Roan is a type of coat color in horses that is a mixture of white hairs with a base coat of another color. It gives the horse a lightened appearance, while the mane and tail remain the original color. Roan is a lethal gene, meaning that two copies (one from each parent) will kill a foal. For that reason, it is best not to breed two roan horses together.
Strawberry Roans usually have a pinkish tint. Red Roans are like strawberry roans except darker at the points (mane, tail, and lower legs). Blue Roans have a bluish tint.
Roan Plateau is an island of undisturbed rich natural values surrounded by a sea of intense gas drilling and development on both public and private land.
Roan Plateau has no formal protection, although much of the cliffs and top of the plateau are part of Colorado’s 1.6 million-acre Citizens' Wilderness Proposal that was introduced as legislation by Congresswoman Diana DeGette beginning in 1999, and in subsequent congresses.
Management of the Roan Plateau was transferred to the BLM from the Department of Energy in 1997, requiring the BLM to conduct a public planning process to develop a management plan for the area.
Roan is a type of coat color in horses (and, occasionally, in other animals, such as dogs and cattle) that is a mixture of white hairs with a base coat of another color.
Roan, caused by the roan gene, (R), consists of single white hairs intermingled with the base color of a horse.
Roan can also appear on any base color or mixture of colors, so there are also buckskinroans, silver dapple roans, etc. Contrary to some belief, the varnish roan coloring is not caused by the roan gene, but the result of the varnish roan gene combined with an appaloosa (normally spots, blankets, etc.) coloring.
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