Quarter Horse Markings and Color Genetics

It's easy to get overwhelmed by the 17 AQHA-recognized horse colors.

And it's hard to remember the difference between a strip and a snip. AQHA makes it easy with this easy-to-use, easy to store the free Quarter Horse Color and Markings chart.

The downloadable chart sports a world of horse markings and color information, plus photos depicting each Quarter Horse coat color and marking examples.

Get descriptions and photos of these horse colors and more:

1. Bay

2. Black

3. Brown

4. Sorrel

5. Blue roan

6. Grullo

7. Bay roan

8. Red roan

9. Chestnut

10. Red dun

11. Dun

12. Palomino

13. Gray

14. Buckskin

15. Cremello

16. Perlino

17. White

With this handy reference chart, you'll learn the difference between a buckskin and a dun, a red roan and a blue roan, a cremello and a perlino and many more in Quarter Horse Colors and Markings.

This stylish, full-color chart is helpful when determining a new foal’s color, and it’s great for science projects and school reports.

Full-color photos of horses with all 17 colors will help you train your eye and become a coat-color expert.

Submit the form below to download the Quarter Horse Color and Markings chart.

To learn about the genetics behind each of these coat colors, download American Quarter Horse Coat Color Genetics from AQHA’s premium library of e-books, free to AQHA members.