Horse coloring Flashcards
Which equine color/breed has splotches of color and can only include horses of stock type conformation and has a breed registry?
Paint
Which equine color has splotches or color and can include any horse of any conformation type?
Pinto
Which equine color/breed typically has a blanket or spots of color and also has a breed registry?
Appaloosa
What is a color pattern of paints and pintos where the white won’t cross the back between the withers and the tail, irregular white, at least 1 dark leg, and often a bald face?
Overo
What is a color pattern of paints and pintos where there is dark color on one or both flanks, generally all 4 legs are white, and spots are regular?
Tobiano
What color/breed typically has a golden coat and a cream mane and tail (85% white)?
(Dilute color due to cream gene)
Palomino
Which color has a golden coat and a black mane and tail with black points on the legs that don’t extend past the knees or hocks and can have dorsal stripes?
Buckskin
Colors and markings are used for…
Identification, registration, or records
What are reasons a horse’s coat color can change?
Age, sun, seasons, injuries, grooming, or nutrition
What are the base colors?
Chestnut, black, white (rare), bay, brown
What category of color is bay?
Base
What category of color is black?
Base
What are the dilute colors?
Cremello/perlino, palomino, buckskin, dun
What category of color is perlino?
Dilute
What are the modifier colors?
Grey, roan, pinto, paint, appaloosa, white markings
