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===Standard Horse Colours=== | ===Standard Horse Colours=== | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 26 June 2009
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Overview
- Due to the extensive number of horse breeds worldwide, the sample below includes those found in the UK and/or Europe. A Breed Society exists for most of the breeds listed below. A list of many of these societies can be found at http://www.worldofhorses.co.uk/Breeds/Breed_Society_List.htm
- Some of the breeds noted below come in a variety of colours. Where this is the case the picture is labelled with 'Various Colours'. Where possible the size of the horse has also been indicated.
Horses
Akhal-Teke
(Various Colours)
15.1-15.2hh
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American Bashkir Curly
(Various Colours)
14.2-15.2hh
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American Cream Draught
16.2hh
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American Miniature
34" to tip of mane hair
worldofhorses.co.uk
American Paint
(Various Patterns)
16hh
WikiCommons
American Saddlebred
(Various Colours)
15-17hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
American Quarter
(Various Colours)
14.3-15.3hh
WikiCommons
Andalusian
(Various Colours)
15.2-16hh
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Angloarab
(Chesnut, Bay or Brown)
15.3-16.3hh
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Appaloosa
(Various Patterns)
14.2-15.2hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Australian Stock
(Various Colours)
15-16hh
WikiCommons
Azteca
(Various except Appaloosa)
14-15hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Barb
(Various Colours)
14-15hh
WikiCommons
Brumby
(Various Colours)
14-15hh
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Budenny
(Chestnut, Bay or Brown)
15.2-16hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Canadian
(Black, Chestnut, Bay or Brown)
14-16hh
WikiCommons
Cleveland Bay
15.2-16hh
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Colorado Ranger
(Any colour, often spotted)
14.2-16hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Criollo
(Various colours, dorsal stripe)
14-15hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Danish Warmblood
(Black, chestnut, bay or brown)
15-17hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Dutch Warmblood
(Chestnut,bay,black,grey, white often on face and legs)
approx 16.2hh
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Finnish Draught
Approx 15.2hh
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Florida Cracker
(Various Colours)
Approx 14-15hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Friesian
Approx 14.3-15.3hh
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Hanoverian (German)
(All solid colours)
Approx 15.3-16.2hh
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Holsteiner (German)
(Black points)
Approx 16-17hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Gypsy Vanner
(Piebald and Skewbald)
Approx 14-15.2hh
WikiCommons
Hackney Horse
(Bay,chestnut,brown or black)
Approx 14.3-15.3hh
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Haflinger
(chestnut,flaxen mane and tail)
Approx 14hh
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Hungarian
(All solid colours)
16-17hh
equestrianhomesnw.com
Icelandic Horse
(Various Colours)
12-15hh
WikiCommons
Irish Draught
(Bay,brown,chestnut,grey)
15-17hh
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Kentucky Mountain Saddle
(Any solid colour)
Approx 13.1-16hh
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Kladruber
(Grey or black)
16.2-17.2hh
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Knabstrup
(brown or black spots on white)
Approx 15.2hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Lippizaner
15.2-16hh
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Lusitano
(Usually grey but any solid colour)
15-16hh
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Mangalarga Marchado
(Usually grey)
Approx 15hh
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Marwari
(Brown,bay,chestnut)
Up to 14.3hh
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Missouri Fox Trotting
(Various Colours)
14.2-16.2hh
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Morab
(Various Colours except spotted)
14.1-15.2hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Morgan
(No white above knee)
14.1-15.2hh
WikiCommons
Mustang
(Various Colours)
14-15hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Norweigan Fjord
(Silver and black mane and tail)
13-14.2hh
WikiCommons
Oldenburg (German)
(Brown, black and bay)
16-17hh
WikiCommons
Orlov
(Grey or black)
15.2-17hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Palamino
(Various Shades)
14-17hh
WikiCommons
Peruvian Paso
(Bay and Chestnut most common)
14-15.2hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Pinto
14.2-15.2hh
WikiCommons
Russian Don
(Chestnut or Brown)
15.2-16.2hh
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Russian Trotter
(Bay,Chestnut,Brown,Grey)
15.3-16hh
worldofhorses.co.uk- Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Selle Français
(Mainly Chestnut)
15.2-17hh
WikiCommons 
Spanish Norman
(Grey,Bay,Black)
15.3-17hh
thegoodhorse.com
Spotted Saddle
(Two Colours Mixed)
