Bay (horse)
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Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds.
A bay mare
The horses of the New South Wales Mounted Police show some of the typical variations in the bay color.
A very dark bay horse might appear to be almost black
Dark bay or "brown" horses often have lighter hair around the muzzle, eyes, flanks, and elbow
Equine coat color
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Horses exhibit a diverse array of coat colors and distinctive markings. A specialized vocabulary has evolved to describe them.
Three horses with different coat colors
Bay (left) and chestnut (right) mustangs.
A black horse
A dapple gray