Although all horses have coat colors, the terminology "Color" is used to designate horses of various breeds that exhibit unusual or conspicious hair color or are multi-colored -- including Paints, Pintos, Appaloosas, and Palominos.
Buckskins and Duns
The buckskin, (or dun), is a colour that occurs in many breeds.In the American West, horses of the Buckskin, Dun, Red Dun and Grulla hues trace to the Mustang -- Spanish Barb descendants which originated in Spain as the Sorraia.
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Palomino
The Palamino is a color, not a breed, although the color occurs more frequently in particular breeds.
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