United Pet Club

Horse color

Black

Solid black pigment. In birds often with a green or purple sheen; on skin, legs, beak, comb and tongue the dark pigment some standards call for.

65 Horse breeds list Black. It is in a club standard for 38 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Black

BreedAPHAAQHAASHBAANCCEARABIAN HAAPHCCLYDESDALE HSCPBSACCCABCCCDARTMOOR PSFELL PSFHFKFPSHANNOVERANER VERBANDHIGHLAND PSFEIFPIBERMFTHBAAMHAOLDENBURGER VERBANDPFHASHPFPOACRMHASPSBSSHIRE HSUSTATWHBEAJOCKEY CLUBTRAKEHNER VERBANDWPCSWESTFAELISCHES PSB
American Paint HorseStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American Quarter HorseNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American Quarter HorseMane and tailNo rulingStandard (“black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American SaddlebredNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Andalusian (PRE)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Negro”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Anglo-ArabianNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Anglo-ArabianHoovesNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Dark”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
AppaloosaNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“BLACK”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ArabianNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ArabianHoovesNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Dark Hoof”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ClydesdaleNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“blacks”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Connemara PonyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
CriolloNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“se aceptan todos los pelajes”)Standard (“Preta”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Dartmoor PonyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Fell PonyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
FrederiksborgNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Alle farver accepteres”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
FriesianNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“gitzwart / volledig zwart”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HanoverianNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Alle Farben”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Highland PonyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Icelandic HorseNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“all possible varieties of coat colour”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LipizzanerNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Alle Farben sind zugelassen”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Missouri Fox TrotterNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“All colors allowed”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
MorganNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
MorganMane and tailNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“black manes and tails”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
OldenburgNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“alle Farben”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Paso FinoNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Every equine color”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
PercheronNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“noir”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Pony of the AmericasNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Rocky Mountain HorseNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Shetland PonyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ShireNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
StandardbredNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Tennessee Walking HorseNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ThoroughbredNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ThoroughbredMane and tailNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“black”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
TrakehnerNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Alle Farben”)No rulingNo ruling
Welsh PonyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Black”)No ruling
WestphalianNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“alle Farben”)

Breeds where Black is a fault

BreedUECRAANACRHAI
ArdennesFault (“Noir / noir pangaré”)No ruling
HaflingerMane and tailNo rulingFault (“crini neri”)

Breeds where Black is disqualified or not accepted

Color changes

How Black can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Blackchanges toGrey

    Coat · Progressive

  • Greychanges toBlack

    Coat · With age

  • Blackchanges toBrown

    Coat · In the sun · can change back

  • Blackchanges toMottled

    Skin and scales · Progressive

  • Pinkchanges toBlack

    Skin and scales · With age

  • Blackchanges toWhite

    Mane and tail · Progressive

  • Blackchanges toBrown

    Mane and tail · In the sun · can change back

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