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Base Horse Coat Colors – Black

Although there aren’t different shades of black, there are three types – fading, non-fading and seasonal.

Non-Fading Black

Fading Black

Seasonal Black

Modifiers and Dilutions on Black Coats

Black based animals are not affected by most of the coat modifiers, however a few of the dilution genes have a fairly drastic affect on black hairs. Creating some of the more spectacular and rarer colors in the horse world.

White Patterns on Black Coats

White patterns can be found across any coat color, but black bases makes for some of the most spectacular contrasting white patterns.

Grey White Pattern

Appaloosa White Pattern

Pinto White Pattern

Roan White Pattern

Let The Equinest Help Find Your Next Horse Job

Horse Jobs Looking for a horse related job? We can help, no matter where in the world you are, we’ve got some job listings to help you.

Get Paid to Love Them

The new horse job section is dedicated to those who love horses enough to make the equine their career.

Whether you live in Africa, England or the states the job section will continuously update with the most recent equestrian jobs posted across the web.
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Freaky Horse Videos

Just because Youtube is out there, there will always be funny and freaky horse videos to watch and share. Here are a few of them that I hadn’t seen, and that everyone should.

Loaded Too Heavy

It’s so hard not to feel sorry for the little guy, his manhood shattered by a load he couldn’t handle. You can almost see his embarrassment, he must feel like a real ass.
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Even Big Kids Like to Color Horses

Horse loving kids of all ages like to color sometimes. Now that we have the internet, we don’t even have to get off the couch to find pretty horses to color in.

I did a little of your homework for you and found some of the best sites out there that offer blank outlines just begging for a little crayon action.

The Equinest Brings You Horse News

Horse with food in mouth

Updated 2010

Recently we’ve done a number of updates to the site and our focus has shifted slightly from intense horse news to a more entertaining angle. Never fear, I will always report anything I think is important to the horse industry. But let’s face it, there is nothing like a little horseplay. 😉

Social Sharing

Much of the horse news I share is done on my social profiles, so be sure to follow me on twitter and give our page on Facebook the big thumbs up to stay updated with the latest.

Review: Use a Bridle Buddy to Store Your Leather

A very cool way to store anything a horse wears on their head, the Bridle Buddy helps straps and leather keep their shape and looks good doing it.
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Does the Mythical Unicorn Exist or Not?

Pretty much everyone wants to believe in the magnificent unicorn. They are one of the mythical creatures that seem to be loved on the collective whole. Robert Vavra did a great job of convincing us all that they just might exist.
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Top 7 Freakiest Looking Horses Ever

Unfortunately the site we used for for images in this post is no longer with us and we were unable to find them again. Now this is just a list of glib comments with no context.

Horses are usually beautiful creatures, but there are a few out there that are ugly enough to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Horse lovers spend so much time pouring over an endless supply of beautiful horse pictures, so I thought I’d switch things up a little.
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Are These Painting Horses Really Artists?

You be the judge, while it is a novelty to see video of a horse with a paintbrush in their mouth, would you buy any of their art?
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Review: Let Rendaivu Help You Manage Your Horse

As of 2024, this site is no longer horse management, it’s an online casino, to save anyone the trouble

Rendaivu is a free web-based application designed by horse people for horse people. They offer an simple way for horse owners and professionals to manage their horses online.

Bring Your Horse Into the Future

The system allows users to keep all of their horse-related information in one handy location, a location that can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection. That means there is no software to download, and new users can get started right away.
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Ever Wanted to Draw a Horse?

We’re of the opinion that what it takes to draw a horse is hours of practice. A whole horse drawing is the sum of it’s parts and horses have a lot of parts. In many ways, depth of detail makes or breaks equine art.

Laying The Groundwork

And while it is fair to say that art is subjective, that is no excuse for lack of practice or attention to detail…you get what you pay for.
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Review: Mountain View Studios Casts Horses

A unique equestrian casting business, Mountain View Studios specializes in making smaller resin reproductions of original sculptures.

Made in the USA

Mountain View Studios proudly manufactures their own resin products in the US. Due to recent success they have just completed construction of a new manufacturing plant with offices, and will be moving in March.

They guarantee the quality and detail of their reproductions and deliver on time.

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