Roan (horse)
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Roan is a horse coat color pattern characterized by an even mixture of colored and white hairs on the body. The roan pattern is dominantly inherited, and is found in many horse breeds. While the speci
Bay roan (sometimes called "red roan")
A "blue roan", roaning over a black base coat
Red roan, roaning over chestnut, sometimes called "strawberry roan"
Corn marks or corn spots occur where a roan's skin has been damaged. The hair grows back in without any white.
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)
A black coat
A bay horse, showing black points