Sorrel is a coat color in horses, ranging from reddish-gold to deep burgundy. The term probably comes from the color of the flower spike of the sorrel herb. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Binomial name Rumex acetosa The common sorrel, or spinach dock, is a perennial herb, which grows abundantly in meadows in most parts of Europe and is cultivated as a leaf vegetable. ...

Sorrel coloration can be distinguished from dun by the fact that a dun horse has a darker mane and tail than the rest of its coat, may have bars of darker color on the shoulder and forelegs, and also possesses a narrow, dark line down the middle of the back. A very dark sorrel and a very bright blood bay may look similar except for the black mane, tail and lower legs on the bay. Light-colored sorrels - sometimes called "blond sorrels," especially if they have flaxen manes and tails - can also look similar to dark palominos; however, true palomino coloration is the result of a horse's being heterozygous for the creme gene. They can be distinguished by the fact that sorrel coloration breeds true, while genuine palomino coloration does not. Dun is a yellow-brown color, sometimes seen in the hair coats of horses, characterized by a body color ranging from sandy yellow to reddish-brown. ... Bars or bars can be:- Plural of bar. ... 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). ... One of the worlds most famous blondes, Marilyn Monroe, who was in fact a natural brunette. ... One of the worlds most famous blondes Marilyn Monroe, who was in fact a natural brunette Blond (feminine, blonde) is a hair colour found in certain mammals characterised by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin and higher levels of the pale pigment phæomelanin, in common with red or... Palomino is a coat color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white or flaxen mane and tail. ... Heterozygote cells are diploid or polyploid and have different alleles at a locus (position) on homologous chromosomes. ... // The Colors it Produces The creme gene is a gene expressed in horses, producing many common, and not so common, colors. ...

The term "chestnut" is also often used to describe horses of a reddish-brown color. Chestnut was the word originally used in England, while the term "sorrel" originated in the United States. Both terms are now common in both countries. Some horse enthusiasts insist that chestnut and sorrel are two distinct colorations, but there is no clear consensus on what the distinction is. Some argue that "sorrel" should only be used to describe lighter shades, or shades with a very clear reddish tint, while "chestnut" denotes darker shades or shades with more brown in them. Others define the two terms in precisely the opposite way. Some say that sorrel is a self color, and should only be used to describe horses whose mane, tail and legs are the same color as the rest of the coat, with the exception of possible white markings below the knee or hock; others use "sorrel" only for reddish-brown horses with flaxen manes and tails, and use "chestnut" when reddish-brown coloration appears as a self color. Many organizations simply choose one of the two terms and use it to denote all reddish or brown colorations. Species - Bush Chinkapin* - Japanese Chestnut - American Chestnut - Henrys Chestnut - Chinese Chestnut - Ozark Chinkapin - Alleghany Chinkapin - Sweet Chestnut - Seguins Chestnut * treated as a synonym of by many authors Chestnuts (Castanea), including the chinkapins, are a genus of eight or nine species of trees and shrubs in the beech family... An x-ray of a human knee In human anatomy, the knee is the leg joint connecting the femur and the tibia. ... The hock is the tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse or dog. ...