I was surprised when I learned that my friend, who has tons of experience with horses, said he only likes certain color horses. He believes color is a factor in evaluating a horse’s physical ability and strengths; this made me wonder if his theory holds any weight at all. The best color for a horse …
If you’ve ever been around horses, you know that they come in various colors. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? Or which colors are the most common? In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the most popular horse colors and what might cause them. The most common horse coat colors …
My neighbor loves roan horses, and I have to admit that most are good-looking. But his horses are different colors, so this made me wonder what color combinations make a horse a roan. And what are the classic roan horse colors? Roan horses have a pattern of white and colored hairs evenly mixed in their …
One man calls his red horse a sorrel, and another owner calls his a chestnut. Horse jargon is confusing, especially when it comes to colors. This confusion led me to find out what specifically makes a red horse a sorrel. A “sorrel horse” is a horse with a copper-red coat, mane, and tail. It is …