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Bay
The body color ranges from tan through red to reddish-brown. The mane and tail may be black, white or both. Black is also commonly found on the lower legs. Descriptionbay
overo with bald face, right hind sock and left hind pastern. |
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Blue
Roan
A blue roan is a uniform mixture of white with black hairs. Descriptionblue
roan tobiano with blaze and stockings. |
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Buckskin
The buckskin is a type of dun with body color a shade of yellow or gold. The mane and tail may be black, white or both. Black is common on the lower legs. A buckskin may not have a black dorsal stripe. Descriptionbuckskin
tobiano with a star, right fore sock and three |
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Chestnut
The body color is dark red or reddish brown. The mane and tail are usually dark red or reddish brown, but may be flaxen or white. Descriptionchestnut
overo with bald (or blaze) face and stockings |
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Dun
The body color is yellow or gold, with each hair the same color. The mane and tail may be black, brown, red, yellow, white or mixed. Duns may exhibit a dorsal stripe, a transverse stripe over the withers, and zebra stripes on the legs. Descriptiondun
tobiano with irregular star, stripe and stockings. |
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Gray
Gray is a mixture of white and any other color of hair. A gray is born solid- or almost solid-colored and gets lighter with age and as more hair grows. Descriptiongray
overo with bald face and stockings. |
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Grullo
The body color is smoky or mouse-colored (not a mixture of black and white hairs, but each hair is mouse-colored). The mane and tail may be black, white or both, and there is typically black on the lower legs. Descriptiongrullo
overo with blaze, left fore pastern and three stockings. |
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Palomino
The body color is a shade of yellow or gold. The mane and tail are white, yellow or gold. Palominos do not have dorsal stripes like the similarly colored dun horse. Descriptionpalomino
overo with blaze, right fore coronet, right rear sock and left hind stocking.
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Red
Dun
Red dun is a form of dun typically with a yellow- or flesh-colored body. The mane, tail and dorsal stripe may be red, white or both. Descriptionred
dun tovero with bald face and four stockings. |
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Red
Roan
A red roan is more or less a uniform mixture of white with red hair. The mane and tail may be red, black, flaxen or white. Descriptionred
roan overo with bald face and right fore pastern and hind stockings. |
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Sorrel
The body is a clear reddish or copper-red color. The mane and tail are usually the same color as the body and may be flaxen or white. Descriptionsorrel
overo with bald face, right fore sock and left hind stocking. |