Color Vocabulary

I have compiled another list of horse colors below.
I have done two other posts on horse colors already. To see either of these posts please click on the corresponding link here: Bay-Buckskin-Palomino-Black or Leopard-Piebald-Skewbald-BlueRoan-RedRoan-BayRoan-Rabicano-WhiteTicking-Sabino-Piebald-Pinto

Dun – A grayish-gold or tan coat with a dark mane and tail with a dark strip down the back. Duns are typically more of a creamy color versus the golden color of a buckskin.

Yellow Dun – Typical of a dun with a yellowish color.

Red Dun – Typical of a dun with a reddish color.

Chestnut – A reddish to reddish-brown coat color with a mane and tail that are the same color or lighter.

Perlino – These horses are white in color with pink skin and blue eyes. They have darker points in the mane and tails.

Cremello – These horses are similar to Perlinos as they are white in color with pink skin and blue eyes but they have light manes and tails.

Seal Brown – Dark brown, nearly black color with black mane, tail, and legs. They will have a tan or reddish color around the muzzle and eye areas.

Flea Bitten – These horses have a white coat with small freckles of reddish hair throughout the coat, the amount of freckles can vary widely causing the horses to appear almost white in some cases and almost roan in other cases. This is considered a gray coat color. 

(*Please note these are not my pictures.)

Percheron Horse

Name of Breed: Percheron

Height: 15 - 19 hands

Colors: Typically gray or black, but can be chestnut, sorrel, bay, or roan as well.

Physical Characteristics: Large head, full face, big hip, level croup, wide and deep chest, and strong, emphasized muscles.  

Additional Info: From the Perche province in France, where it derives its name. 
Typically used as driving, sleighs, hayrides, forestry, farm work, and parades. The breed is built to be a work horse to pull heavy loads. They are sometimes ridden or compete in show jumping as well.

(*Please note, these are not my pictures)

Abuse

"Biting whips

Stinging bits

Pinching girths

Hating curses

Terrified whinnies

Whitened eyes

Frothing sweat

Cutting lies

Slicing ropes

Horrified screams

Angry yells

Binding chains

Towering fears

Dominating hate

Slicing rawhide

Cutting spurs

Hardened hands

Solid fists"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Abuse"

Mixed Color Vocabulary

Below I have compiled a short vocabulary list of mixed colors on horses. 

I already have one post in regards to color so if you would like information on Bay, Buckskin, Palomino, or Black colors please see the following: Bay-Buckskin-Palomino-Black.

Leopard – Spots on a white coat similar to Dalmatian or leopard spots. These do not have to cover the entire horse, rather leopard spotting can just show up on portions of the coat.

Piebald / Pinto – A horse with patches of two colors. Typically white and black.

Skewbald – A horse with patches of white and another color (typically not black).

Red Roan / Strawberry Roan – A chestnut colored horse with white or gray mixed in, giving it an almost dusty reddish appearance.

Bay Roan – A horse with a bay (brown) colored coat with white or gray mixed in.

Blue Roan – A horse with a black colored coat with white or light gray mixed in. This is often sometimes applied to horses with a dark gray or similar coat with white or light gray mixed in which gives the horse the misty blue hue.

Rabicano / White Ticking – Roaning in a specific area of the horse. A horse with this coloring will also have white at the top of the tail.

Sabino Color – White spotting on horses caused by a specific gene that can be tested for. The sabino color gene can sometimes be recognized by a roaning pattern on the edges of the white spots.

(*Please note these are not my pictures.)

Belgian Horse

Name of Breed: Belgian Horse, Belgian Draft Horse, Brabant, or Brabançon.
Was called the Flanders horse in the middle ages.

 Height: Usually between 15 - 17 hands but they can be much larger. The tallest Belgian horse is slightly over 20 hands high, which is the world record. His name is Big Jake, find out more by clicking the link below under "Additional Info". 

Colors: Typically brown, chestnut  or sorrel but they can be found in other colors as well. 

Physical Characteristics: Well-muscled croup, rounded hindquarters, compact, short and strong legs, wide in the front, the head is small in relation to the body, and the often have some feathering on the legs.

Additional Info: These giants are usually docile and patient. The world's tallest horse record is currently held by a Belgian by the name of Big Jake. Find out more here: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/record-holder-profile-big-jake-worlds-tallest-horse-video-44749 .

 

(*Please note, these are not my pictures)

A Child's Bliss

"So God made a wonderful creature

And a free spirit

He made every feature

I wish to come near it

So every day

Torture I live

Every day I pray

Oh what I’d give

What’s a dream?

What’s a wish?

Nothing it may seem

But it’s a child’s bliss"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "A Child's Bliss"