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What Color is this Horse?
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BAY
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What Color is this Horse?
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BLACK
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What Color is this Horse?
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BROWN
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What Color is this Horse?
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GREY
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What Color is this Horse?
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CHESTNUT
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What Color is this Horse?
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BUCKSKIN
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What Color is this Horse?
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DUN
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What Color is this Horse?
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ROAN
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What Color is this Horse?
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PALOMINO
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ARABIAN
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THOROUGHBRED
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THOROUGHBRED #2
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QUARTER HORSE
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STANDARDBRED
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MORGAN
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AMERICAN SADDLEBRED #2
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TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE
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TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE
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TENNESSEE WALKING #2
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LIPIZZANER
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LIPIZZANER #2
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LIPIZZANER
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PINTO
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PAINT
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APPALOOSA
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APPALOOSA
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APPALOOSA #2
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TRAKEHNER
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HANOVERIAN
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SHETLAND PONY
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WELSH PONY
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PONY OF THE AMERICAS (POA)
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MINATURE HORSE
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BELGIAN
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SHIRE
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SHIRE
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SHIRE #2
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CLYDESDALE
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PERCHERON
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SUFFOLK
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MULE
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What is the definition of a CHESTNUT horse?
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Chestnut horses are some shade of red, varying from diluted shades which are nearly yellow to a deep liver chestnut." The points on the chestnut may be the same as the body color, lighter (sometimes even flaxen), or slightly darker, but are never black. Like the color bay, there are many descriptive adjectives which can be added to the term chestnut to more specifically describe the color.
Some conflict surrounds the term sorrel. In this part of the country, you are most likely to encounter the term in reference to the Quarter Horse. In this breed, sorrel. is used for lighter chestnut shades, including red chestnut, whereas the term chestnut is reserved for dark (liver) shades. |
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What is the definition of a HOTBLOOD?
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Hotblood: Arabian or Thoroughbred horses; these breeds were largely developed in desert climates; they developed speed as an adaptation to life in open range, and their character is nervous and excitable.
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What is the definition of a PALOMINO horse?
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The Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) is a registry (see subsequent section under Breeds of Horses) which enrolls horses with the requisite color, rather than by lineage or type (with certain restrictions). Palomino, therefore, constitutes a color breed. The most desirable palomino horses have a body color of newly minted gold, with white mane and tail. This ideal is uncommon, though, and most palominos have body hairs in some less golden shade of yellow. All palominos manes and tails are white or cream, and PHBA standards dictate less than 15% dark hairs intermixed. Strong dilutions of palomino can be nearly white in appearance. These diluted horses are called cremello (and often arises from palomino X palomino crosses).
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What is the definition of a COLDBLOOD?
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Coldblood: describes heavy European draft breeds descended from the prehistoric Forest Horse; these massive work horses were developed in northern climes for great strength and tractability.
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What is the definition of a BUCKSKIN horse?
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A buckskin's body color is yellow or gold. Many buckskins also carry the dun markings most prominently the dorsal stripe (some purists insist that true buckskins must have dun markings, that horses without the dorsal stripe are a variety of bay, but this is not a widely held conviction). There are two American registries for buckskin horses. Both these registries--The American Buckskin Registry Association and the International Buckskin Horse Associated--also register duns and grullos
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Define Horse colors
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The color description of a horse can vary with the breed or the part of the country.
Most solid colors (no spots) are derived from variations on and dilutions of black, bay, grey and chestnut. |
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What is the definition of a BLACK horse?
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True black horses are not common except in a few breeds (e.g., Shire and Percheron). The body hairs and all the points (see discussion under "bay") are completely black without brown or white hair intermixed. Black coats frequently bleach with prolonged exposure to sunlight, rendering them less deeply black.
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What is the definition of a DUN horse?
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The term dun has been used loosely to describe any of a variety of diluted colors. A more restrictive (and more common) use limits the term to mean colors which are characterized by the dun markings. These linebacked duns always have a dark dorsal stripe (sometimes called eel stripe). Other, less universal markings include a shoulder bar, transverse stripes on the caudal aspect of the forearm and sometimes the hock (the so-called zebra stripes), and concentric darker rings on the forehead (cobwebbing). These markings, present in some shade darker than the base color, are considered ancestral traits retained from wild horses; their presence, however, does not imply primitiveness or wildness.
There are many shades of dun, described by a variety of adjectives (e.g., yellow dun, red dun, etc...). |
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What is the definition of a HAND?
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Hand: 4 inches, a horse's height is measured from the highest point of the withers to the ground in. Hands? decimal places are held by whole inches (e.g., 14.2 is fourteen hands and two additional inches for a total of 58 inches)
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What is the definition of a ROAN horse?
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Roan coats are composed of dark hairs mixed evenly with white hairs over most of the body. Lower limbs, mane and tail, and head are usually spared. Unlike greys, roans do not progressively lighten, although the seasonal variation in a given roan?s appearance may be considerable. The specific terms used to describe roans depend on the background color into which is mixed the white hair. The roan pattern on black horses, for instance, may be described as blue roan; on bay as red roan; on the sorrel coat as strawberry roan.
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What is the definition of a PONY?
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Pony: a frankly arbitrary distinction; depending on the definition, an equine less than 14 or 14.2 hands; many pony breeds have proportionately shorter legs and neck than horse breeds
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What is the definition of a WARMBLOOD?
