Bay or blue roan - Solid head with a body covered in gray hairs that do not become grayer with age. This is a bay roan or what some call a blue roan.
Bay or blue roan - Solid head with a body covered in gray hairs that do not become grayer with age. This is a bay roan or what some call a blue roan. This 23 year old has some gray hairs here and there on the face.
Bay or blue roan - except for a patch, there are no gray hairs forward of the neck strap of the halter in this 23 year old.
Bay and white skewbald tobiano
Bay and white skewbald tobiano
Bay and white skewbald tobiano
Flea bitten gray and white tobiano paint pony. Horse A - BCS 6 - Moderately Fleshy ~ A slight trough above the backbone but not the tail head. Fat can easily be felt over the ribs and tail head and fat deposits can be seen along the withers, neck, and shoulders.
Flea bitten gray and white tobiano paint pony. Horse A - BCS 6 - Moderately Fleshy ~ A slight trough above the backbone but not the tail head. Fat can easily be felt over the ribs and tail head and fat deposits can be seen along the withers, neck, and shoulders.
Flea bitten gray and white tobiano paint pony. Horse A - BCS 6 - Moderately Fleshy ~ A slight trough above the backbone but not the tail head. Fat can easily be felt over the ribs and tail head and fat deposits can be seen along the withers, neck, and shoulders.
5 yr Gypsy Vanner, Piebald (having the two colors of black and white. Tobiano. Horse A - BCS 8 - Fat ~ Discernible crease down spine and ribs difficult to feel. The neck is large for the horse. Fat is deposited on the tail head, withers, shoulders, neck, inner thighs.
5 yr Gypsy Vanner, Piebald Tobiano. Horse A - BCS 8 - Fat ~ Discernible crease down spine and ribs difficult to feel. The neck is large for the horse. Fat is deposited on the tail head, withers, shoulders, neck, inner thighs.
5 yr Gypsy Vanner, Piebald Tobiano. Horse A - BCS 8 - Fat ~ Discernible crease down spine and ribs difficult to feel. The neck is large for the horse. Fat is deposited on the tail head, withers, shoulders, neck, inner thighs.
5 yr Gypsy Vanner, Piebald Tobiano. Horse A - BCS 8 - Fat ~ Discernible crease down spine and ribs difficult to feel. The neck is large for the horse. Fat is deposited on the tail head, withers, shoulders, neck, inner thighs.
Horse C - BCS 5 - Moderate ~ The spine and ribs cannot be seen but can easily be felt with a light touch. The withers, shoulders, and neck are smooth and rounded. Fat can be felt at the tail head
Horse C - BCS 5 - Moderate ~ The spine and ribs cannot be seen but can easily be felt with a light touch. The withers, shoulders, and neck are smooth and rounded. Fat can be felt at the tail head
Horse C - BCS 5 - Moderate ~ The spine and ribs cannot be seen but can easily be felt with a light touch. The withers, shoulders, and neck are smooth and rounded. Fat can be felt at the tail head
Horse D - BCS 4 - Moderately Thin - Spine ridge and rib outline are visible. The tail head may be visible.
Horse D - BCS 4 - Moderately Thin - Spine ridge and rib outline are visible. The tail head may be visible.
Horse D - BCS 4 - Moderately Thin - Spine ridge and rib outline are visible. The tail head may be visible.
Red roan - Mustang Curly Horse A - BCS 6 - Moderately Fleshy ~ A slight trough above the backbone but not the tail head. Fat can easily be felt over the ribs and tail head and fat deposits can be seen along the withers, neck, and shoulders.
Red roan - Mustang Curly Horse A - BCS 6 - Moderately Fleshy ~ A slight trough above the backbone but not the tail head. Fat can easily be felt over the ribs and tail head and fat deposits can be seen along the withers, neck, and shoulders.
Red roan - Mustang Curly Horse A - BCS 6 - Moderately Fleshy ~ A slight trough above the backbone but not the tail head. Fat can easily be felt over the ribs and tail head and fat deposits can be seen along the withers, neck, and shoulders.
Red roan - Mustang Curly Horse A - BCS 6 - Moderately Fleshy ~ A slight trough above the backbone but not the tail head. Fat can easily be felt over the ribs and tail head and fat deposits can be seen along the withers, neck, and shoulders.
"Appaloosa Few Spot" is the official registry name for this horse according to the owner: pink skin, hair on colored spots is white, spots show when wet.
