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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 Color | 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 Color | Significant Markings |
Carnelian | Bay | Brown & Blue | Stockings | Bald face |
Marshall | Dark Bay | Light Brown | N/A |
Valegro | Dark Bay | Dark Brown | Socks | Blaze & Snip |
Charlotte | Blood Bay | Yellow | Star |
Helios | Copper Bay | Light Brown | Socks | Blaze |
Poppy | Bright Bay | Yellow | Snip |
Vulcan | Sooty Bay | Amber | Coronet | Socks | Stripe & Snip |
Mika | Silver Bay | Dark Brown | Pastern |
Freighter | Silver Bay (Dark Bay) | Brown | Star | Primitive Markings | Striped Back |
Birdie | Bay Birdcatcher | Dark Gray | Socks | Irregular blaze | Birdcatcher Spots |
Monty | Bay Roan | Brown | Star |
Rain | Bay Tobiano | Cyan | Stockings | Bald face |
Joergen | Bay Tobiano (Dark Bay) | Brown | N/A |
Frank | Bay Skewbald (Tricolor) | Dark Gray | 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 | Facial Marking | Socks & stockings |
Champion | Buckskin Appaloosa | Gray | 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 Color |
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
Coat Name | Coat Color | Eye Color | Significant Markings |
Avalanche | Pure White | Light Blue | N/A |
Ghost | White Gray | Ice Blue | N/A |
Paris | Gray | Dark Brown | Blood Marks |
Ibis | Gray | Teal/Blue | Blaze | Stockings |
Finbar Foaley | Gray | Green | Socks |
Hickory | Dapple Gray | Light Green | N/A |
Joey | Dapple Gray | Dark Brown | N/A |
Arial | Fleabitten Gray | Light Gray | N/A |
Orion | Snowy Gray | Black | Coronet |
Rosita | Rose Gray | Dark Brown | Coronet | Pastern |
No Buckle | Rose Gray Splash | Yellow | Broken Blaze | Snip |
Romeo | Graying Bay Skewbald | Dark Blue | Blaze | Snip | Stockings |
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 Color |
Significant Markings |
Carousel | Classic Champagne | Brown | Brown Points |
Antique | Amber Champagne | Brown | Red/Brown Mane & Tail |
Wren | Sable Champagne | Light Brown | Dark Brown Points |
Citrine | Gold Champagne | Light Blue | Pink Muzzle |
Sonata | Amber Champagne | Dark Brown | Irregular Blaze | Snip | Sock | Coronet | Pastern | Dorsal Stripe |
Cream
SINGLE DILUTES:Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Spirit | Buckskin | Light Gray | N/A |
Kodiak | Buckskin | Dark Cyan | White "Clipper Dapples" |
Dustar | Buckskin Overo | Brown | Stockings |
Champion | Buckskin Appaloosa | Gray | Star & Socks |
Aphrodite | Sooty Buckskin Tobiano | Light Brown | Bald Face |
Titus | Sooty Buckskin Skewbald | Dark Brown | Stockings |
Star | Palomino | Light Green | Snip |
Mr Ed | Palomino | Gray | Star | Stripe | Snip | Socks |
Esperanza | Golden Palomino | Light Blue (L) Light Green (R) | Bald Face | Socks | Stockings |
Trigger | Golden Palomino | Amber | Blaze | Snip | Socks |
Hibiscus | Palomino Roan | Brown | Coronet | Widespread Roaning |
Dahlia | Palomino Tobiano | Yellow | Stripe | Snip | Socks | Stockings |
DOUBLE DILUTES:
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Nero | Cremello Overo | Pale | Pink Muzzle |
Dun
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Gooseberry | Grullo | Olive Green | Dark Dorsal Stripe |
Hurricane | Grullo | Gray | Primitive Markings | Dorsal Stripe |
Toothbrush | Grullo Tobiano | Dark Cyan | Stocking | Socks | Dorsal Stripe | Leg Barring |
Freyja | Brown Dun | Dark Brown | Star | Snip | Leg Barring | Dorsal Stripe | Frosted Guard Hairs |
Symphony | Bay Dun | Dark Brown | Star | Snip | Leg Barring | Dorsal Stripe |
Sonata | Amber Champagne | Dark Brown | Irregular Blaze | Snip | Sock | Coronet | Dorsal Stripe | Leg Barring |
Heartbreaker | Red Dun | Dark Brown | Snip | Dorsal Stripe | Leg Barring | Sock | Coronet |
ND1:
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Freighter | Silver Bay | Muted Brown | Star | Stripe | Dorsal Stripe | Leg Barring |
Silver
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Lunar | Black Silver Rabicano | Silver Gray | Stripe & Snip |
Mika | Silver Bay | Dark Brown | Pastern |
Panama | Silver Dapple Splash | Light Blue | Widespread Splash |
Freighter | Silver Bay | Muted Brown | Star | Stripe | Dorsal Stripe | Leg Barring |
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 Color |
Significant Markings |
Avalanche | Pure White (Dominant) | Light Blue | Pink Muzzle |
Frame Overo
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Dustar | Buckskin Overo | Brown | Stockings |
Nero | Cremello Overo | Pale | Pink Muzzle |
Masquerade | Black Tovero | Blue | Medicine Hat |
