne
Antique - Amber Champagne
Wren - Sable Champagne
Citrine - Gold Champagne
Sonata - Amber Champagne Dun
Cream
SINGLE DILUTES:
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Spirit - Buckskin
Kodiak - Buckskin
Dustar - Buckskin Overo
Champion - Buckskin Appaloosa
Aphrodite - Sooty Buckskin Tobiano
Titus - Sooty Buckskin Skewbald
Star - Palomino
Mr Ed - Palomino
Esperanza - Palomino (Golden)
Trigger - Palomino (Golden)
Hibiscus - Palomino Roan
Dahlia - Palomino Tobiano
DOUBLE DILUTES:
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Nero - Cremello Overo
Dun
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Gooseberry - Grullo
Hurricane - Grullo
Toothbrush - Grullo Tobiano
Freyja - Brown Dun
Symphony - Bay Dun
Sonata - Amber Champagne Dun
Heartbreaker - Red Dun
ND1:
Freighter - Dark Silver Bay
Silver
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Lunar - Black Silver Rabicano
Mika - Silver Bay
Panama - Silver Dapple Splash
Freighter - Dark Silver Bay
WHITE MARKINGS
White markings (excluding roan, rabicano and leopard complex) can also be referred to as Pinto - and the term can apply to horses expressing one or more of certain markings in the presence of different genetic influences. These markings create minimal, medium or extensive areas of white on a horse.
Dominant White
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Avalanche - Pure White (Dominant)
Frame Overo
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Dustar - Buckskin Overo
Nero - Cremello Overo
Masquerade - Black Tovero
Annie - Chestnut Tovero
Leopard Complex
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Mazie - Bay Blanket Appaloosa
Burrito - Black Leopard Appaloosa
Asteria - Black Leopard Appaloosa
Domino - Black Snowcap Appaloosa
Champion - Buckskin Appaloosa
El Cazador - Liver Chestnut Pintaloosa
Roan
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Blazie - Chestnut Roan
Delta - Chestnut Roan
Schwoompl - Blue Roan
Fortune - Blue Roan
Sweetboi - Blue Roan Tobiano
Monty - Bay Roan
Hibiscus - Palomino Roan
Sabino
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Splashed White
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
No Buckle - Rose Gray Splash
Panama - Silver Dapple Splash
Mystic - Splashed White Black (Minimal)
Inferno - Splashed White Chestnut (Medium)
Marzapa - Splashed White Bay (Extensive)
Tobiano
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Rain - Bay Tobiano
Frank - Tricolour Skewbald (Bay Tobiano)
Primrose - Chestnut Skewbald
Sweetboi - Blue Roan Tobiano
Joergen - Dark Bay Tobiano
Masquerade - Black Tovero
Annie - Chestnut Tovero
Aphrodite - Sooty Buckskin Tobiano
Toothbrush - Grullo Tobiano
Dahlia - Palomino Tobiano
Non-specific Pinto
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Titus - Sooty Buckskin Skewbald
Romeo - Graying Bay Skewbald
Primrose - Chestnut Skewbald
NOTE:
- Certain combinations of Pinto markings often have their own terms:
- Tobiano + Overo = Tovero
- Any pinto markings + Appaloosa = Pintaloosa
- Tobiano + Overo = Tovero
- Horses with white markings are often mistakenly be referred to indiscriminately as Paint, however Paint horses are a breed that heavily feature Pinto markings, the term is not specific to the markings themselves.
- In the UK, horses are commonly referred to as Piebald (Black & White) or Skewbald (Brown & White) when describing Pinto markings.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Features by type that give a specific appearance - includes both genetics (sooty, flaxen, dapples) or more cosmetic/markings (bald faced, dapples).
Sooty
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Aphrodite - Sooty Buckskin Tobiano
Titus - Sooty Buckskin Skewbald
Vulcan - Sooty Bay
Dapples
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Hickory - Dapple Gray
Joey - Dapple Gray
Kodiak - Buckskin
Dahlia - Palomino Tobiano
Birdcatcher Spots
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
'Bald' Facial Markings
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Colour | Significant Markings |
Fortune - Blue Roan
Carnelian - Bay
Esperanza - Palomino (Golden)
Rain - Bay Tobiano
Frank - Tricolour Skewbald (Bay Tobiano)
Aphrodite - Sooty Buckskin Tobiano
Inferno - Splashed White Chestnut
Mystic - Splashed White Black
Marzapa - Splashed White Bay