Chestnut coloring can be found in almost every horse breed on the planet & some cultures regard this color to be the strongest and fittest of them all.
Basic Chestnut
Although I can’t testify to the truth of the legend above, there are some breeds who are prized for fiery red coats. Chestnut is one of two base colors (the other is black) and perhaps the most common of all horse colors. Unlike the black & grey breeds, many of the chestnut breeds weren’t created by natural selection, they were created by mankind through selective breeding.
Found in a variety of shades from the lightest, softest brown to a deep, dappled liver, this is one color with a lot of stretch.
Chestnut Celebs
As with many of these lists, I don’t even recognize some of the names here and I’ve written about every one of them. Probably the most well known chestnuts are the sturdy Suffolk Punch and the perhaps even sturdier Belgian Draft. The fact that mankind’s imprint is so firmly slapped across most of the chestnut breeds makes it doubtful that there was a common ancestor at work in creating them.
Chestnut Breeds
Belgian Draft
Budyonny
Frederiksborg
Gidran
Lithuanian Draft
Mangalarga Pulista
Pleven
Russian Heavy Draft
Suffolk Punch
Tolfetano
Tori
Yonaguni
So Many Colors
If you haven’t already be sure to check out the black & grey breeds and stay tuned for more in the weeks to come.