"Appaloosa Few Spot" is the official registry name for this horse according to the owner: pink skin, hair on colored spots is white, spots show when wet.
"Appaloosa Few Spot" is the official registry name for this horse according to the owner: pink skin, hair on colored spots is white, spots show when wet.
"Appaloosa Few Spot" is the official registry name for this horse according to the owner: pink skin, hair on colored spots is white, spots show when wet.
"Appaloosa Few Spot" is the official registry name for this horse according to the owner: pink skin, hair on colored spots is white, spots show when wet.
Overo skewbald
Distal spots at the coronary band used in the markings on the Coggins test.
Distal spots at the coronary band used in the markings on the Coggins test.
Horse C - BCS 4 - Moderately Thin - Spine ridge and rib outline are visible. The tail head may be visible. Tobiano skewbald
Horse C - BCS 4 - Moderately Thin - Spine ridge and rib outline are visible. The tail head may be visible. Tobiano skewbald
Horse C - BCS 4 - Moderately Thin - Spine ridge and rib outline are visible. The tail head may be visible. Tobiano skewbald
Horse C - BCS 4 - Moderately Thin - Spine ridge and rib outline are visible. The tail head may be visible. Tobiano skewbald
Appaloosa blanket pattern
Mixed red and white hairs in a white spot
Red roan or Strawberry roan - Solid colored head with white hairs over the chestnut body. Does not become progressively gray
Red roan or Strawberry roan - Solid colored head with white hairs over the chestnut body. Does not become progressively gray
Red roan or Strawberry roan - Solid colored head with white hairs over the chestnut body. Does not become progressively gray
Skewbald 2 or more colors one of which is white and the others not being black. The opposite of piebald.
Skewbald 2 or more colors one of which is white and the others not being black. The opposite of piebald.
Red roan in a 19 year old horse. Note the solid head color and the gray hairs over the rest of the body that in a 19 year old gray horse, would be a solid gray by now.
Red roan in a 19 year old horse. Note the solid head color and the gray hairs over the rest of the body that in a 19 year old gray horse, would be a solid gray by now.
Red roan in a 19 year old horse. Note the solid head color and the gray hairs over the rest of the body that in a 19 year old gray horse, would be a solid gray by now.
Red roan in a 19 year old horse. Note the solid head color and the gray hairs over the rest of the body that in a 19 year old gray horse, would be a solid gray by now.
Red roan in a 19 year old horse. Note the solid head color and the gray hairs over the rest of the body that in a 19 year old gray horse, would be a solid gray by now.
Tovero is a blend of overo and tobiano traits. While the stripe is broad, it is not a bald or blaze so this is more of a tobiano trait.
Tovero is a blend of overo and tobiano traits. The white edges are irregular like an overo but the white goes over the back and he has 4 white legs which are all tobiano traits.
Tovero is a blend of overo and tobiano traits. The white edges are irregular like an overo but the white goes over the back and he has 4 white legs which are all tobiano traits.
Tovero is a blend of overo and tobiano traits. The white clearly goes over the back which is a tobiano trait.
Appaloosa blanket
This is an example of a star and stripe combined.
Skewbald 2 or more colors one of which is white and the others not being black. The opposite of piebald.
Sabino spot.
Sabino spot on the face.
Sabino spot on the shoulder with gray hairs scattered throughout.
Sabino markings low on the shoulder, the side of the barrel and in front of the stifle. There are also scattered whight hairs throughout the hair coat but she is not a graying horse. Sabino.
A chestnut horse with a star, stripe and snip face markings. Also note the white hairs on the side of the face next to the nose piece of the halter. This is an official sabino horse.
Star, stripe, snip. This horse also has a lower white lip.
White lower lip as part of a face marking. Often these are very small but are a part of the identification of the horse.
This paint horse has a flaxen mane and sabino markings where the pattern boarders are not crisp. Note the gray hairs spill from the white areas into the dark areas.
This paint horse has a flaxen mane and sabino markings where the pattern boarders are not crisp. Note the gray hairs spill from the white areas into the dark areas.
This paint horse has a flaxen mane and sabino markings where the pattern boarders are not crisp. Note the gray hairs spill from the white areas into the dark areas.
This paint horse has a flaxen mane and sabino markings where the pattern boarders are not crisp. Note the gray hairs spill from the white areas into the dark areas.
Tuff and his Appaloosa spotted head.
Interesting face pattern.
Interesting face pattern.
Normal top line spots of the Paso Fino breed called lacing.
Flea-bitten gray pattern.
