INTERNATIONAL
HORSE & PONY COLOUR TERM DICTIONARY
ONLINE
With the
introduction of international horse & pony passports, it has become
increasingly important to use colour terms that can be freely translated &
understood
in different countries. The following list has been drawn from a number of
sources,
but principally from: "Hair Colour in The Horse" by R. Geurts;
"The Natural Colours of the Icelandic Horse" by F. Porkelsson & S.
Magnússon;
"Allen's Photographic Guide to Horse and Pony Coat Colour"
by Carole Knowles-Pfeiffer
Thanks also to Frans Voskuil, Christina Hanson & others for their help.
I have tried to
avoid colloquial terms, such as 'strawberry roan', which have different
meanings for different people.
I am sure there
are some errors, & there are a number of gaps, but I hope, if you can
help construct this Dictionary of Colour, that you will e-mail me.
A second page,
of composite colours such as 'palomino dun roan', is under
construction, and if you can help, I would love to hear from you!
Please note, this page may print off better if your printer is set to print in landscape format
ENGLISH |
DUTCH |
DANISH |
SWEDISH |
GERMAN |
ICELANDIC |
FRENCH |
BLACK |
ZWART |
SORT |
SVART |
RAPPE |
SVARTUR |
NOIR |
BLACK BROWN |
ZWARTBRUIN |
SORTBRUN |
SVARTBRUN |
SCHWARTZBRAUN |
BRÚNN |
BAI BRUN |
BROWN |
DONKERBRUIN |
KASTANJEBRUN |
BRUN /MØRKBRUN |
RECHTBRAUN |
MÓBRÚNN |
BAI FONCÉ |
DARK BAY |
DONKERBRUIN |
BRUN |
BRUN |
DUNKELBRAUN |
DÖKKJARPUR |
BAI |
LIGHT BAY |
LICHTBRUIN |
LYSBRUN |
LJUSBRUN |
HELLBRAUN |
LJÓSJARPUR |
BAI CLAIR |
CHESTNUT |
VOS |
RØD |
FUX/RØD |
FUCHS |
RAUDUR |
ALÉZAN |
LIVER CHESTNUT |
KOFFIEVOS |
LEVERRØD |
MØRKFUX |
DUNKELFUCHS |
SÓTRAUDUR |
ALÉZAN FONCÉ |
LIGHT CHESTNUT |
LICHTEVOS |
LYS RØD |
LJUS FUX |
HELLFUCHS |
LJÓSRAUDUR |
ALÉZAN CLAIR |
| WILDCOLOUR/DUN (with eel stripe) | WILDKLEUR | GUL MED ÅL/ DUN, EEL | BLACK | FALBE MIT AALSTRICH | BLEIKUR (MED ÁL) | |
BLACK or BROWN DUN |
WILDKLEUR ZWART |
MUSEGRÅ MED ÅL / MOUSE DUN, EEL |
MUSBLACK |
MAUSFALBE |
MÓÁLÓTTUR |
|
BAY DUN |
WILDKLEUR BRUIN |
GUL MED SORT ÅL MAN OG HALE / DUN, EEL |
BRUNBLACK |
FALBE |
BLEIKÁLÓTTUR |
|
CHESTNUT DUN |
WILDKLEUR VOS |
GUL MED ÅL / CREAM DUN |
RØDBLACK |
FUCHSFALBE | BLEIKUR |
|
CREAM CHESTNUT DUN |
CREAM DUN /W.K. LEEMVOS |
GUL MED ÅL / CREAM DUN |
RØDBLACK /KRÄM GULBRUN |
FIFILBLEIKUR |
||
| BUCKSKIN (no eel stripe) | VALK | JORDFARVET | GULBRUN |
FALBE | MOLDÓTTUR | |
DARK BUCKSKIN |
VALK |
MØRK JORDFARVET |
MÖRK GULBRUN | DUNKELFALBE |
DÖKKMOLDÓTTUR |
|
LIGHT BUCKSKIN |
VALK |
LYS JORDFARVET |
LJUS GULBRUN | HELLFALBE |
LJÓSMOLDÓTTUR |
|
| ROAN | ROAN | STIKKELHÅRET | STICKELHÅRIG | STICHELHAARIG | LITFÖRÓTTUR | ROUAN |
BLACK ROAN |
ZWARTROAN |
SORT STIKKELHÅRET |
STICKELH ÅRIG SVART |
SCHWARTZ STICHELHAARIG | BRÚNLITFÖRÓTTUR |
ROUAN |
