1. Horse Colors
There are Five Basic Colors
1. Bay -Light to dark reddish brown body with black points

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2. Black-

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3. Brown-usually lighter colored around flanks, muzzle, dark mane & tail

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4. Chestnut-reddish brown color, mane and tail color same as body or may be flax colored. A light red chestnut is a sorrel.

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5. White

6. Color Variations
1. Dun-yellowish color, dark strip down back, mane and tail black to red colored.

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2. Gray-mixture of black and white hairs.

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3. Palomino- gold colored body with white, silver or ivory colored mane and tail.

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4. Roan- Mixture of brown or red and white hairs

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5. Appaloosa- variable color, look for “blanket” with small spots

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6. Pinto/Paint- Spotted horse with larger irregular spots over the body

12. Paint/Pinto Markings- 2 types
Overo - a basic solid coat with large, irregular splashes of white over it.
Tobiano - a white base coat with large, irregular patches of solid color

13. Other color comparisons

14. Other color comparisons

15. Other color comparisons

16. Face Markings
Bald Face-most of the front of the face of the horse is white
Stripe-narrow band of white from forehead to muzzle
Blaze-wide band of white running from forehead to muzzle
Snip-white on muzzle
Star-white on forehead

17. Leg Markings Stocking-white leg up to knee of hock
Sock-white leg about halfway up
Ankle-white from coronet and including fetlock
Coronet-white ring around hoof head

19. Equine G.I. Tract
Mouth-Esophagus-Stomach-Small Intestine-Large Intestine

20. Breeds

21. Appaloosa

22. Arabian

23. Belgian

24. Buckskin

25. Clydesdale

26. Friesian

27. Hackney

28. Missouri Fox Trotter

29. Morgan

30. Mustang

31. National Show Horse

32. Paint

33. Palomino

34. Peruvian Paso

35. Pony of the Americas

36. Quarter Horse

37. Saddlebred

38. Shetland Pony

39. Standardbred

40. Tennessee Walking Horse

41. Thoroughbred