Chestnuts.

Chestnut is a color of horse, consisting of a red or brownish coat, with a mane and tail the same color or lighter in color than the coat. When the horse has a lighter mane and tail, it is said to be "chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail." Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 250 KB) a group of two year old budjonny stallions in the stud farm budjonny in southern russia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 250 KB) a group of two year old budjonny stallions in the stud farm budjonny in southern russia. ...

Chestnut is a common color, seen in almost every breed of horse. Some breeds, such as the Budyonny are exculsively chestnut. Chestnut is also a base-coat color, needed to form other colors such as bay, palomino, and cremello. The Budyonny is a horse breed from Russia young budyonny stallions in Russia // exterieur Budyonnys are very elegant warmblood horses with high withers, long legs and muscled neck and back. ... Bay is a color of the hair coats of horses, characterized by a body color of dark red (known as blood bay) to deep brown, with black points (mane, tail, lower legs, and sometimes the muzzle and tip of the ears). ... Palomino is a coat color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white or flaxen mane and tail. ... Cremello is a color of horse consisting of a cream-colored body with a cream mane and tail. ...

Chestnut vs. Sorrel

Sorrel is color similar to chestnut, and the terms are often interchanged. Most consider a "sorrel" to be a "chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail." However, some breed associations used the terms chestnut and sorrel to describe two different shades of red-based coats. Generally it does not matter which term is used.