Horse Colors
An Appaloosa mare named Leola helped Secretariat launch his breeding career. The Secretariat statue at Kentucky Horse Park by Kristin Berkery The legendary Secretariat brings to mind many things, but not necessarily spots. Still, an Appaloosa mare played an important role in Secretariat‘s life. In early 1974 after the big red horse had made [...]
by Kristin Berkery At first glance, the stallion pictured here looks like a palomino. But click on the photo to view a larger version and you start to see more characteristics than you’d find on a palomino. First, he has some dark coloration on his legs, especially around his knees and hocks, and darker shading [...]
by Kristin Berkery The word Pintabian comes from the combining of the words “pinto” and “Arabian.” Founded in 1992, the Pintabian Horse Registry was created to register horses that qualify as Pintabians. Fittingly, Pintabians are horses with Arabian type and pinto coloring. But there are two important requirements of a registered Pintabian: Only tobiano pintos [...]
by Kristin Berkery A few years ago, a uniquely-colored filly named Eclyse (pronounced “uh-KLEE-suh”) made a splash when she appeared at a German safari park. Eclyse’s dam, Eclipse, was given a vacation in Italy where she lived in a herd of horses and zebras. One of the zebras, a stallion named Ulysses, had a special [...]
Morgan Colors This site by artist Laura Behning has great photos of all the different colors found in the Morgan breed. Check out the “Oddities” page – there are some pretty interesting patterns featured!
