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Colors & Markings Flashcards

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What color horses are more commonly prone to melanomas?

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Gray

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 514

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Name the 5 basic coat colors.

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Black, Brown, Bay, Chestnut/Sorrel, White

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

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What color skin does a true white horse have?

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Pink

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 53

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What are the 2 main color patterns for paints/pintos?

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Tobiano, Overo

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 5 / Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 48

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What are the 3 distinct overo coat patterns?

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Frame, Sabino, Splashed White

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 49

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Name 5 of 7 face markings.

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Star; Stripe; Blaze; Bald; Snip; Star & Stripe; Star, Stripe & Snip

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 5 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

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Name 5 leg markings.

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Coronet, Pastern, Sock, Half-stocking, Stocking, Outside heel white extending, Outside heel, Inside heel

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

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What color is the eye of a “glass-eyed” horse?

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Light blue or hazel

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 82

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The name of this body color comes from the Spanish meaning “blue crane”.

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Grulla

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 51

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Red, strawberry & blue are variations of which color?

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Roan

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 5

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What color horse has black points and a yellowish coat color?

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Buckskin or Dun

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council, p. 4

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What are the 5 main color patterns for Appaloosas?

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Leopard, Blanket, Snowflake, Marble, and Frost

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What color is a double dilution of chestnut?

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Cremello

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 460 & 482

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Name the 5 characteristics of the overo pattern.

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White does not cross the back, one or more legs are dark, the head is often bald, the white body marking are irregularly spotted or splashy, the tail is usually one color

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 47

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What color is a single dilution of bay?

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Buckskin

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81 & 461

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What color is a double dilution of bay, is ivory white with rusty colored points?

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Perlino

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81 & 461

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What is a circular pattern or ring shaped pattern in the horses coat called?

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Dapple

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 38

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Small flecks of color over the base coat of an animal; usually brown or red in color is called what?

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Flea bits

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 39

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A dark colored splotch on the basic coat color is called what?

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Blood mark

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 39

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What is another name for coat color?

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Base color

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 36

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Small dark colored spots seen on the white areas of some paint/pinto horses is called what?

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Ink spots or pawprints or bear paws

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 39

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What is the pigment that controls the color of the horse?

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Melanin

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 93

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When talking about horse colors, what term refers to the mane, tail, lower legs and ear rims?

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Points

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 36

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A stripe of color down the center of the animals back is called what?

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Dorsal stripe (also known as back stripe, lineback or eelstripe)

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 37

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Markings similar to those seen on asses and more primitive breeds of the horse is called what?

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Primitive markings

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 38

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What are the 3 basic dark colors for horses?

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Black, bay, chestnut

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 39

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What are red colored horses with red points called?

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Alazan

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 41

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What are red colored horses with darker red colored points called?

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Tostado

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 41

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What are red colored horses with lighter colored points or flaxen mane and tail called?

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Ruano

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 41

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What are the dilutions of the basic coat colors resulting in a somewhat lighter coat color?

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Buckskin, Dun, Grulla, Palomino, Cremello/Cream

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 42-43

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Generally this pattern has white feet and white on lower legs, head tends to have more dark than white. White on the body usually crosses over the back, the neck or somewhere on the topline. The base body color tends to have a vertical look.

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Tobiano

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 48-49

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A non-tobiano coat pattern; such as frame, sabino, splashed white is called?

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Overo

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 49

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What are the white color patterns?

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White, Gray, Roan, Paint/Pinto

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 45-47

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What are the 4 distinct paint/pinto coat patterns?

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Tobiano, Frame, Sabino, Splashed White

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 48

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35
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What color is the Holstein horse?

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Solid color usually bay or seal brown

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 74

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Generally this pattern has dark feet and legs; the head tends to be mostly white. White on the middle sides of the body and neck.

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Frame

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 49

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This pattern has extensive white on head and legs; demonstrates a speckled or flecked white coat pattern with jagged edges.

