Colors:
Bay – Brown body with black mane, tail, and lower legs.
Chestnut – Reddish body with mane and tail the same color.
Sorrel – Light red chestnut (commonly used in Western riding).
Black – Entire coat appears black year-round.
Gray – Born dark and gradually turns lighter with age.
White – True white horses have pink skin and white hair.
Palomino – Golden body with white mane and tail.
Buckskin – Golden coat with black mane, tail, and legs.
Dun – Tan or gold body with primitive markings.
Grullo – Mouse-gray dun coloring.
Roan – Mixture of white hairs throughout the body.
Blue Roan – Black base coat mixed with white hairs.
Red Roan – Chestnut coat mixed with white hairs.
Paint – Large white and colored patches.
Pinto – General term for spotted horses.
Appaloosa – Distinctive spotted coat pattern.
Cremello – Cream-colored horse with blue eyes.
Perlino – Cream horse with slightly darker mane and tail.
Face Markings:
Star – Small white mark on the forehead.
Stripe – Narrow white line down the face.
Blaze – Wide white stripe down the face.
Snip– – Small white marking on the nose.
Bald Face – Large white facial marking covering much of the face.
Leg Markings:
Coronet – White only around the hoof.
Pastern – White extends over the pastern.
Sock – White reaches halfway up the cannon bone.
Stocking – White extends to or above the knee or hock.