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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 |
Obsidian | Black | Purple | Star |
Jessie | Black | Orange | Broken Snip | Sunbleaching | Sock & Coronet |
Polaris | Black Birdcatcher | Olive Green | Snip | Stocking & Coronet |
Burrito | Black Leopard Appaloosa | Light Blue | Striped hooves |
Asteria | Black Leopard Appaloosa | Blue | Streaked Mane | Widespread Leopard Spotting |
Domino | Black Snowcap Appaloosa | Dark Blue | Blaze & Snip | Stockings & Striped Hooves |
Lunar | Black Silver Rabicano | Silver Gray | Stripe & Snip |
Masquerade | Black Tovero | Blue | Medicine Hat |
Schwoompl | Blue Roan | Dark Brown | Star & Stripe | Snip |
Fortune | Blue Roan | Blue | Bald Face | Stocking | Socks |
Sweetboi | Blue Roan Tobiano | Aqua | Heart Shaped Muzzle | Striped Hoof |
Gooseberry | Grullo | Olive Green | Dark Dorsal Stripe |
Hurricane | Grullo | Gray | Primitive Markings |
Toothbrush | Grullo Tobiano | Dark Cyan | Stocking & Sock | Dorsal Stripe | Leg Barring |
Panama | Silver Dapple Splash | Light Blue | Widespread Splash |
Mystic | Splashed White Black | Cyan | Bald Face |
Carousel | Classic Champagne | Brown | N/A |
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 | Gray | Blaze | Snip | Coronet & Sock |
Man O War | Chestnut | Brown | Star & Stripe |
Secretariat | Chestnut | Brown | Socks |
Sergeant Reckless | Chestnut | Light Gray | Blaze & Socks |
Bandit | Chestnut | Light Blue | Badger Face & Socks |
Blazie | Chestnut (Red) Roan | Brown | Blaze | Sock | Coronet | Stocking |
Delta | Chestnut Roan | Muted Brown | Widespread Roaning |
Annie | Chestnut Tovero | Light Blue | Medicine Hat |
Calihan | Flaxen Liver Chestnut | Gray | Blaze & Face Mask | Socks | Stocking |
El Cazador | Liver Chestnut Pintaloosa | Light Gray | Blaze & Snip |
Dollor | Dark Chestnut | Brown | Blaze | Snip | Sock | Stockings |
Primrose | Chestnut Skewbald | Dark Brown | Blaze | Snip | Sock | Stockings |
Star | Palomino | Light Green | Snip |
Esperanza | Golden Palomino | Light Blue (L) Light Green (R) | Bald Face | Sock | Stockings |
Hibiscus | Palomino Roan | Brown | Coronet |
Dahlia | Palomino Tobiano | Yellow | Stripe | Snip | Stockings | Socks |
Heartbreaker | Red Dun | Dark Brown | Snip | Sock | Stockings | Coronet |
Nero | Cremello Overo | Pale | N/A |
Inferno | Splashed White Chestnut | Cyan | N/A |
Citrine | Gold Champagne | Light Blue | N/A |
Other / Unknown
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
Carousel - Classic Champagne
Antique - Amber Champagne
Wren - Sable Champagne
Citrine - Gold Champagne
Sonata - Amber Champagne Dun
Cream
SINGLE DILUTES:
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:
Nero - Cremello Overo
Dun
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
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
Avalanche - Pure White (Dominant)
Frame Overo
Dustar - Buckskin Overo
Nero - Cremello Overo
Masquerade - Black Tovero
Annie - Chestnut Tovero
Leopard Complex
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
Blazie - Chestnut Roan
Delta - Chestnut Roan
Schwoompl - Blue Roan
Fortune - Blue Roan
Sweetboi - Blue Roan Tobiano
Monty - Bay Roan
Hibiscus - Palomino Roan
Sabino
Splashed White
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
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
Rabicano
Lunar - Black Silver Rabicano
Non-specific Pinto
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).
Blood Marks
Paris - Gray
Fleabitten
Arials - Fleabitten GrayPangare
Primrose - Chestnut Skewbald
Flaxen
Calihan - Flaxen Liver Chestnut
'Bald' Facial 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
Badger Face
Bandit - Chestnut