As already mentioned, dark bay is a variation of the bay coat color. Dark bay horses have a dark brown coat with black points and often lighter hair around the eyes, muzz… See more

Also known as sorrel, a chestnut coat is made up of fully red hairs with no black. A chestnut horse’s long hairs (mane & tail) must also be chestnut, although the shade can be light… See more

A flaxen chestnut can be any shade of chestnut, from light to dark red. What distinguishes them is their blond manes and tails that are near-white or even silvery in shade. Fl… See more

Chocolate Flaxen horses have a dark chestnut base color with blonde or silvery manes and tails. This effect is caused by the flaxen genetic modifier that lightens the horse’s lon… See more