What color is this horse?

[TheGoldenGirlz]

No offense to the horse, but it seems to be a poorly bred AQHA or Paint. Possibly a mix

 

[NineChickens]

This is a horse I'm thinking about rescuing. His owner passed away so they haven't had much care. I'm told he's an 18 year old gaited appaloosa.

 

[NineChickens]

When you look closely at the coat, is there one solid color, or two or more colors mixed in? If more than one color, are the different colors seen on each hair shaft, or are individual hairs each one color?

At the moment I can't get a close look at him. I'm just looking at rescuing him and I was curious what color he was. The next time I'm going to be able to see him is next week

 

[TheGoldenGirlz]

This is a horse I'm thinking about rescuing. His owner passed away so they haven't had much care. I'm told he's an 18 year old gaited appaloosa.

If he is an Appy then it’s unlikely he is gaited. And that thick tail, color, and general build doesn’t exactly scream Appaloosa

 

[Bunnylady]

Can't say whether or not he's gaited, though I agree with @TheGoldenGirlz in that he doesn't seem to be put together like a gaited horse. Where I can see large areas of his skin (around his eyes and sheath), he lacks the mottled skin of an Appaloosa. With those white feet, you couldn't tell if he had striped hooves (another Appaloosa characteristic), and though he may have visible sclera, that could be the result of the sabino gene he inherited - which could well be responsible for the roaning he shows. He doesn't have the denser color on the bony areas of a varnish roan (the appy roan pattern); at his age, an appy should have large areas of almost completely white. I don't think he's an Appaloosa at all. I also know he isn't a Palomino. Even a deeply colored pally is golden, not red; this horse's coat is a combination of red and white hairs. Also, his mane is yellow, not white as a palomino's would be.

I think he's a red-based sabino roan - not the typical roan that has a dark head and feet, and not the varnish roan of the Appy type, but roaning as a result of one of the pinto series genes that are known collectively as sabino.

 

[FishMtFarm]

I think he is champagne or silver dapple.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Whatever he is, he's pretty. But he looks pretty stocky/thick and short, how tall is he? I do agree that he's some type of roan but I don't know enough about horses to know which type. I do agree with bunnylady though

 

[NineChickens]

Whatever he is, he's pretty. But he looks pretty stocky/thick and short, how tall is he? I do agree that he's some type of roan but I don't know enough about horses to know which type. I do agree with bunnylady though

He hasn't been measured but based on the two I ride, I'd say hes about around 14 hh

 

[NineChickens]

here's another picture of him

 

[FishMtFarm]

Hmm, that pic you can see the color better. Guess he is a red roan.