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Sabino

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 49

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This pattern usually has white legs and a white underbelly, normally eye color is blue.

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Splashed white

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 50

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Which horse color is basically red, the shade varies from light to dark and the mane and tail are never black?

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Chestnut

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

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How does the term “zebra” apply to the horse?

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Dark stripes on the legs and/or withers

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

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A cremello horse is due to the action of a dilutant gene on what basic color?

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Chestnut

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 50

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When talking about horse colors, what does the term light refer to?

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A paler shade of a color

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 168

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What name is given to the total absence of pigmentation?

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Albinism

Source: Illustrated Dictionary of Equine Terms, p. 6

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Which head marking is denoted by a small, clearly defined area of white hairs on the forehead?

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Star

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7

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Describe the marking - bald face.

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White over most of the flat surface of the face (often including eyes & nostrils)

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

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What do you call a wide white stripe running down the face?

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Blaze

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

47
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Describe the leg marking “sock”.

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White extends from the coronet to & including the fetlock

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

48
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Describe the leg marking “pastern”.

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White extends from the coronet to & including the pastern

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

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What leg marking extends from the coronet to & including the knee?

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Full stocking

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

50
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Describe the face marking “star”.

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A small, clearly defined patch of white hairs on the forehead (white mark on the forehead)

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 82 / Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

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What do most grulla colored horses have on their legs and withers?

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Zebra stripes

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

52
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What is the term for faded out color around the horse’s mouth?

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Mealy-mouthed

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7

53
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What is skewbald?

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White and any color except black

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 46

54
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What does flaxen mean?

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Mane & tail that are colored light yellow to white

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7

55
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What leg marking is white from the coronet to the middle of the cannon?

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Half stocking

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

56
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What is the term for a dark line over the withers from side to side?

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Cross

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

57
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What do you call a long narrow band of white running from the forehead down toward the muzzle?

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Stripe

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

58
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What term describes both a horse color and a horny growth found on the inside of a horse’s legs?

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Chestnut

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 80 & 128

59
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What is the difference between the coloring of a red bay and a chestnut?

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Bays always have black mane & tails - Chestnuts always have either red or occasionally flaxen manes & tails

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-1

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What is a line-back?

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Darker line running along the back from mane to tail

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

61
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What is piebald?

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Black with white spots

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 46

62
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What are the 2 most common dorsal stripe colors?

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Red & Black

63
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Describe the marking “coronet”.

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A white stripe covering the coronet band

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

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Describe a roan horse.

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One whose coat carries white hairs mixed with one or more base colors

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 5

65
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Describe the color palomino.

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Golden color (from bright copper to light yellow) with white mane & tail

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 5

66
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Describe the color chestnut.

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Coat is basically red & mane & tail are normally same color as body

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

67
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What is a true white horse?

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One that is born white & dies white

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

68
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What color would you call a black horse that has tan or brown hairs on the muzzle or flank?

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Seal brown

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 479

69
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What color is a horse that has a reddish-brown body & a black mane & tail?

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Bay

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 80

70
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How can you tell whether a horse is black or seal brown?

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Tan or brown hairs on the muzzle or flank indicate seal brown. A black horse doesn’t have tan or brown hairs.

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 479

71
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Describe a snip.

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Small patch of white that runs over the muzzle, often to the lips

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 7 / AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

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This term refers to a modification of a basic dark coat color in which areas of lighter color are seen on the flanks, girth, lower belly, inside of legs, muzzle or above the eyes.

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Mealy

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 37

73
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What do you call a blue or whitish eye?

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Glass eye (watch eye, wall eye also acceptable)

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 82 / Horse Science (National 4-H Council), p. 12

74
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Name two of the 5 major variations of coat colors.

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Dun, Gray, Roan, Palomino, Pinto or Paint

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4-5

75
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Where do you find the black points on a horse?

