• Palomino: Body color is usually a golden yellow; mane and tail are blonde or 

 almost white. Palominos do not have dorsal stripes. 



• Grullo: Usually characterized by slate- (blue-grey) or mouse- colored hair (not a 

 mixture of black and white hairs, but each hair is mouse colored) on the body with 

 black mane and tail. Body color may be darker shades of beige. Grullos are usually 

 black on their lower legs. 



• Cremello: The palest horses that are not white. Usually very light beige or cream 

 colored. Cremellos have pink skin and blue eyes. 



• White: A rare coat color of pure white with pink skin and dark-colored eyes. White 

 horses are not true albinos; albinos have pink eyes. Horses that appear to be white 

 but have dark skin are actually grey. 



Donkey Colors — Some donkey colors are the same as those of horses; others are 

 unique to the donkey. The points of a donkey are different from those of a horse. 

 WTien describing the color of donkeys, "points" refer to the muzzle, eye rings, belly, 

 and inside of the upper leg, which are almost always cream-colored. Cream-colored 

 points may be called "white points" or "light points." The color of a donkey's points 

 does not affect the name of the body color, but points are usually described separately 

 as light as opposed to dark, blue, or black points. The areas described as points in 

 horses (mane, tail, ear rims) are called trim when describing donkey colors but have 

 the same significance when naming colors. 



• Grey (Dun): This is the most common coat color of donkeys and is ash grey or 

 bluish slate color with a dark dorsal stripe. This is ncU a true grey as in horses, 

 because it does not become lighter with age. Cream-colored points are typical. 



• Blue Burro: Another name for the grey dun. 



• Black, Brown, Dark Brown, Black-Brown: Each refers to that body color with 

 light points unless otherwise noted. 



• Red, Chestnut, Sorrel: Refers to a chestnut, sorrcK or reddish body color. 



• Pink: Very light strawberry red color. May have pink skin. 



• Spotted: White spots on body of any base color; it can also appear like dark spots 

 on white. 



• Roan: White hairs mixed with colored hairs on body and head. 



Markings 



Natural markings include patterns of white on the head and legs, hair whorls 

 (cowlicks), scars, and blemishes. Many white markings on the head and legs have 

 common terms in the horse world. As determined by the purpose, white markings 

 may be simply named, drawn in a picture, described in detail, or photographed. 

 White markings always have underlying pink skin, which is sometimes used to 

 describe the exact margin of the marking (e.g., "connected strip and snip extending 

 into left nostril"). Most markings are solid white, but they can be mixed with the 



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