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Warmblood: in the generic sense, warm-blooded describes breeds that were developed as crosses of Arabs or Thoroughbreds with other breeds. More specifically, certain Thoroughbred crosses (two are described in subsequent pages of this exercise) with larger, heavier horses have produced breeds which are often lumped together as
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Give some examples of horse terminology
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Horses
Some horse terms with which to be familiar: Stallion: mature, intact male Gelding: mature, castrated male Mare: mature female Foal: Newborn (either sex) Colt: immature male Filly: immature female |
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What is the definition of a BAY horse?
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The bay horse's body color ranges from tan through red to reddish-brown. The points--mane, tail, lower limbs, and ear rims--are black. There are many adjectives that horsemen add to the basic term bay, but fortunately most of them are self-explanatory. Blood bay, red bay, mahogany bay, and sandy bay are just some of the examples of these terms.
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What is the definition of a ROAN horse?
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Roan coats are composed of dark hairs mixed evenly with white hairs over most of the body. Lower limbs, mane and tail, and head are usually spared. Unlike greys, roans do not progressively lighten, although the seasonal variation in a given roan?s appearance may be considerable. The specific terms used to describe roans depend on the background color into which is mixed the white hair. The roan pattern on black horses, for instance, may be described as blue roan; on bay as red roan; on the sorrel coat as strawberry roan.
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What is the definition of a BROWN horse?
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Brown (sometimes called black bay or mahogany bay) is the term given to a shade of bay lighter than black but darker than the typical (reddish) bay.
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What is the definition of a DUN horse?
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The term dun has been used loosely to describe any of a variety of diluted colors. A more restrictive (and more common) use limits the term to mean colors which are characterized by the dun markings. These linebacked duns always have a dark dorsal stripe (sometimes called eel stripe). Other, less universal markings include a shoulder bar, transverse stripes on the caudal aspect of the forearm and sometimes the hock (the so-called zebra stripes), and concentric darker rings on the forehead (cobwebbing). These markings, present in some shade darker than the base color, are considered ancestral traits retained from wild horses; their presence, however, does not imply primitiveness or wildness.
There are many shades of dun, described by a variety of adjectives (e.g., yellow dun, red dun, etc...). |
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What is the definition of a EUROPEAN WARMBLOOD?
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European Warm bloods; these large horses are very popular for use in eventing, jumping and dressage due to their advantageous combination of the speed and energy of the Thoroughbred with the greater strength, sturdiness, and docility of draft breeds. The many different breeds imported from Europe can be difficult to distinguish from one another. Learn the two presented in this exercise, but keep in mind that they are often simply referred to as "European Warmblood" out at our VTH.
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What is the definition of a BUCKSKIN horse?
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A buckskin's body color is yellow or gold. Many buckskins also carry the dun markings most prominently the dorsal stripe (some purists insist that true buckskins must have dun markings, that horses without the dorsal stripe are a variety of bay, but this is not a widely held conviction). There are two American registries for buckskin horses. Both these registries--The American Buckskin Registry Association and the International Buckskin Horse Associated--also register duns and grullos
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What is the definition of a GREY horse?
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A grey horse's coat has an admixture of white and darker (generally black) hairs. The skin is black. Many grey horses are dark at foaling and gradually accumulate white hairs as they age, lightening the entire coat. Aged grey horses may appear white, but their pigmented skin distinguishes them as grey. When the darker hairs are a red color, the grey may have a pink cast, and depending on the breed and the horsemans preference, these horses may be referred to as rose grey or roan (see below). Dappling is characterized by a pattern of dark and light circles in the coat with the centers lighter. Any color (including, oddly enough, black) can be dappled, but as a term it is most commonly applied to grey horses. The veterinarian should be aware that melanomas are common skin tumors of grey horses.
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What is the definition of a PALOMINO horse?
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The Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) is a registry (see subsequent section under Breeds of Horses) which enrolls horses with the requisite color, rather than by lineage or type (with certain restrictions). Palomino, therefore, constitutes a color breed. The most desirable palomino horses have a body color of newly minted gold, with white mane and tail. This ideal is uncommon, though, and most palominos have body hairs in some less golden shade of yellow. All palominos manes and tails are white or cream, and PHBA standards dictate less than 15% dark hairs intermixed. Strong dilutions of palomino can be nearly white in appearance. These diluted horses are called cremello (and often arises from palomino X palomino crosses).
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What is the definition of a CHESTNUT horse?
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Chestnut horses are some shade of red, varying from diluted shades which are nearly yellow to a deep liver chestnut." The points on the chestnut may be the same as the body color, lighter (sometimes even flaxen), or slightly darker, but are never black. Like the color bay, there are many descriptive adjectives which can be added to the term chestnut to more specifically describe the color.
Some conflict surrounds the term sorrel. In this part of the country, you are most likely to encounter the term in reference to the Quarter Horse. In this breed, sorrel. is used for lighter chestnut shades, including red chestnut, whereas the term chestnut is reserved for dark (liver) shades. |
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What is the definition of a WARMBLOOD?
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Warmblood: in the generic sense, warm-blooded describes breeds that were developed as crosses of Arabs or Thoroughbreds with other breeds. More specifically, certain Thoroughbred crosses (two are described in subsequent pages of this exercise) with larger, heavier horses have produced breeds which are often lumped together as
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What is the definition of a EUROPEAN WARMBLOOD?
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European Warm bloods; these large horses are very popular for use in eventing, jumping and dressage due to their advantageous combination of the speed and energy of the Thoroughbred with the greater strength, sturdiness, and docility of draft breeds. The many different breeds imported from Europe can be difficult to distinguish from one another. Learn the two presented in this exercise, but keep in mind that they are often simply referred to as "European Warmblood" out at our VTH.
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