Horse Colors Worksheet

Brown body. Black mane and tail. Black "points" on legs, faces, and ears.
Body can range from red to brown and will often have a matching mane and tail. Mane and tail can also be flaxen.
Pure black coat with no brown hairs. Matching black mane and tail.
Body is almost black, but may have brown hairs near their flank, muzzle, and elbows.
Body can be red, brown, or yellow. Will show markings such as a dorsal stripe, leg barring, black tipped ears, shoulder blade stripes.
Body is golden. Black mane and tail. Black "points" (ear tips and legs).
Golden or cream colored body. White or cream mane and tail.
Body ranging from white to almost black flecked with white or gray hairs. Can be born bay, chestnut, black, or other colors. Coat color typically lightens with age. Mane and tale can be black, gray, or white. Dark pigmented skin.
Body can be many different colors (bay, chestnut, black, palomino) but will have white hairs flecked or ticked throughout coat. Face and legs will be darker than rest of the body.
Cream colored horse with pink skin and blue eyes. White mane and tail.
Cream colored horse with pink skin and blue eyes. Darker points, mane, and tail that will appear slightly orange.
White coat. Pink skin. Hazel or brown eyes. Very rare.
Diluted black coat. Body is smoky or mouse colored (not a mixture of black and white hairs). Typically has a dorsal stripe, shoulder striping or shadowing, and black legs with barring.