A horse of a different color...
No two Appaloosas are exactly alike! Not only are there a variety of coat colors but also inifite number of coat patterns that can occur. In addtion to their unique coloring, Appaloosas usually display the following characteristics: mottled skin, striped hooves, and white sclera around the eye's iris.
Bay - red or brown with a black mane and tail
Black - black with some color mane and tail.
Palomino - golden with white mane and tail
Chestnut - red or brown horse with same color mane and tail
Roan - white hairs mixed with a base color
These coat colors are combined with the pattern the horse exhibits to identify their appearance in a horse registry. The characteristics that can enable a horse to registered as an Appaloosa when they are a solid color including roan are mottled skin, striped hooves and white sclera.
Mottled skin is found atround the muzzle and the eyes.
Striped hooves are vertical stripes in the hoof of the horse.
White sclera is the white circle that forms around the iris of the eye, much like the human eye.
Word Match:
Match each horse with a coat color. Each color will be used only once. Then match each horse with a coat pattern that may be used more than once.
Coat Colors:
Palomino
Chestnut
Roan
Bay
Black
Coat Pattern:
White over back and hips
White over back and hips with spots
Spots over body and hips
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Note: This activity will need a color printer in order to be printed and completed.