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Mane, Tail & Legs

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

76
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How many basic coat colors are there?

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5

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 80

77
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How many major variations of horse coat colors are there?

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5

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4-5

78
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What type of roan would a horse with a mixture of red & white hairs be?

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Red roan

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-2

79
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What term refers both to white on the face, covering the eye area, or to one defective eye?

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Wall-eyed

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 82

80
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What is the term for a horse whose iris is a light color?

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Wall eyed, glass eyed, or watch eye

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 82

81
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The mealy-mouthed description is most likely to be found on what color horse?

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Bay or brown

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 5

82
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What is the term for a dun horse whose yellow hairs are mixed with brown or black?

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Grulla

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-1

83
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Name and describe the three types of roan colors.

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Red Roan - bay with white hairs
Blue Roan - black, brown or liver chestnut with white hairs
Strawberry Roan - chestnut with white hairs

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

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Describe the markings of a zebra dun.

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Dun horse with black points and zebra stripes on legs & withers

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

85
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What is the term used for a gray horse that has a lot of black in his coat?

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Steel gray

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

86
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Define flea-bitten.

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A gray horse with small black or reddish specks or spots

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 485

87
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What term means large roan spots on some base color?

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Patched

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

88
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What term means a lack uniformity in color - a dull, dirty tone?

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Ratty

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

89
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What term implies darker patches, dull finish, or dark overcast?

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Toasted

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

90
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In order to be registered as a dun, grulla horses must have what?

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Dorsal stripe

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 51

91
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When referring to color, what is another name for chestnut?

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Sorrel

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 80

92
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What is the most distinguishing difference between the sorrel and bay hair coat colors?

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The bay always has black points and the sorrel does not

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

93
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Describe the color dun.

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Dominant hair color is some shade of yellow

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

94
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What term describes darker spots embossed on the coat?

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Dappled

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

95
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What is the term meaning a blue tinge to the coat?

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Smokey

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 51 / Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

96
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Which term means a mane or tail that is white with a few dark hairs?

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Silver

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 83

97
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What do you call a gray or roan horse having bay or chestnut specks or spots on a predominately white background?

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Red-speckled

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 6

98
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What color always has black points?

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Bay or Grulla

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

99
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What causes a gray horse’s coat to lighten with age?

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White hairs growing into the coat

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-1 / Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

100
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Describe the marking “flame”.

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A few white hairs in the center of the horse’s forehead

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

101
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Describe the coloring of a red dun.

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Reddish orange color - with a red stripe down its back

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

102
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Describe a blue roan.

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Roan horse with a mixture of black & white hairs - usually darker on head & legs

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-1

103
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Which paint/pinto color pattern has rounded or oval-shaped spots?

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Tobiano

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-1

104
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Which paint/pinto color pattern is characterized by jagged edged, splashy, scattered spots?

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Overo

Source: AYHC Horse Industry Handbook, 140-1

105
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What is another name for a bay roan?

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Red roan

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

106
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Name 2 areas of a roan horse that are generally darker or more solid colored.

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Head, neck, lower legs, mane & tail

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

107
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What color does the following describe: The foal’s coat will be a solid color, but with each consecutive hair coat, more white hairs will be added?

A

Gray

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

108
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What color horse has black points & a yellowish coat color?

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Buckskin or dun

Source: Horses and Horsemanship (National 4-H Council), p. 4

109
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Be specific - a red dorsal stripe appears with which coat color?

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Red dun, claybank dun, or apricot dun

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

110
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On what coat color is dappling most easy to see?

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Gray

Source: The Horse, Evans, p. 81

111
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What is the difference between tobiano and overo?

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Tobiano generally has white feet and lower legs, white usually crosses over the back, white areas clearly defined. Overo is a word that is used for a paint or pinto that is not a tobiano, white usually does not cross the back, white areas are not defined.

Source: Equine Science, Griffiths, p. 48-49

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