H1.1 Horse Care H1.2 Colours This presentation has been produced by Ausintec Academy (Study Horses .com) for purpose of Educational Training. It is not for sale and may not be used or reproduced without prior written permission from the Director of Ausintec Academy

Colours Overview Black Chestnut Brown Grey Bay Roans Palomino Buckskin/Dun Colours Video Appaloosa Appaloosa Video Paint/Pinto Paint/Pinto Video Piebald Skewbald Leg markings Head/Facial Markings Brands There are various colours that horses come in. Some are particularly rare and others are more common with certain breeds. Markings are unique and individual to each horse, these are a distinctive white areas on a solid base colour. A horse is born with markings and they will stay the same for the entirety of the horse’s life.

Black A solid colour with black body, legs, mane, tail, muzzle, flanks and ears

Chestnut The chestnut colour of a horse can vary in intensity. This colour comprises of a shade of red or reddish brown body and legs with a simular mane and tail which can be darker or lighter in colour, but never black. They can have white markings which may have pink skin underneath.

Brown A black to dark brown body with brown areas around the flanks, muzzle and eyes.

Grey Usually born black, white hair gradually increases in the coat as they get older starting with the face and legs. One of the parents of a grey horse is always a grey

Bay Light brown to dark red/brown body with black mane, tail and legs. Bay horses are characterized by a reddish brown body colour with a black mane and tail. The edges of the ears and the lower legs are also black. These are referred to as black points. Bay horses can have white markings, except for the breed known as a Cleveland Bay, which is only allowed to have a small white marking on the head to be registered with the stud book.

Roans Blue/Black Roan Red/Strawberry Roan Bay Roan A solid base colour such as black, chestnut or bay mixed with white hairs. The head, legs, mane and tail are the solid base colour. Bay Roan

Palomino Golden colour body with white mane and tail.

Buckskin/Dun A gold or tan coloured coloured coat and black mane, tail and legs (black points). Dun coloured horses have sandy yellow to reddish brown coats with a black stripe down the middle of their back (known as a dorsal stripe) and the mane and tail darker than the coat and the legs and head darker still.

Colours Video

Appaloosa This is also a breed. A spotted colour of white and another base colour such as black, bay or chestnut. There are 5 different patterns recognised:- blanket, leopard, few spot leopard, snow flake, roan and frost. Leopard

Appaloosa (cont.) Blanket Few Spot Leopard

Appaloosa (cont.) Snowflake Frost

Appaloosa Video

Paint/Pinto Irregular patches of any basic body colour mixed with white.

Paint/Pinto Video

Piebald Depending upon which country you are from you may refer to piebald and skewbald differently from someone from another country. To the British a piebald is a horse with black and white colouring and a skewbald is a horse made up of white and any colour except black (black in the mane and tail excepted)

Skewbald Depending upon which country you are from you may refer to piebald and skewbald differently from someone from another country. To the British a piebald is a horse with black and white colouring and a skewbald is a horse made up of white and any colour except black (black in the mane and tail excepted) Skewbald- sometimes referred to as tri-coloured

Leg Markings White heel. White coronet. White half pastern White pastern. White sock. White partial/half stocking. White stocking   Leg markings are described by how far up the leg the white goes. Horses may have a combination of markings on different legs e.g. socks on the front legs and stockings on the back legs. Ermine Spots/Markings:- These are often seen in leg markings and are black or dark coloured spots in a white marking.

Head/Facial Markings Star. Stripe. Snip. Blaze. Baldy/white face   These are described by shape and location. Some horses may have a combination of facial markings e.g. star and a snip or star and stripe.

Brands Stud brand The number foal and year it was born Branding is a man-made method of identifying horses (therefore horses are not born with brands). Brands include information regarding the stud the horse was bred at, the year of its birth and the number foal it was for that year. This is an example of the stud or breeders brand, unique to that stud or breeder. Here is an example of the numbering system. “33” is the number this foal dropped in the breeding season. And ‘1” is an indicator of the year it was born. For example 1991, 2001. Other information may need to be sort from teeth and physical development to help gauge the year of birth. The number foal and year it was born

Brands (cont.) Freeze brand Fire brand There are two types of branding Freeze branding-   Done using a very cold branding iron. This method alters the colour pigmentation of the hair. The hair will grow back white, permanently Fire branding- This type uses a very hot branding iron. The area branded scabs, producing scar tissue and usually very little hair will grow back. This type of brand can be much harder to read. Freeze brand Fire brand

After the Video Tutorial View the Power Point Presentation and see if you can discuss each slide View the Video Tutorial again, if necessary Read the Workbook Do the Homework/Extension Lesson Complete the Online Quizzes Complete the Practical Assessments Join Phone Tutorials if available Listen to Phone Tutorial Recordings

References Webpages:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appaloosa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_horse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Bay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_%28horse%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roan_%28color%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palomino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%28color%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckskin_%28horse%29

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