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