Colors of Horses

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Across
  1. 3. yellowish gray with dark points
  2. 5. paint horse that cannot be determined to be a tabiano or overo
  3. 8. dark base color with white hairs mixed in; has dark points and black undertones
  4. 12. also called a true _____, when they are indeed this they have black skin
  5. 14. a pinto horse with chestnut and white patches
  6. 17. chesnut base color with white hairs mixed in;red or blonde mane or tail
  7. 18. paint horse where white spots cross over the top line
  8. 19. very dark red chestnut coat
  9. 22. a horse with spots that is of quarter horse or thoroughbred lineage
  10. 24. A grey horse with a reddish or pinkish tinge to its coat. This color occurs in a horse born bay or chestnut while the young horse is "graying out"
  11. 25. chestnut base coat and homozygous (two copies) for the cream gene. They have a cream-colored coat, blue eyes and lightly pigmented pink skin.
Down
  1. 1. has a dorsal stripe, sometimes accompanied by a stripe on the shoulder or zebra stripe on the legs
  2. 2. any horse with spots
  3. 4. light reddish/yellow color
  4. 6. Any shade of chestnut, with a blond mane and tail
  5. 7. hair coat color of horses, characterized by a brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs
  6. 9. dun overlay on a black
  7. 10. an otherwise fully white-haired horse with dark grey dots flecked throughout the coat
  8. 11. gray with distinct white marks scattered throughout the coat
  9. 13. these horses have absolutely no black points
  10. 15. paint horse where the spots never cross over top of the back, neck or rump
  11. 16. horses are born this color and stay this color their whole lives
  12. 20. horses typically have chocolate- to red-brown bodies with silvered mane, tail, and legs
  13. 21. an animal being characterized by progressive silvering of the colored hairs of the coat; Most have black skin and dark eyes
  14. 22. golden color with white mane and tail
  15. 23. similar to a cremello, but is genetically a bay base coat with two dilute genes. Eyes are blue. Mane, tail and points are not black, but are usually darker than the body coat, generally a reddish or rust color, not to be confused with a red dun