Horse color
Brown
A general brown. In horses a color of its own (seal brown): near-black with lighter brown on the muzzle, around the eyes, on the flanks and inside the legs. In eggs the usual mid-brown shell.
40 Horse breeds list Brown. It is in a club standard for 26 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Brown
| Breed | APHA | AQHA | ASHBA | ARABIAN HA | APHC | CLYDESDALE HS | CPBS | ACCC | ABCCC | DARTMOOR PS | FELL PS | FHF | HIGHLAND PS | HOLSTEINER VERBAND | FEIF | MFTHBA | AMHA | OLDENBURGER VERBAND | RMHA | SPSBS | SHIRE HS | USTA | TWHBEA | JOCKEY CLUB | WPCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Paint Horse | Standard (“Brown”) | 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 | 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 (“Brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Quarter HorseMane and tail | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Saddlebred | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Anglo-Arabian | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Appaloosa | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“DARK BAY/BROWN”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AppaloosaEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Clydesdale | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Connemara Pony | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Criollo | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“se aceptan todos los pelajes”) | Standard (“infinidade de pelagens, com exceção da pintada e albina total”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dartmoor Pony | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling |
| Fell Pony | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) | 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 | No ruling |
| Frederiksborg | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Alle farver accepteres”) | 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 |
| Highland 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 | Standard (“brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Holsteiner | 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 (“Braune”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | 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 | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Missouri Fox Trotter | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“All colors allowed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Morgan | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oldenburg | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“alle Farben”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Bay or Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shire | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Standardbred | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Brown”) | No ruling | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Brown”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Thoroughbred | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Dark Bay/Brown”) | 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 | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Black/Brown”) |
Breeds where Brown is disqualified or not accepted
Color changes
How Brown can appear or change over an animal's life.
Brownchanges toGray
Coat · Progressive
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · In the sun · can change back
Blackchanges toBrown
Mane and tail · In the sun · can change back