Horse colors and names are used to identify them.There are many ways to describe a horse's appearance.There are two main categories for horse colors: black-point and non-black point.Black-point horses have black manes, tails, and lower legs, while non-black point horses do not.You can identify different horses by learning about the common colors and their names.
Step 1: The bay horse has a dark red or reddish brown body color and black points.
Bay horses come in various shades of red and brown, but always have a black mane, tail, and lower legs.They have a mix of darker and lighter colored hair.Standard bay horses have a medium reddish brown shade with an even color all over and no mix of lighter or darker hairs.There are three variations of bay horses, blood bay, mahogany bay and light bay.
Step 2: A black horse has a black coat, mane, and tail.
Black horses have black points on their bodies.A true black horse has no brown, red, or lighter colors.There are white markings on a black horse.It occurs on its head or lower legs.The horse isn't classified as a different color by these small markings.The sun exposure causes some black horses to fade in color.They're still considered to be black.Jet black or raven black are the colors of black horses that don't fade in color over time.
Step 3: To identify a brown horse, look for black points and brown spots.
Brown horses have brown manes, tails, and lower legs.There are spots on the muzzle, shoulders, and flanks.Brown is a shade of bay horse.It is referred to as a dark bay.
Step 4: The buckskin horse has a yellow or golden coat.
There are yellow and golden-colored horses with black points.The colors range from light tan to golden yellow or orange.There is a long stripe on the back of a buckskin horse.A yellow buckskin is a standard buck.They have a medium yellow coat.There are different shades of buckskin, including a shade so light that it almost looks silver.
Step 5: A grulla horse has mousy, smoky-colored hairs.
Grullas have gray hair all over their body with a black mane.Their legs are black.They have a stripe down the middle of their back.The hair on a horse's body has to be the same color as its mane.White and colored hairs should not be used in the coat.
Step 6: You can identify a chestnut or sorrel horse by its red color.
A chestnut or sorrel horse has a coat of red or brown on its body and legs.The mane and tail will be the same color.The horse needs to have no black points to be considered a chestnut.A variety of chestnuts have lighter tails and manes.A chestnut should have tails and manes that are pale yellow.A chestnut horse with a sand-colored body, legs, mane, and tail is called a light chestnut.
Step 7: A palomino horse is golden or yellow in color and has a pale mane and tail.
The body color of palominos varies from light tan to darker golden shades.Their manes and tails are either white or pale.The different shades of the palomino's body color are described by the names golden, chocolate, or yellow.
Step 8: A red dun horse has a red-brown color all over it.
Red dun horses are similar to chestnut horses.The red dun horse has a stripe running down the middle of its back.The coat of a red dun can be either red or yellow.The mane and tail can be either lighter or darker.Try to see its skin.If you take a peek at the part of the coat that is black, you can see that Duns have black skin.Look at its coat.The difference is that duns have black manes and tails, whereas a palomino's mane and tail will be the same color as its coat or lighter.The most common type of dun is a tan or gold body with black mane, tail, and primitive markings.The dun genes act on the bay coat color of the horse.
Step 9: The cream or cremello horse has ivory color, pink skin, and blue eyes.
Cream or cremello horses have a light coat.The tail is almost white.The horse's skin is pale pink and its eyes are blue.A variation of the cremello color in which small amounts of coffee or cream color are mixed in to the mane, tale, and lower legs of a horse is called Perlino.When there are higher concentrations of these colors in the horse, smokey cream or smokey perlino are used.