Horse People vs. Non-Horse People: Colors

Non-horse people: “Looks like a cow!”

Horses come in a variety of colors and each color has its own name. Here’s how we see it… and how everyone else sees it.

Horse person: Chestnut
Non-horse person: That’s a red horse!

Horse person: Buckskin
Non-horse person: Spirit colored!

Horse person: Palomino
Non-horse person: Yellow!…blond. Maybe golden?

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Horse person: Tobiano paint
Non-horse person: Cow

Horse person: Sorrel
Non-horse person: Brown

Horse person: Bay
Non-horse person: Also brown

Horse person: Dark bay
Non-horse person: Black

Horse person: Appaloosa
Non-horse person: Spots, lots of spots! Like a Dalmatian!

Horse person: Blue roan
Non-horse person: Frosty black

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Horse person: Amber champagne
Non-horse person: Shiny with gold eyeballs. Weird looking, but cool at the same time!

Horse person: Gray
Non-horse person: White

Horse person: White
Non-horse person: Albino. Is it deaf and blind?

Horse person: Black
Non-horse person: The Black Stallion!

Horse person: Grulla
Non-horse person: Donkey-colored

Go riding.