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POPULAR HORSE BREEDS

Appaloosa
a black, brown, chestnut, bay or roan body with white spots or roaning usually on rump; a white or roan body with black or brown spots.
Bay
a red-brown body with black mane, tail and legs.
Chestnut
a coat, mane and tail from red-gold to dark red-brown. Mane and tail may be flaxen. A light chestnut is also called Sorrel.
Black
a black coat with black nose and flank areas.
Dun
a yellow coat with a darker stripe down the spine and bars on the legs.

 

 

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Buckskin
a yellow coat with black mane, tail and legs and a black stripe down the spine (dorsal stripe).

 

 

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Palomino
a yellow coat with white mane, tail and legs.
Pinto
large irregular coloured and white spots; one special breed with these markings is called Paint.
Roan
any colour mixed with white. Ususally found in Paints and Appaloosas.
Grey
the coat ranges from almost black to white. A light grey can be told from an Albino because the skin under the coat is dark, not pink.
Dappled
circular patterns of light and dark colour, usually on a grey.
Brown
very dark brown, almost black with lighter nose and flank.




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October 10, 2008