Horse And Pony Colours.

Appaloosa - a spotted horse and can either be a coloured horse with white spots or a white horse with coloured spots. Appaloosa is also a breed of horse, but other breeds of horse can have appaloosa patterning.

Bay - the coat is completely brown, but can vary in different shades. The mane and tail are black. The legs are black from the knee downwards. Bay is the most common colour in the horse.

Black - the body, mane and tail is completely black. Some black horses often lighten during the summer and occasionaly show some brown tint.

Brown - the body is dark brown with the same coloured mane and tail.

Chestnut - the body and legs are golden or ginger although the shade can vary from very light gold to a dark brownish ginger. The mane and tail are the same colour as the body.

Grey - there are various types of grey. Some horses can be very pale, almost white with very little grey showing whereas others can be very dark and obvious grey. The mane and tail are grey. Grey horses are born solid coloured eg black, brown, etc and the coat develops into grey as it becomes mature.

Palomino - the body is golden although the shade can vary from very pale golden to a rich golden. The mane and tail are white.

Piebald - is a black and white patched horse. The amount of white and black can vary and the patterning on each horse is unique. The mane and tail may be either black, white or both black and white. The black patches on some Piebalds may lighten in the summer due to the sun.

Skewbald - is a coloured and white patched horse. The amount of white and coloured patches can vary immensely and the patterning on each horse is unique. The coloured patches can be any colour other than black.