Horse color
White
White hair, feathers, skin, horn or shell. A white coat can still have dark eyes and dark skin; compare albino and leucistic.
22 Horse breeds list White. It is in a club standard for 14 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept White
| Breed | APHA | AQHA | ARABIAN HA | ANACRHAI | MFTHBA | AMHA | SPSBS | USTA | TWHBEA | JOCKEY CLUB | WPCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Paint HorseMane and tail | Standard (“Two-color mane or tail, one color being natural white”) | 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 (“White”) | 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 (“white”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Anglo-ArabianHooves | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Light”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ArabianHooves | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Light Hoof”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| HaflingerMane and tail | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“chiari”) | 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 | Standard (“All colors allowed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| MorganMane and tail | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“white mane and tail”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shetland PonyMane and tail | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“white mane and tail”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Standardbred | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | 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 | Standard (“White”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Thoroughbred | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“White”) | No ruling |
| ThoroughbredMane and tail | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“white”) | No ruling |
| Welsh Pony | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“White”) |
Breeds where White is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| American Paint Horse |
| American Paint HorseHooves |
| American Quarter HorseHooves |
| Appaloosa |
| AppaloosaHooves |
| Arabian |
| Pony of the AmericasMane and tail |
| ThoroughbredHooves |
Color changes
How White can appear or change over an animal's life.
Graychanges toWhite
Coat · Progressive · by 416 weeks
Blackchanges toWhite
Mane and tail · Progressive