Horse color
Blue roan
A black base with white hairs evenly mixed through the body, the head and legs staying dark, as horse registries list it; also blue roan cattle.
16 Horse breeds list Blue roan. It is in a club standard for 13 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Blue roan
| Breed | APHA | AQHA | APHC | UECRA | CLYDESDALE HS | CPBS | ACCC | ABCCC | FEIF | POAC | RMHA | SPSBS | TWHBEA | WPCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Paint Horse | Standard (“Blue Roan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Quarter Horse | No ruling | Standard (“Blue Roan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Appaloosa | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“BLUE ROAN”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ardennes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gris fer”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Clydesdale | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“roans”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Connemara Pony | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“blue roan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Criollo | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“se aceptan todos los pelajes”) | Standard (“Moura”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Icelandic Horse | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“all possible varieties of coat colour”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pony of the Americas | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Blue Roan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rocky Mountain Horse | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Black Roan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shetland Pony | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“blue roan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tennessee Walking Horse | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Roan (black roan)”) | No ruling |
| Welsh Pony | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Blue Roan / Black Roan / Grey Roan”) |