Colors and Markings, Associations, Gaits Flashcards
dark spots on or near the coronet band. they are often inside a white marking. also known as ermines
distal spot
vertical white marking of medium, uniform width extending the length of the face
blaze
any white marking between the two nostrils
snip
any white marking on the forehead
star
very broad blaze. it extends out and around the eyes and/or it extends down to the upper lip and around the nostrils
bald face
narrow white marking extending vertically in the area between the forehead and the nostrils
strip
any narrow white marking around the coronet above the hoof
coronet
white marking which includes only half the pastern above the coronet
half pastern
white marking which includes the entire pastern
pastern
white marking which extends around the leg, from the coronet halfway up the cannon bone
sock
full white marking to the area of the knee on the foreleg and to the area of the hock on the hind leg. it is an extended sock
stocking
body-color dark red or brownish red, mane and tail are black, usually black on lower legs
bay
body-color brown or black with light areas at muzzle, eyes, flank, and inside upper legs, mane and tail points are black, may be difficult to distinguish from a bay
brown
body color is true black without light areas, mane and tail are black, may fade in sun, true black horses are uncommon
black
body color is a dark red or brownish red, mane and tail are usually dark red or brownish-red but may be flaxen (red with brown undertones)
chestnut
body color is reddish or copper red, mane and tail are usually the same color as body but may be flaxen
sorrel
even mixture of black/gray hairs and white
steel gray
chestnut or bay hairs mixed with white
rose gray
they have flecks of red throughout their coat
flea-bitten gray
they have spots of lighter hair throughout a darker body (look like circles)
dapples
genetically dominant color or more correctly a depigmentation
gray
true horses of this color are very rare, born with blue, brown, or hazel eyes, has pink skin
white
is a lethal gene, there are no true horses of this trait
albinism
has a gene for removing pigment, some are born dead or deaf
sabino paint
body color is a golden yellow, mane and tail are white, no dorsal stripes present, considered a color breed, coat color is caused by a dilution gene on a chestnut horse
palomino
light or pink skin over the body, white or cream-colored hair and blue eyes
cremelo
light or pink skin over the body, white or cream-colored hair and blue eyes. mane, tail and lower legs slightly darker than body color
perlino
body color is yellowish or gold (resembles a tanned deer hide), mane and tail are black, usually have black on lower legs, typically no dorsal stripe
buckskin
body color yellowish or gold (duller color version of a buckskin), mane and tail are black or brown, has a dorsal stripe, usually has zebra stripes on legs and transverse stripe over withers
dun
form of dun with body color yellowish or flesh-colored, mane and tail are red or reddish, flaxen, white or mixed, has a reddish dorsal stripe, usually has red or reddish zebra stripes on legs and transverse stripe over withers
red dun
coloring like a brindle dog, dun coloration with additional dark streaks or flecks, native to netherlands
brindle dun
more or less uniform mixture of white with colored hairs on the body, usually darker on head and lower legs (there is strawberry, red, bay, blue, and brown)
roan