Horse Colors: Demystifying Horse Coats and their Genetics Like many things in the equestrian world, terms for horse colors aren’t always obvious. For example, though many horses may appear to be brown to the non-equestrian, the term brown rarely appears in the equine coat color pallet. Such horses might be described as bay, chestnut, sorrel, or even palomino—descriptors that don’t exist in any other lexicon. The following information details the most common horse colors, terms used to describe them, examples, and basic genetic context. https://horseownersclub.com/horse-colors-demystifying-horse-coats-and-their-genetics/