| BROWN ROAN | DONKERBRUINROAN | KASTANJEBRUN STIKKELHÁET | STICKELHÅRIG MØRKBRUN | DUNKELBRAUN STICHELHAARIG | MÓBRÚNNLITFÖRÓTTUR | |
BAY ROAN |
BRUINROAN |
BRUN STIKKELHÅRET |
STICKELHÅRIG BRUN |
BRAUN STICHELHAARIG | JARPLITFÖRÓTTUR |
|
CHESTNUT ROAN |
VOSROAN |
RØD STIKKELHÅRET |
STICKELHÅRIG FUX |
FUCHS STICHELHAARIG | RAUDLITFÖRÓTTUR |
AUBÉRE |
| DILUTES | VERDUNDE KLEUR | BLEKTA FÄRGER |
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SMOKEY BLACK |
SMOKEY |
MOUSE DUN |
SOTBORK | ERDBRAUN |
GLÓBRÚNN |
|
DILUTE BAY |
VALK |
DUN |
GULBRUN | FALBE / HELLBRAUN |
DÖKKMOLDÖTTUR |
|
PALOMINO |
PALOMINO |
PALOMINO |
ISABELL |
ISABELL /PALOMINO |
LEIRLJÓS |
ISABELLE |
CREAM |
ISABEL |
LYS PALOMINO |
LJUS ISABEL |
ISABELL |
LJÓSLEIRLJÓS |
|
PERLINO |
PERLINO |
PERLINO |
PERLINO / PÄRIGRÅ | PERLINO | HVITINGUR |
|
CREMELLO |
CREMELLO |
CREMELLO |
GULVIT | CREMELLO | HVITINGUR |
|
| SILVER DAPPLE | ZILVERAPPEL | SØLVTONET/SØLVFARVE | SILVERFÄRG, APELKASTNING |
WINDFARBEN | VINDÓTTUR | |
DARK SILVER DAPPLE |
ZILVERAPPEL ZWART |
BRUNGRÅ SØLVTONET / SØLVSORT, BLOMMET |
SILVERSVART, APELKASTNING | DUNKELFUCHS-DAPPLED |
DÖKKVIINDÓTTUR |
|
LIGHT SILVER DAPPLE |
BRUNGRÅ SØLVTONET / LYS SØLVSORT, BLOMMET |
SILVERSVART, APELKASTNING | WINDFARBEN HELL | MÓVINDÓTTUR |
||
SILVER DAPPLE BAY |
ZILVERAPPEL BRUIN |
BRUNGRÅ SØLVTONET / SØLVBRUN, BLOMMET |
SILVERBRUN, APELKASTNING | BRAUN-DAPPLED | JARPVINDÓTTUR |
|
| GREY | GRIJSSCHIMMEL | SKIMMEL/GRÅ | SKIMMEL | SCHIMMEL | GRÁR | GRIS |
DARK GREY |
GRIJS |
MØRKGRÅ |
MØRK SKIMMEL |
DUNKELSCHIMMEL |
STEINGRÁR |
|
LIGHT GREY |
GRIJS |
LYSGRÅ |
LJUS SKIMMEL /VIT |
SCHIMMEL |
LJÓSGRÁR |
|
| TOBIANO/OVERO | PLATENBONT | TOBIANO/OVERO | SKÄCK | SCHECKE | SKJÓTTUR | PIE |
BLACK & WHITE PIEBALD |
ZWARTBONT |
SORTBROGET |
SVARTSKÄCK |
RAPPSCHECKE |
PIE NOIR | |
BROWN & WHITE SKEWBALD |
BRUINBONT |
BRUNBROGET |
BRUNSKÄCK |
BRAUNSCHECKE |
BRÚNSKJÓTTUR |
|
BAY & WHITE SKEWBALD |
BRUINBONT |
LYSBRUNBROGET |
LJUSBRUNSKÄCK |
BRAUNSCHECKE |
JARPSKJÓTTUR |
|
CHESTNUT & WHITE SKEWBALD |
VOSBONT |
RØDBROGET |
RÖDSKÄCK |
FUCHSSCHECKE |
RAUDSKJÓTTUR |
|
GREY & WHITE SKEWBALD |
GRIJSBONT |
SKIMMELBROGET |
SKIMMELSKÅCK |
SCHIMMELSCHECKE |
GRÁSKJÓTTUR |
|
| MARKINGS ETC | TECKEN |
ABZEICHEN |
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| STAR | STJERNE | STJÄRN | STERN | STJÖRNÓTTUR | ||
| BLAZE | BLIS | BLÄS | BLESSE | BLESÓTTUR | ||
| SOCK | SOK | VIT KOTA | GESTIEFELT | SOKKÓTTUR | ||
| STOCKING | HØJ SOK | VIT HALVSTRUMPA | HOCHGESTIEFELT | |||
| LIGHT MANE & TAIL | LICHTE MANEN EN STAART | LYS MAN OG HALE | LJUS MAN OCH SVANS | HELLER MÄHNE UND SCHWEIF | ||
| WHITE MANE & TAIL | WITTE MAAN EN STAART | HVID MAN OG HALE | VIT MAN OCH SVANS | WEISSER MÄHNE UND SCHWEIF | GLÓFEXT |
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