| Akhal-teke (akt) |
Any color is acceptable, as is any
combination of white markings. The characteristic
metallic gleam is a desirable feature |
| Alter-real (atr) |
Brown/bay, dapple grey |
| American
Mustang
(amm) |
|
| Andalusian (alu) |
Black, grey, bay |
| Appaloosa (app) |
Recognised Appaloosa patterns |
| Arabians (ara) |
Chestnut, grey, bay, brown and black. White
facial and leg markings are common. Patches, spots,
flecks and ticking also occur. (Ticking is commonly
mistaken for roan - a colour which does not occur in
Arabians) |
| Berber horse |
Bay, black-bay, black, chestnut, grey
dapple |
| Budjonni |
chestnut, bay. Mostly with a golden shine. |
| Cleveland
bay
(clb) |
Bay. White markings not liked, but small
ones permitted. |
| Criollo |
Grey/brown with dark limbs, mane and tail and dorsal stripe, red, grey dapple, dark chestnut, palomino. white markings common. |
| Donau Horse |
Black, dark bay |
| Don horse |
All clean colors |
| Einsiedler |
All clean colors |
| Finn
horse
(fih) |
Chestnut, flaxen chestnut, bay, and black. |
| Frederiksborgs (fre) |
Chestnut, bay, black, buckskin, palomino. Chestnut is most common and grey is not possible. |
| Friesian (fri) |
Black, a small star is permissible. |
| Furioso |
Black, bay, dark bay |
| Gelderland horse |
Chestnut, grey dapple. |
| Groningen |
Black, bay |
| Hanoverian (han) |
All clean colors |
| Holstein horse |
All clean colors |
| Irish Draught Horse |
Bay, chestnut, grey dapple |
| Icelandic
horse (ice) |
All colors and patterns, except sabino |
| Kabarda horse |
Bay, black, dark bay, grey dapple |
| Kentucky
saddle horse (ksh) |
Black, bay, chestnut, liver |
| Karabakh horse |
Liver, chestnut, bay, grey dapple. Often
with golden shine. |
| Kiger
Mustang (kim) |
|
| Kladruby horse |
Grey dapple, black |
| Knabstrupp
horse
(knp) |
Appaloosa patterns on dapple base. |
| Lipizzan
horses
(lip) |
The grey color is dominant. Brown and black
occur |
| Lusitano (lus) |
Any solid colour. Grey is the most common |
| Missouri
Fox Trotter (mft) |
|
| Murakosi |
Chestnut often with light mane and tail,
bay, grey dapple, black |
| Morgan
horses
(mgh) |
All colors and patterns, except tobiano |
| Oldenburg
horse
(old) |
All clean colors |
| Paso
Fino
(pfo) |
Every equine color can be found, with or
without white markings |
| Pintos (pin) (Paint) |
Multi colored |
| Poitevin |
Liver, bay, red dapple |
| Quarter
horses
(qua) |
All clean colors |
| Russian coldblood horse |
Clean colors |
| Salerno horse |
All clean colors |
| Shagya
Arabian (sha) |
Almost only grey dapple |
| Selle Francais (sef) (anglonorman/French riding horse) |
Most common bay or chestnut, but can have all colors |
| Standardbred
(American Thoroughbreed) (stb) |
|
| Tennesee
Walking Horse (twh) |
All clean colors, but can be dapple |
| Thoroughbreeds (thb) |
Black, bay, chestnut, grey dapple |
| Trakehner (trk) |
All clean colors |
| Waler (wlr) |
Bay, chestnut, black, brown and grey - white allowed on head/legs |
| American
Cream Draft (acd) |
|
| Belgian/Brabantian
horse (bgd) |
Bay dapple, chestnut dapple, bay,
liver, grey dapple. |
| Boulonnais horse |
Mostly grey dapple, sometimes
chestnut or bay. |
| Clydesdales (cly) |
Breed
standard |
| Dutch
Draft Horse (ddh) |
Chestnut, bay, roan, grey, black |
| Finn
horse
(fih) |
Breed
standard |
| Friesian (fri) |
Black, a small star is permissible. |
| Gypsy
Vanners (Irish Cob, Tinker) (gyv) |
Piebald and
skewbald most common, but all colors accepted. |
| Haflinger (haf) |
Breed
standard |
| Jutland
horses
(jut) |
Chestnut, bay are rare, and black
even more. |
| Norwegian
Fjord horses (nfh) |
Breed
standard |
| Percheron
horse
(pch) |
Grey dapple, black |
| Shire
horse
(shi) |
Breed
standard |
| Suffolk
punch
(sch) |
Always chestnut, but there are 7
shades. No markings, exept a small star or stripe. |
| Dressage |
All horse and pony breeds, no heavy
draft horses and trotters |
| Jumping |
All horse and pony breeds, no heavy
draft horses and trotters |
| Dressage driving |
All breeds |
| Obstacle/Cone driving |
All breeds |
| Distance driving |
Horses with a high stamina |
| TB, Arabian and Quarter horse racing |
These are breed specific for the 3
breeds mentioned |
| Endurance racing |
This is a very hard discipline for
the horse and takes light horses with much stamina, like
Akhal-Tekes, Arabians and Thoroughbreds, but other
breeds can be seen too |
| Harness/Trotting races |
Standardbred/American
Thoroughbreds and other trotting breeds |
| Pony trotting/harness racing |
Various smaller pony breeds |
| Western Pleasure |
Waler, Quarter Horse, Pinto, Appaloosa, Criollo, Arabian, Morgan, Mustang |
| Timber pulling |
Draft horses only |
| Heavy load driving |
Draft horses only |