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Bay
The body color ranges from tan
through red to reddish-brown. The mane and tail may be black,
white or both. Black is also commonly found on the lower legs.
Description—bay overo with bald face,
right hind sock and left hind pastern.
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Blue Roan
A blue roan is a uniform mixture of
white with black hairs.
Description—blue roan tobiano with
blaze and stockings.
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Buckskin
The buckskin is a type of dun with
body color a shade of yellow or gold. The mane and tail may be
black, white or both. Black is common on the lower legs. A
buckskin may not have a black dorsal stripe.
Description—buckskin tobiano with a
star, right fore sock and three
stockings.
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Chestnut
The body color is dark red or reddish
brown. The mane and tail are usually dark red or reddish
brown, but may be flaxen or white.
Description—chestnut overo with bald
(or blaze) face and stockings.
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Dun
The body color is yellow or gold,
with each hair the same color. The mane and tail may be black,
brown, red, yellow, white or mixed. Duns may exhibit a dorsal
stripe, a transverse stripe over the withers, and zebra
stripes on the legs.
Description—dun tobiano with
irregular star, stripe and stockings.
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Gray
Gray is a mixture of white and any
other color of hair. A gray is born solid- or almost
solid-colored and gets lighter with age and as more hair
grows.
Description—gray overo with bald face
and stockings.
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Grullo
The body color is smoky or
mouse-colored (not a mixture of black and white hairs, but
each hair is mouse-colored). The mane and tail may be black,
white or both, and there is typically black on the lower legs.
Description—grullo overo with blaze,
left fore pastern and three stockings.
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Palomino
The body color is a shade of yellow
or gold. The mane and tail are white, yellow or gold.
Palominos do not have dorsal stripes like the similarly
colored dun horse.
Description—palomino overo with
blaze, right fore coronet, right rear sock and left hind
stocking.
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Red Dun
Red dun is a form of dun typically
with a yellow- or flesh-colored body. The mane, tail and
dorsal stripe may be red, white or both.
Description—red dun tovero with bald
face and four stockings.
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Red Roan
A red roan is more or less a uniform
mixture of white with red hair. The mane and tail may be red,
black, flaxen or white.
Description—red roan overo with bald
face and right fore pastern and hind stockings.
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Sorrel
The body is a clear reddish or
copper-red color. The mane and tail are usually the same color
as the body and may be flaxen or white.
Description—sorrel overo with bald
face, right fore sock and left hind stocking.
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