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What are all the different colours of horses? (please include pictures if you can)?

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1. http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/dreams/799/hc/horsecolors.htm looking for pics now :-) http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/basicsColors.shtml http://www.freewebs.com/whitehawkfarm/horsecolorchart.htm Basic (4 base colors) colors are bay, brown, black, chestnut.. then add everything in between: buckskin, dun, palomino, roans, paints, appys, perlinos, chestnut, sorrel, grulla, etc. etc. etc... then you have your shades and patterns...
2. some have the different names for the same things. I got this online: Say rather more like 39 colors of coats determined by the individual genes. This includes the breeds where color is a prime consideration, such as palominos, appaloosas and other spotted breeds, as well as Pintos, Paints and Albinos. For example, Appaloosas (determined by a white sclera, vertical stripes on hooves and mottled black and white spots on nose and genitalia) are broken down into five principal color patterns-blanket, white over hips w/ or w/out dark spots; marble, red or blue roan, w/ dark coloring on the edges of the body and a frost pattern in the middle; leopard, white w/ dark spots; snowflake, dominant spotting over the hips; and frost, white speckling on a dark background. However, there are 19 standard coat colors, gray, flea-bitten, palomino, bay, light bay, bright bay (also referred to as blood bay), chestnut, red chestnut, liver/dark chestnut, yellow-dun, bay brown, brown, blue roan, red roan, black, dapple gray, skewbald, piebald, and pinto. Then their are paints-frame overos, tobainos,etc. there are too many too list pictures of,but you can try google images.
3. Describing all of the colors is basically impossible. However, here are some good sites: http://www.horsecolor.com/color_index.htm For this one, just type into google, " *color* horse* and there will be pictures of it. http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/dreams/799/hc/horsecolors.htm Here is the genetic side of things, along with a lot of good pics. http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/basicsColors.shtml This is probably the best basic view of the more common horse colors. There are many variations of different colors, but this will give you a basic understanding. Hope I helped!
4. There are so many different ones, I wouldn't know where to even begin. I'll just show you a pic of my horse and let everyone else add on. He's a bay: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g214/ashleighgirl78/016.jpg Bays are brown with black points, such as the legs, mane, tail, and muzzle. (ps I know he's a little skinny but I'm trying to put weight on him, which is hard with thoroughbreds)
5. This website has substantial information regarding horse colors and breeds (with pictures). It should prove to be very helpful: http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/basicsColors.shtml hope it helps!