Lecture 5

Lecture 5

Parts, Colors, and Markings

Parts of The Horse

Sorrel

BodyReddish or copper redMane and tail Same May be flaxen

Black

Body color True black without light areasMane and tail Black

Bay

Body colorTan / red / reddish-brownMane and tail BlackBlack on lower legs

Brown

Body color Brown or blackLight areasMuzzleEyesFlankInside upper legsMane and tailBlack or brown

Blue Roan

BodyUniform mixture of white and black hairsDark Points

Red Roan

BodyUniform mixture of white and red hairsRed on head & lower legsRed or flaxen mane & tail

Grullo

BodySmoky or mouse-coloredNot a mixture of black and white hairsEach hair mouse coloredMane and tail BlackBlack on lower legsUsually has dorsal stripe

Chestnut or Liver Chestnut

BodyDark red or brownish-redMane and tail Usually dark redBrownish redMay be flaxen Lower legs redMay have dorsal stripe

Dun

BodyYellowish or goldMane and tail Black or brownDorsal stripe Zebra stripes on legTransverse stripe over withers

Red Dun

Body color Form of dunyellowish or flesh coloredMane and tailRed or reddishFlaxenRed dorsal stripeZebra stripesTransverse stripe

Palomino

BodyGolden yellowMane and tail WhiteTypically no dorsal stripes

Gray

Body

Mixture of white with any other colored hairsOften born solidLighter with ageMay have dorsal stripe

Buckskin

Body ColorYellowish or goldMane and tailBlackUsually black on lower legsTypically do not have dorsal stripes

Cremello

Body color White or light creamMane and tailWhitePink or pinkish skin over entire bodyBlue eyes

Perlino

Body color White or light creamMane and tail Usually have a darker tintPale copper or orangePink or pinkish skin over entire bodyBlue eyes

Rabicano

Body Interspersed white hairs Most dense fromFlank to tailheadNot Roan

Tobiano

Dark color usually covers One or both flanksGenerallyAll four legs are whiteAt least below the hocks and kneesSpotsRegular and distinct appearance of a shield

Tobiano

Head markings Like solid-colored horseMay have blaze, strip, star or snipMay be eitherPredominantly dark or whiteTail is often two colors

Overo

White usually will not cross back Between withers and tailGenerallyAt least one and often all four legs darkWhite irregularScattered or splashy

Overo

Head markings often Bald-facedMay be either predominantly dark or whiteTail usually one color

Tovero

Dark pigmentation around earsMay expand to cover Forehead and/or eyes One or both eyes blueDark pigmentation aroundMouthMay extend up sides of face and form spots

Blanket

Solid white area Normally overHip areaContrasting base color

Leopard

Predominantly White with spots of color over their bodySometimesSpots more concentrated head and leg areasSpots may also occur Direction hair growsMost evident in the flank area

Head Markings

Star: white mark on foreheadStripe: narrow white mark down the face

Head Markings

Star & Stripe: connected star and stripeSnip: white mark between the nostrils

Head Markings

Star, stripe, snip: connected star, stripe, and snipBlaze: broad white mark down the face, extending over nose

Head Markings

Bald: very wide blaze, covering most of the face extending down over the nostrils

Leg Markings

Leg Markings

Leg Markings

Leg Markings