Horse Color Advanced Quiz: Identify Your Horse!

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    This horse is a:   - ProProfs

    This horse is a:  

    • Brown
    • Black
    • Bay
    • Black-brown
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Check out our horse color advanced quiz in which you have to identify your horse by its name or color shown in the pictures. How well do you know your horses? Horses come in different colors and sizes. Most people are mostly aware of the common black, brown, and white horses. Can you identify a horse's color by its name or vice versa? Take the test below and see all the colors a horse can come in. Have fun too!

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  • 2. 
    I am a Grey Horse: True or False - ProProfs

    I am a Grey Horse: True or False

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    This is a grulla because it is a smokey colored horse with black points and a dorsal stripe. Some Grulla's even have zebra striping on their legs. If you look closely theres a few stripes on this horse's right front leg

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  • 3. 
    Check off the following colors shown in the next 3 pictures: - ProProfs

    Check off the following colors shown in the next 3 pictures:

    • Chestnut

    • Brown/Black

    • Dun

    • Tovero Paint

    • Blue Roan

    • Snowflake Appaloosa

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Chestnut
    A. Brown/Black
    A. Blue Roan
    Explanation
    The first horse is a Chestnut, characterized by its reddish-brown coat. The second horse is Brown/Black, displaying a dark, nearly black color. The third horse is a Blue Roan, identified by a mix of black and white hairs giving it a bluish appearance. These colors represent typical variations in horse coats, each with distinctive markings and shades that help in identifying their specific types.

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  • 4. 
    Check off the colors of the 2 next horses shown: - ProProfs

    Check off the colors of the 2 next horses shown:

    • Flea Bitten Grey

    • Black

    • Dapple Grey

    • White

    • Grulla

    • Roan

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Flea Bitten Grey
    A. Dapple Grey
    Explanation
    These are 2 variations of Grey. Tricky.

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  • 5. 
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    • Snowflake Appaloosa

    • Leopard Appaloosa

    • Grulla

    • None of these

    Correct Answer
    A. Leopard Appaloosa
    Explanation
    This horse is a leopard Appaloosa because he is "dalmatian" looking.

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  • 6. 
    This horse is Dun because he has a light brown coat, with black points, and a dorsal stripe? - ProProfs

    This horse is Dun because he has a light brown coat, with black points, and a dorsal stripe?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    True. A horse with a light brown coat, black points (mane, tail, and lower legs), and a dorsal stripe is typically classified as a dun. The dorsal stripe is a characteristic feature of dun horses, caused by a genetic mutation that affects pigment distribution in the hair.

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  • 7. 

    Which is the rarest horse coat?

    • Bay

    • Brindle

    • Chestnut

    • Blonde

    Correct Answer
    A. Brindle
    Explanation
    Brindle is the rarest horse coat, characterized by a unique pattern of striping or marbling on the coat. This distinctive coloration results from a genetic mutation, creating a visually striking appearance that sets brindle horses apart from more common coat colors like bay, chestnut, or blonde.

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  • 8. 
    This horse is a _______________, because it has a lighter muzzle from the darker body and black points. - ProProfs

    This horse is a _______________, because it has a lighter muzzle from the darker body and black points.

    • Blue Breeches

    • Black Hat

    • Seal Brown

    • Bay

    Correct Answer
    A. Seal Brown
    Explanation
    This horse is a Seal Brown because it has a characteristic dark brown or nearly black body with lighter areas around the muzzle and flanks. The black points (mane, tail, and lower legs) are also distinct features of this coat color. Seal Brown horses often have a rich, dark appearance that can look almost black but with noticeable brown highlights, especially in areas exposed to sunlight.

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  • 9. 
    What color am I? - ProProfs

    What color am I?

    • Blonde

    • Flaxen

    • Palomino

    • Brown

    Correct Answer
    A. Palomino
    Explanation
    Although this horse does have a flaxen mane, the correct color would be palomino.

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  • 10. 
    Choose Wisely. I'm trying to trick you: What kind of Paint Horse is This: - ProProfs

    Choose Wisely. I'm trying to trick you: What kind of Paint Horse is This:

    • Tovero

    • Overo

    • Tobiano

    • Bay

    Correct Answer
    A. Overo
    Explanation
    Overo because an overo paint has no white going over the back form the withers to the tail.

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