Horse Colors & Markings & Coat Patterns

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Across
  1. 3. when the marking on their face extends to the eyes or past
  2. 6. black stripe that runs from the top of a horses tail to its withers
  3. 10. big non-regular spots on the body, spots can be white on pink skin or with spots of different colors on dark skin
  4. 11. horse of basic coat is covered w/ small white spots
  5. 13. white coat, horse has spots that seem to be flowing down from him, they have smooth edges, white spots can go over the spine & various types of spots on legs
  6. 15. light yellow, sometimes appearing orange, tail & mane are lighter, even white, hooves are usually light
  7. 18. colored jagged spots that seem to form a "frame" around white spots of also jagged edges, that don't go over the spine, legs are usually colored
  8. 20. coat more/less regularly placed white hairs on the primary coat color,
  9. 22. small patch of white that goes from the hoof to just above the fetlock
  10. 23. mix of colored & white hair, especially on the croup, resembles frosting on a horse
  11. 24. chocolate shade coat & reddish mane
  12. 25. white patch covering mostly the croup & point of hips, but can reach as far as the withers
  13. 27. brown-yellow or reddish color,mane & tail in the same shade or lighter (never black!), limbs w/o black & tan
Down
  1. 1. broad white stripe down the middle of the face from the forehead to the muzzle
  2. 2. single white line that goes down a horses head
  3. 4. brown coat of various shades,mane, tail, & lower legs are black
  4. 5. almost complete lack of pigment in the skin (pink skin),blue eyes, yellow hooves & cream, almost white coat & mane
  5. 7. small white snippet of hair on a horse's nose between the nostrils
  6. 8. yellow & flaxen or bright brown coat,black mane & tail,heads are usually darker than the rest of their bodies,darkened limbs , usually have a dark line along the spine
  7. 9. light brown-grey shade coat, tail & mane are slightly more reddish
  8. 10. cream coat, mane, tail & markings slightly darker, pink skin, blue eyes
  9. 11. diamond shaped white patch of hair on a horse's forehead
  10. 12. dapple chocolate coat, mane & tail are white/ white-brown, usually have dapples that disappear with age
  11. 14. coat on the head & body is light brown, mane & tail are black/dark brown
  12. 16. spotted of the basic coat color are scattered on a white coat, appear on all or most of the body
  13. 17. tiny ring of white just around the top of the horses hoof
  14. 19. spots are on the legs, head, & belly, their edges are jagged, usually their white hairs are mixed w/ colored ones, resembling a roan coat
  15. 21. white mark between top of the hoof & halfway up the pastern
  16. 26. born normal colored & will slowly "lose" color over time-first turning grey & eventually white, most horses this color have black skin & dark eyes