Annie | Chestnut Tovero | Light Blue | Medicine Hat |
Leopard Complex
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Mazie | Bay Blanket Appaloosa | Pink | Blanket Appaloosa |
Burrito | Black Leopard Appaloosa | Light Blue | Striped Hooves |
Asteria | Leopard Appaloosa | Blue | Widespread Leopard Spotting |
Domino | Black Snowcap | Dark Blue | Blaze | Snip | Stockings | Snowcap Appaloosa |
Champion | Buckskin Appaloosa | Gray | Star & Socks |
El Cazador | Liver Chestnut Pintaloosa | Light Gray | Irregular Blaze & Snip |
Roan
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Blazie | Chestnut (Red) Roan | Brown | Blaze | Sock | Coronet | Stocking |
Delta | Chestnut Roan | Muted Brown | Widespread Roaning |
Schwoompl | Blue Roan | Dark Brown | Star | Stripe | Snip |
Fortune | Blue Roan | Blue | Bald Face | Socks | Stocking |
Sweetboi | Blue Roan Tobiano | Aqua | Heart Shaped Muzzle | Striped Hooves |
Monty | Bay Roan | Brown | Star | Widespread Roaning |
Hibiscus | Palomino Roan | Brown | Coronet | Widespread Roaning |
Sabino
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Splashed White
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
No Buckle | Rose Gray Splash | Yellow | Broken Blaze & Snip |
Panama | Silver Dapple Splash | Light Blue | Widespread Roaning |
Mystic | Splashed White Black (Minimal) | Cyan | Bald Face, Pink Muzzle |
Inferno | Splashed White Chestnut (Medium) | Cyan | Pink Muzzle |
Marzapa | Splashed White Bay (Extensive) | Light Blue | Pink Muzzle |
Tobiano
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Rain | Bay Tobiano | Cyan | Bald Face | Stockings |
Frank | Tricolor Skewbald (Bay Tobiano) | Dark Gray | Pink Muzzle |
Primrose | Chestnut Skewbald | Dark Brown | Blaze | Snip | Sock | Stocking |
Sweetboi | Blue Roan Tobiano | Aqua | Heart Shaped Muzzle | Striped Hoof |
Joergen | Dark Bay Tobiano | Brown | N/A |
Masquerade | Black Tovero | Blue | Black Medicine Hat |
Annie | Chestnut Tovero | Light Blue | Medicine Hat |
Aphrodite | Sooty Buckskin Tobiano | Light Brown | Bald Face |
Toothbrush | Grullo Tobiano | Dark Cyan | Stocking | Sock | Stripe | Leg Barring |
Dahlia | Palomino Tobiano | Yellow | Stripe | Snip | Stocking | Sock |
Rabicano
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Lunar | Black Silver Rabicano | Silver Gray | Stripe & Snip |
Non-specific Pinto
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Titus | Sooty Buckskin Skewbald | Dark Brown | Stockings |
Romeo | Graying Bay Skewbald | Dark Blue | Blaze | Snip | Stockings |
Primrose | Chesnut Skewbald | Dark Brown | Blaze | Snip | Sock | Stocking |
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 Color |
Significant Markings |
Aphrodite | Sooty Buckskin Tobiano | Light Brown | Bald Face |
Titus | Sooty Buckskin Skewbald | Dark Brown | Stockings |
Vulcan | Sooty Bay | Amber | Stripe | Snip | Coronet | Sock |
Dapples
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Hickory | Dapple Gray | Light Green | N/A |
Joey | Dapple Gray | Dark Brown | N/A |
Kodiak | Buckskin | Dark Cyan | White "Clipper Dapples" |
Dahlia | Palomino Tobiano | Yellow | Stripe | Snip | Stocking | Socks |
Birdcatcher Spots
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Polaris | Black Birdcatcher | Olive Green | Snip | Stocking | Coronet | Birdcatcher |
Birdie | Dark Bay Birdcatcher | Dark Gray | Irregular Blaze | Socks | Coronet | Birdcatcher |
Fleabitten
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Arials | Fleabitten Gray |
Light Gray |
N/A |
Pangare
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Primrose | Chestnut Skewbald |
Dark Brown |
Blaze | Snip | Sock | Stocking |
Flaxen
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Calihan | Flaxen Liver Chestnut |
Gray |
Blaze & Face Mask | Socks | Stocking |
'Bald' Facial Markings
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Fortune | Blue Roan |
Blue |
Bald Face | Socks | Stocking |
Carnelian | Bay |
Brown & Blue |
Bald Face | Stockings |
Esperanza | Golden Palomino |
Light Blue & Light Green |
Bald Face | Socks | Stockings |
Rain | Bay Tobiano |
Cyan |
Bald Face | Stockings |
Frank | Tri- Color Skewbald |
Dark Gray |
Bald | Face Pink Muzzle |
Aphrodite | Sooty Buckskin Tobiano |
Light Brown |
Bald Face | Pink Muzzle |
Inferno | Splashed White Chestnut |
Cyan |
Bald Face | Pink Muzzle |
Mystic | Splashed White Black |
Cyan |
Bald Face | Pink Muzzle |
Marzapa | Splashed White Bay |
Light Blue |
Bald Face | Pink Muzzle |
Badger Face
Coat Name |
Coat Color |
Eye Color |
Significant Markings |
Bandit | Chestnut | Light Blue |
Badger Face | Socks |