Is it true or false there are only 14 horse coats?

Answer 1

There are many colors that a regular and many that can be bred to produce a different color. The most common solid coat colors: Dun, Red Dun, Bay Dun, Buckskin Dun, Grey, Fleabitten Grey, Dapple Grey, Rose Grey, Bay, Dark Bay, Light Bay, Blood Bay, Chestnut, Liver Chestnut, Light or Blond Chestnut, Sorrel, Black, Brown, White, Palomino, Cremello, Albino, Buckskin, Perlino, Blue Roan, Red Roan, Bay Roan, Rabicano, Pearl, and Grullo. Rarer colors include: Brindle, Silver dapple, and Champagne For paints and pintos: Tobiano-white legs, white around tail, white across back between withers and tail, colored head with with facial markings (star, snip, blaze, etc.) Overo-white or "bald" face, often with blue eyes, usually has colored legs, white rarely crosses the back, and spots are more sharp or irregular Sabino-belly spots, high white on legs, white markings on face extending past the eyes, and roaning patterns standing alone or on the edges of white markings Tovero-mixture of Tobiano and Overo markings, such as blue eyes on a dark head, a white face with dark patches around the eyes, etc. Piebald-a black and white spotting pattern Skewbald-a spotting pattern of white and any other color other than black, or a spotting pattern of white and two other colors, which may include black For Appaloosas: Blanket-white over the hip that may extend from the tail to the base of the neck. The spots inside the blanket (if present) are the same color as the horse's base coat Varnish Roan-a mix of body and white hairs that extends over the entire body--no relation to true roan Snowflake-white spots on a dark body. Typically the white spots increase in number and size as the horse ages. Leopard-dark spots of varying sizes over a white body. Few Spot Leopard-a nearly white horse from birth that retains colour just above the hooves, the knees, 'armpits', mane and tail, wind pipe, and face Frost-similar to varnish but the white hairs are limited to the back, loins, and neck. MOST OF THIS INFORMATION WAS GAINED FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THE REST WAS FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_coat_color

Answer 2

False. There are many different horse coat colors and patterns, with more than 14 recognized by most breed registries. Some common coat colors include bay, chestnut, black, and grey, while patterns include pinto, roan, and dun, among others.