14.3-16hh
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Standardbred
(Bay,brown,chestnut)
Approx 15.3hh
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Swedish Warmblood
(Bay,Chestnut,Brown,Grey)
Approx 16.2hh
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Tennessee Walking
(Chestnut and Black)
15-16hh
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Tersk
Approx 15hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Trakehner
(Any Solid Colour)
16-16.2hh
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Welsh Cobb
(Any Solid Colour)
No Upper Limit
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Westphalian
(Any Solid Colour)
15.3-16.2hh
WikiCommons
Horses (Cold-Blood)
Belgian Draft
(Chestnut, Sorrel or Roan)
15.3-17hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Boulonnais Horse
(Grey, Bay or Chestnut)
15-17hh
WikiCommons
Breton
(Grey, Bay or Chestnut)
14.3-16.3hh
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Clydesdale
(Bay, Brown or Black)
17.1-18hh
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Comtois
(chestnut, flaxen mane and tail)
14-15hh
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Percheron
(Usually grey or black)
15.2-17hh
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Russian Heavy Draught
(Chestnut, Strawberry roan or bay)
15.2-16.3hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Shire
(Bay,grey or black)
16-18hh
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Suffolk Punch
Approx 16hh
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Horses (Hot-Blood)
Arabian
(Chestnut, grey, bay and black)
14.2-15.hh
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Shagya Arabian
Approx 15hh
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Thoroughbred
(Any Solid Colour)
15-17hh
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Ponies
Avelignese
13.3-14.3hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Bali
(Mainly Dun)
13.3-14.3hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Basuto
(Chestnut, Brown, Bay, Grey)
upto 14.2hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Camargue
Up to 14h
worldofhorses.co.uk
Chincoteague
upto 12hh
WikiCommons
Connemara
(Grey, black, brown, bay) 12-13hh
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Dales
(Black, brown, bay)
Up to 14.2hh
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Dartmoor
(Various Colours)
Up to 12.2hh
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Eriskay
(Black,bay, grey)
Up to 12-13.2hh
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Exmoor
(Bay,tan)
Up to 11.1-12.3hh
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Falabella
(Various Colours)
Under 9hh
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Fell
(Black,bay,brown,grey)
13-14hh
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Galiceño
(Any solid colour)
Up to 14hh
worldofhorses.co.uk 
Hackney
(Bay,chestnut,brown or black)
12.2-14.2hh
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Highland
(Dun,grey,brown or black and dorsal stripe)
13-14.2hh
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Hokkaido
(Solid colours, usually roan)
12.2-13hh
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Hucul
(black,bay,chestnut,dun)
12.1-13.1hh
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Kiso
(Various Colours)
Approx 13hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Konik
(Dun with dorsal stripe)
Up to 13hh
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New Forest
(Various Colours)
Up to 12-14.2hh
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Newfoundland
(Usually Brown)
Up to 11-14.2hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Noma
Approx 10.3hh
horsehome.info
Pony of The Americas
Up to 14.3hh
WikiCommons
Shetland
(Various Colours)
Up to 10.2hh
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Taishu
(Various Colours)
Up to 12hh
Tarpan
(Dun)
Approx 13hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Tokara
(Various Colours)
Up to 12hh
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Welsh Mountain Pony (Section A)
(Any Solid Colours)
Up to 12hh
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Welsh Pony (Section B)
(Any Solid Colours)
Up to 13.2hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Welsh Cob Pony (Section C)
(Any Solid Colours)
Up to 13.2hh
WikiCommons
Yili
(Bay,Chestnut,Black,Grey)
Approx 14hh
worldofhorses.co.uk
Yonaguni
(Usually Chestnut)
Approx 11hh
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Other
Donkey
(Various Colours/Type)
62 Chromosomes
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Przewalski
(Usually dun)
66 Chromosomes
Up to 12-13.2hh
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Zebra
(Various Types)
44 Chromosomes
Up to 15hh
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Horse Passport
For further information on filling out a Horse Passport, please see; www.horsepassportagency.co.uk
Identifying A Horse
ACCEPTABLE COLOURS:
- Principle Colours:
Bay:Reasonably clearly defined colour between black lower part of legs and the general tan/brown colour of upper legs and body. Mane and tail are black.
Brown:
Standard Horse Colours
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Standard Horse Passport Markings
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