Meet the Three Base Colors
Now that you’ve practiced looking closely, we’re ready to start naming some horse colors.
We’ll begin with three base colors you’ll see again and again when you look at horses in books, pictures, and real life.
The Three Base Coat Colors

Bay

Chestnut

Black
These colors may look similar at first — and that’s okay.
The goal is not to be perfect. The goal is to learn what to look for.
