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  Roan

  Roan is a coat color found in many animals, notably horses, cattle and dogs. It is defined generally as an even mixture of white and pigmented hairs that does not "gray out" or fade as the animal ages. There are a variety of genetic conditions which produce the colors described as "roan" in various...
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  Dark Bay

  Very dark red or brown hair, also called "black bay," "mahogany bay," or "brown."
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  Gray

  Gray or grey is a coat color of horses characterized by progressive silvering of the colored hairs of the coat. Most gray horses have black skin and dark eyes; unlike many depigmentation genes, gray does not affect skin or eye color Their adult hair coat is white, dappled, or white intermingled...
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  Black

  Black is a hair coat color of horses in which the entire hair coat is black. Black is a relatively uncommon coat color, and novices frequently mistake dark chestnuts or bays for black. However, some breeds of horses, such as the Friesian horse, Murgese and Ariegeois (or Merens) are almost...
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  Bay

  Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds. The black areas of a bay horse's hair coat are called "black points," and without them, a horse cannot...
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  Dapple gray

  Dapple gray is a type of coat color seen on horses. It consists of a dark hair coat with "dapples," or dark rings with lighter hairs on the inside of the ring, scattered over the entire body of the animal. Dapple gray is an intermediate step in the graying process of the horse. A gray horse is...
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  Rose gray

  Rose gray is a coat color seen in horses. It is an intermediate step for a gray horse that is "graying out," or changing from a dark foal coat (born chestnut, bay, brown, or black) to a "white" adult coat. Rose gray horses have a slight pinkish tinge to their grayish coat. Rose gray should not...
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  Chestnut

  Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat. Genetically and visually, chestnut is characterized by the absolute absence of true black hairs. It is one of the most common horse coat colors, seen in...
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  Fleabitten Gray

  Fleabitten gray is a color consisting of a white hair coat with small freckles of red-colored hair throughout.  The fleabitten pattern can  vary widely. Some horses may appear almost pure white, while others may have so many speckles that they are occasionally mistaken for a roan.