| Did you know? | | | | hairs than white; 'light grey' when there are more white |
| The coat colour of your horse or pony can tell you | | | | hairs than black; and 'flea-bitten' has flecks of black or |
| what colour they are. If you are not sure what color | | | | brown hairs on a white coat. The foal colours in grey |
| your horse or pony really is, have a look at the colour | | | | horses and ponies vary. They are often born much |
| of the 'points.' | | | | darker and become lighter as they get older. |
| The 'points' of your horse are the muzzle, tips of the | | | | Piebald: large patches of black and white. This is a |
| ears, the mane, the tail, and the lower part of the legs. | | | | horse coat colour that has different names in different |
| Remember they could have white markings on some | | | | areas of the world. This equine colour can also be |
| of these points that may trick you! | | | | called paint or pinto |
| The colours of horses include: | | | | Skewbald: large patches of any other colour than |
| Black: black all over including the points, mane and tail. | | | | black and white. This is another colour in a horse that |
| Look at the colour of the muzzle - it will be black. In this | | | | has different names in different areas of the world. |
| horse colour your horse or pony will not have brown | | | | This equine color can also be called paint or pinto |
| around the muzzle! | | | | Palomino: Golden yellow coat, (ideally the colour of a |
| Brindle: this rare horses colouring has drippy striping | | | | newly minted gold coin) with a white mane and tail. |
| that is not regularly spaced on the horses coat, and | | | | This one is my favourite pony color! |
| brindle horses often have a vertical flank striping. | | | | Appaloosa: spotted coat mostly either brown spots on |
| Brindle horses are unlike other colour of horses and | | | | a white coat or white spots as a blanket on a brown |
| once seen are not forgotten! | | | | coat. This is another horse color where the foal colour |
| Brown: brown or dark brown all over, sometimes | | | | can be different at birth, and some are born with no |
| nearly black. The colour of the muzzle tells you they | | | | appaloosa markings. |
| are brown even if the mane and tail and legs are | | | | Dun: mousey brown to golden yellow with black points, |
| black. | | | | mane and tail. |
| Bay: a light brown or a red brown colour with black | | | | Blue roan: white hairs through a mostly black or dark |
| points and black mane and tail. This is a common | | | | brown coat. The points are black. |
| horse color that is often call 'brown' by someone who | | | | Red roan: white hairs through a bay coat. The points |
| is not familiar with horses. | | | | are black. |
| Chestnut: a ginger or yellow brown colour. The points | | | | Strawberry roan: white hairs through a chestnut coat. |
| of the horse are brown - similar to the coat colour or | | | | The points are the same as a chestnut horse. |
| lighter. Chestnuts are never black. | | | | The horse colorings of grey horses and roan horses |
| Grey: a mixture of black and white hairs. Variations of | | | | are often confused, but the roan has a solid color head |
| grey include: 'dapple grey' when there are more black | | | | and legs. |