Parts Colors and Markings Parts of The Horse Sorrel Body Reddish or copper red Mane and tail Same M ay be flaxen Black Body color T rue black without light areas M ane and tail B ID: 179045
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Lecture 5
Parts, Colors, and MarkingsSlide2
Parts of The HorseSlide3
Sorrel
Body
Reddish or copper red
Mane and tail
Same
May be flaxenSlide4
Black
Body color
T
rue black without light areas
M
ane and tail BlackSlide5
Bay
Body color
Tan / red / reddish-brown
M
ane and tail
BlackBlack on lower legsSlide6
Brown
Body color
B
rown or black
L
ight areasMuzzleEyes
Flank
I
nside upper legs
Mane and tailBlack or brownSlide7
Blue Roan
Body
U
niform mixture of
white and black hairs
Dark PointsSlide8
Red Roan
Body
Uniform mixture of white and red hairs
R
ed on head & lower legs
R
ed or flaxen mane & tailSlide9
Grullo
Body
S
moky or mouse-colored
N
ot a mixture of black and white hairsE
ach hair mouse colored
M
ane and tail
BlackB
lack on lower legs
U
sually has dorsal stripeSlide10
Chestnut or Liver Chestnut
Body
D
ark red or brownish-red
M
ane and tail U
sually dark red
B
rownish red
May be flaxen
Lower legs red
M
ay have dorsal stripeSlide11
Dun
Body
Y
ellowish or gold
M
ane and tail B
lack or brown
D
orsal stripe
Zebra stripes on legT
ransverse stripe over withersSlide12
Red Dun
Body color
Form of dun
yellowish or flesh colored
M
ane and tail
R
ed or reddish
Flaxen
Red dorsal stripe
Z
ebra stripes
T
ransverse stripeSlide13
Palomino
Body
G
olden yellow
M
ane and tail White
Typically no dorsal stripesSlide14
Gray
Body
Mixture of white with any other colored hairs
O
ften born solid
L
ighter with age
M
ay have dorsal stripeSlide15
Buckskin
Body Color
Y
ellowish or gold
M
ane and tail
Black
U
sually black on lower legs
T
ypically do not have dorsal stripesSlide16
Cremello
Body color
W
hite or light cream
M
ane and tailWhite
P
ink or pinkish skin over entire body
B
lue eyesSlide17
Perlino
Body color
W
hite or light cream
M
ane and tail U
sually have a darker tint
P
ale copper or orange
Pink or pinkish skin over entire bodyB
lue eyesSlide18
Rabicano
Body
I
nterspersed
white hairs
M
ost
dense
from
Flank to
tailhead
Not RoanSlide19
Tobiano
D
ark color usually covers
O
ne or both flanks
Generally
A
ll four legs are white
A
t least below the hocks and knees
Spots
R
egular and distinct appearance of a shieldSlide20
Tobiano
Head markings
L
ike
solid-colored horse
May have
blaze, strip, star or snip
M
ay be either
P
redominantly dark or white
T
ail is often two colorsSlide21
Overo
W
hite
usually will not cross back
Between withers and tail
Generally
A
t least one and often all four legs dark
White irregular
S
cattered or splashySlide22
Overo
Head markings often
Bald-faced
M
ay be either
predominantly dark or white
Tail usually one colorSlide23
Tovero
Dark pigmentation around ears
M
ay expand to cover
F
orehead and/or eyes
One or both eyes blue
Dark pigmentation around
Mouth
May extend up sides of face and form spots Slide24
Blanket
S
olid white area
N
ormally over
Hip area
C
ontrasting base colorSlide25
Leopard
P
redominantly
W
hite with spots of color over their body
Sometimes
Spots more concentrated head and leg areas
S
pots may also occur
Direction hair grows
M
ost evident in the flank areaSlide26
Head Markings
Star: white mark on forehead
Stripe: narrow white mark down the faceSlide27
Head Markings
Star & Stripe: connected star and stripe
Snip: white mark between the nostrilsSlide28
Head Markings
Star, stripe, snip: connected star, stripe, and snip
Blaze: broad white mark down the face, extending over noseSlide29
Head Markings
Bald: very wide blaze, covering most of the face extending down over the nostrils Slide30
Leg MarkingsSlide31
Leg MarkingsSlide32
Leg MarkingsSlide33
Leg Markings