Rare Horse Colors and Markings (42)
Since the dawn of horse domestication, coat colors have always fascinated humankind. In the last century, knowledge of genetics and development of scientific tools have become powerful enough so that the effects of many Dna mutations could be critically studied. Coat color nomenclature varies according to countries and ...
The five basic horse coat colors are bay, black, grey, chestnut and sorrel. Besides these basic colors there are an incredible number of horse coat colors but these are the top five. Here are some facts which distinguish these coat colors. If a horse is a bay, this means that it may be light or ... Read more
By Lesli Kathman Many of the most striking horse colors involve patches of white hair. The popularity of pinto and appaloosa patterns in both real and model horses! comes from a desire to stand out from the crowd, to be a little different. But not all unique markings are white. Here are some of the factors that a
Horses exhibit a diverse array of coat colors and distinctive markings. A specialized vocabulary has evolved to describe them. While most horses remain the same color throughout life, a few, over the course of several years, will develop a different coat color from that with which they were born. Most white markings are...
The wonderful thing about horses is that they often come in a huge range of beautiful and unique colours, to the aspiring rider with an encyclopaedia of horses, it s like being in the best pick and mix store you can imagine. The horses below are in such beautiful colourings that we believe they might be
It was early in our equine education that we learned the terms for the common white markings found on the head and legs of the horse. At five it s pretty easy to remember the difference between a star, stripe, snip, and a blaze; between socks and stockings. And our imaginary mounts no doubt came complete