-Blue roan: Similar to roan except there is a mixture of black and white hairs; the 



base color is black. 

 -Red roan: Mso called bay roan. The coat color is a mixture of red and white hairs, 



but the base color is bay and the points are black. 



Patterns Superimposed on Base Colors — 



• Appaloosa: No single color is associated with Appaloosas. The term describes the 

 appearance of an indefinite number of different white or dark spot patterns on a 

 base color or solid white area. The spotted areas classically appear on the hip but 

 may also occur on the loin, back, or over the entire body. The colors are named as 

 the base color followed by "Appaloosa" (e.g., bay Appaloosa, blue roan Appaloosa, 

 etc.). As a breed, the color is also associated with mottled or particolored skin 

 t\T?ically found around the eyes and on the nose, lips, \ailva or sheath; white sclera, 

 and vertically striped hooves. Any combination of white markings is possible. 

 -Leopard Appaloosa: Has the appearance of a white horse covered with dark 



spots that are usually reddish. 



• Pinto: Any of several breeds of horses that have large, irregular, asymmetric areas 

 of white (with underlying pink skin) and a base color on any area of the body. Any 

 base color is possible. This color is either named by the base color (e.g., chestnut 

 pinto) or by describing the colors seen using common terms (e.g., red and white 

 pinto). Although a specific breed and color registry, the term "paint" is often used 

 interchangeably with "pinto" (e.g., black and white paint). 



-Overo: Pinto pattern characterized by white that usually does not cross the 

 back. At least one leg and often all four are dark colored, the body is often 

 predominantly the base color, and the tail is usually one color. 



-Tobiano: Pinto pattern with white across the back. Flanks are usually dark 

 colored, generally all four legs are white, and the tail is often two color. 



-Tricolor: Nontechnical term for a pinto with black (usually in the mane or tail) 

 and white areas on top of a base color. 



Dilution Modifications of Base Colors — 



• Buckskin: A cremello dilution modification of any base color. Typically a gold or 

 yellowish body color with a black mane and tail. Buckskins are usually black on 

 their lower legs. Usually buckskin is used to describe horses without a dorsal stripe. 



• Dun: Usually used as a general term for any of several light or dilution colors with 

 a dark dorsal stripe (linebacked dun). Body color can be yellowish or gold as if 



a buckskin or more red as if a chestnut. Mane and tail may be black, brown, red, 

 yellow, white, or mixed. Other primitive markings such as zebra stripes on the legs 

 or a transverse stripe across the withers may be present. 



-Red dun: A chestnut/sorrel dun with the body yellowish red; mane, tail, and 

 dorsal stripe are darker red. 



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