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A 'white' horse with a black mane and tail would really be a grey horse that has not finished going completely white coated. A grey horse no matter the shade of it's body hair will always have grey skin, while a truly white horse will have pink skin.
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∙ 13y agozebra. although it's more of a donkey if you ask me
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∙ 14y agoIn horses terms, brown means bay. So a light brown horse is really called a light bay horse.
I attached a picture of a light bay horse below.
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∙ 13y agoA true black horse and white horse can only have a brown mane and tail if it has faded. A brown horse (sometimes nearly black) with black points is called a Bay.
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∙ 11y agoUsually this type of horse is the color bay and the breed Quarter Horse. :)
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∙ 15y agoA horse like that is called a Palomino.
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What color can a clyesdale horse be?
Clydesdales are most commonly bay (brown with a black mane and tail, some have black legs) But also can be chestnut or black.
Is the mane of a Bay horse black?
Yes. It is possible to have a dark base color and a light mane and tail color for a horse. ADDED 8/7/10 It is possible to have a dark base color and a light mane and tail color for a horse (flaxen gene), but it is NOT possible for a true black horse to have a white mane and tail, or even a brown mane and tail. It can sun bleach a bit, but will darken back up as new hairs grow in. It will never be white, unless coated in snow. The flaxen gene, which is what gives a horse a lighter colored mane and tail, does not affect black pigment, only red.
What is the top of a horses head hair called?
This is called the mane. The hair that dangles between a horse's ears is called the forelock.
What common horse color consists of a black mane and tail and black legs and a medium brown body?
this colour is called bay This colour is called bay. A bay horse always has a black mane and tail but may also have black 'points' meaning black ears, legs and often a darker muzzle. The body may range from a fawn colour (very light is called buckskin, not bay) to almost black.BlackChestnutSorrelBayDunRed DunGrullaPalominoBuckskinCremelloPerlinoSilver DappleGreyRoanRabicanoTobianoOveroSabinoGray (White with grey hairs)Varous appaloosa patterns
What is the difference between a brown and a bay horse?
There are different types of bay , like dark bay, light bay, silver bay, etc. Actually, brown and bay are similar but different colors. Bay has dark points (black mane, tail, legs, nose and sometimes ears) Brown does not, and may have a copper colored nose. They both have a brown coat though, and are often confused.
What is a bay cob?
it is a horse when you get horses with brown bodies and black mane and tails then that horse is therefore bay so it would be the breed of horse which is "cob" so it is a cob that has a brown body and a black mane and tail.
What is a bay mare?
A female brown horse with a black mane and tail
What does the horse color bay color look like?
A bay horse is brown with a black mane and tail.
What are horses that are dark brown with black manes called?
I'm pretty sure your asking about the Morgan Horse. They are sometimes all brown, or all black, or Black with the brown/reddish mane and tail.
What is a horse with a yellow body and a black mane and tail called?
You dont normally see a horse with a true black body and white mane and tail. There is a color called chocolate with a flaxen mane and tail. this is where the body is a dark brown (some times apears black) with a white/golden mane and tail. When the horses body is white and the main and tail are black this is a form of hte color gray
What is a sorrel or a bay?
sorrel- a horse with a redish brown coat color. NO BLACK AT ALL. there can be white leg and face markings bay- a horse with a reddish brown coal with a black main, tail, and stripe down the back
What color can a clyesdale horse be?
Clydesdales are most commonly bay (brown with a black mane and tail, some have black legs) But also can be chestnut or black.
Is giraffe mane black or brown?
brown
What is the difference between a chestnut and bay colt?
Colt has no matter. A chestnut horse, has a chestnut colored body with the same colored mane. A bay horse, Has darker brown (bay) body with generally a black mane.
Is the mane of a Bay horse black?
Yes. It is possible to have a dark base color and a light mane and tail color for a horse. ADDED 8/7/10 It is possible to have a dark base color and a light mane and tail color for a horse (flaxen gene), but it is NOT possible for a true black horse to have a white mane and tail, or even a brown mane and tail. It can sun bleach a bit, but will darken back up as new hairs grow in. It will never be white, unless coated in snow. The flaxen gene, which is what gives a horse a lighter colored mane and tail, does not affect black pigment, only red.
What does black bay stand for?
A bay horse is one with a solid coat color (such as chestnut or brown) and black points. Points meaning the legs, ears, mane and tail. There is no such thing as a "black bay" per se. A black horse with black points would simply be considered black. However, a bay horse that is very dark brown may be called a mahogany bay. A bay with a very red (chestnut) coat may be called a blood bay or a red bay.
What does the horse color Black color look like?
a black horse with a black mane and tail is considered a black horse.
