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How well do you know horse coat colors? There are a variety of coat colors which all stem from just red and black pigments!
When it comes to horse coat colors, most people recognize black, brown and white horses. But there are a wide variety of colors a horse can show off! Horses also can be recognized as a color breed that is primarily based on their coat color regardless of their breed or genetic pedigree.
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Many Coat Colors from Just 2 Pigments!
Interestingly, despite the wide variety in equine coat colors, horse hairs only contain two basic pigment colors, red (a reddish-brown color) and black! Every horse has a (dominant) gene for either of these colors which ultimately influences the horse’s specific coat color through gene modification or dilution.
The 9 Most Common Coat Colors
According to the iHeartHorses website, below are the commonly recognized horse coat colors. (Depending on who you speak to, there may be more or fewer “common” horse coat colors!)
CHESTNUT OR SORREL
Features brown that ranges from pale (light, flaxen or blonde) to reddish to deep dark brown (liver chestnut) with no black horse hairs. The mane and tail must be the same color as their coat color.
Sorrel horses are lighter than the Chestnut.
BAY
Brown with black mane, tail and “points” (including the mane, tail, muzzle, tips and rims around their ears and lower legs).
BLACK
May be true black (with no red hues to the coat color) or fade to reddish-brown in the summer. The mane and tail are black and there are no white areas of hair.
PALOMINO
A cream-colored coat with a white mane and tail. While the color comes from the red gene color, palominos possess a genetic dilution mutation resulting in the cream coat color.
BUCKSKIN
The golden coat is produced much like the palomino, but with the base color of bay (instead of red). Buckskin horses also sport black points.
DUN
This equine coat color is unique and not commonly seen. The genetic mutation provides a black dorsal stripe (the back or upper side) and sometimes even black zebra stripes down the legs.
GRAY
These horses are usually born another base color and over time, lose their hair’s pigment resulting in a light gray or even white coat from the grey gene modifier.
ROAN
This horse coat color from the base black color with white hairs scattered throughout the coat. There are 3 typical roan colorings: strawberry or red, bay and blue.
PINTO
Typically multi-colored, typically brown and white or black and white. The pinto color only describes the markings of a base color with scattered white patches.
These common colors can be found in almost any breed. The first four coat colors can be found in all breeds that are not color-based.
The Rarest Equine Coat Color
A white horse has the rarest coat color with white hair and primarily pink (or unpigmented) skin. White horses are typically born white with blue or brown eyes. However, the majority of so-called “white horses” are actually grays with a fully white coat of hair.
Want to Know More? Click here for the Practical Hoseman’s Guide to Equine Color Genetics & Coat Color!
Regardless of your horse’s coat color, frequent brushing with the right tools will not only keep your horse comfortable but also support his coat’s beat health and color! The EquiGroomer tools offer easy and pain-free brushing with NO pulling or damage to your pet’s topcoat or skin.
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This specific eye language or movement has been called a “cat smile” by experts and researchers who believe it can help strengthen your bond with your favorite feline.
squint) your eyes like you would if you had a happy and relaxed smile on your face. Then slowly blink at your cat by closing your eyes for a couple of seconds and then opening. If your cat responds in kind, you are “talking” with your cat!
If you think it’s the warmer spring temperatures, think again! It is actually the amount of daylight that causes a winter coat to shed (longer daylight hours equals shedding). The same before winter, shorter daylight hours cause a natural reaction in growing a warmer winter coat in preparation for winter. 
During the COVID slowdown, we made some significant changes to our grooming product line based on comments and recommendations from customers like you!
BUT … equine coronavirus (also known as Equine Enteric Coronavirus and ECoV) is “host-specific” and there is no evidence that it can be spread outside the species (or to humans).
Digital thermometers are considered safer and more commonly used today. Temperatures are typically taken via the ear or rectally – which is considered more accurate – in cats, dogs, horses and livestock (with a small amount of lubricant on the end of the thermometer). Be warned, depending on your pet or animal, taking their temperature may be a two-person job!
Opinions on the frequency of bathing horses range from a few times a year to monthly, weekly, only when the horse is dirty and even “never!” Regardless, never place tack on a dirty horse for their overall well-being and comfort! Dirt, debris and even dried sweat under a saddle and girth will create potential chafing, itching, fungus and infections.
water can be done more frequently with fewer negative side effects.
Warm and sunny days are perfect for letting your horse dry naturally. Use a sweat scraper to remove/whisk away as much water as possible before thoroughly drying the entire body. (
their horse, health, overall well-being and ultimately comfort. Maintaining a horse’s optimal health – including bathing – is different for each equine.
Yes, our pets are at an even greater risk for dehydration because their bodies contain more water (80%) than the human body which contains only 60% of water so it’s critical to know how to keep your pets well-hydrated during the summer months.
symptoms indicating potential dehydration.
quicker and easier and need to be monitored closely.
Horses are just as susceptible to dehydration. Just a 3-4% loss of body water can cause mild dehydration in a horse.
