Chestnut:
Chestnut is a brown-reddish colour, and it is one of the most common horse colours.
(from: riverleafranch.webs.com)
Bay:
Bay is a brown body colour with a bay mane, tail and points (ears, muzzle and legs). Here is a very lovely example
(from www.equusite.com)
Black:
A black horse is a horse with black all over his coat. It has to be black all over.
(from www.puzzlehouse.com)
Brown:
A brown horse is brown all over. People often mix up brown horses with chestnut and bay horses.
(from graceysfreestock.blogspot.com)
Seal brown:
A seal brown horse is a dark brown horse with a few light brown markings here and there.
(from en.wikipedia.org)
Red dun:
A red dun horse is a dun horse with reddish shade to it.
(from bridlepath.wordpress.com)
Grullo/Grulla:
A grullo or grulla horse has a dirty mousey-greyish coat.
(from www.examiner.com)
Dun/buckskin:
Dun and buckskin horses are very similar. They both are made up of different genes. Dun horses are know to have dorsal stripes on their back (a black stripe running along their spine on their back) and horizontal stripes on their legs. They both have creamy yellow coats and black legs, manes and tails.
This is a dun horse:
See his stripy legs and his stripe on his back?
(from www.americanspanishsulphur.org)
This is a close up of the legs:
(from: www.theequinest.com )
This is a buckskin horse:
(from: www.about-horses.net)
Palomino:
A palomino horse has a creamish yellow coat and a silvery white mane and tail.
(from: www.ultimatehorsesite.com)
Cremello:
A cremello horse has pink skin and white hairs. It is a rare colour because this horse is a truly white horse, with blue eyes. Grey horses are often called white, but they are not, as they have black skin.
(from: moonrocksporthorses.com)
Perlino:
A perlino horse is like a cremello horse, but they have a smokier-coloured coat. They usually have blue eyes.
(from www.texas-paint-horses-for-sale.com)
Gold Champagne:
A gold champagne horse is a horse with a very light, goldish coat. The horse in this picture has light green eyes!
(from www.homozygous-horses.com)
Classic Champagne:
A classic champagne horse is like a grullo or grulla horse but it is darker, and browner.
(from www.horsegroomingsupplies.com)
Amber champagne:
A red taffy horse had a reddish coat and a white mane and tail. This model horse is a perfect example:
(from s277.photobucket.com)
Chocolate flax:
A chocolate flax horse has a chocolate coloured body and a white or very light brownish mane.
(from www.equinenow.com)
Silver dapple black:
A silver dapple black horse has a black coat and a silvery white mane.
(from www.mulberrylanefarms.com)
Silver dapple bay:
A silver dapple bay horse has a brown coat and a silvery mane.
(from www.miniatureequine.com)
Silver dapple:
A silver dapple horse has a dapple grey coat with a silvery mane. This colour is one of my personal favourites!
(from www.amha.org)
Flaxen chestnut:
A flaxen chestnut horse has a chestnut body and a light chestnut mane.
(from www.horse-genetics.com)
Red/strawberry roan:
A red roan horse has chestnut and white hairs mixed together.
(from www.equine-world.org)
Black/Blue roan:
A blue roan horse has white and black hairs mixed together.
(from www.goodreads.com)
Bay roan:
A bay roan horse has brown and white hairs mixed together with a black mane and tail.
(from www.roanhorsepony.com)
Flea-bitten grey:
A flea-bitten grey horse has a light grey coat and small, darker grey spots.
(from www.horse-genetics.com)
Dapple grey:
A dapple grey horse is a dark grey with darker rings and spots.
(from www.horseforum.com)
More colours will be posted often! Check back soon!
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