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From Horse by Elwyn Hartley Edwards. Appaloosa Coat Patterns Blanket - White over hips; may have dark spots. Marble - Red or blue roan with a dark coloring on the edges of the horse's body and a frost pattern in the middle. Leopard - White body with dark spots. Snowflake - Dominant spotting. Frost - White speckling on a dark base color. Solid Coat Colors Grey - Black skin and white/black hairs; coat usually lightens with age. Fleabitten - A grey coat that developes small, dark spots with age. Palomino - A golden coat with a white mane and tail. The 'strength' of a the golden color varys, along with the mane and tail. However, this is the palomino. A chestnut flaxen looks very similar to an untrained eye. Chestnut - Varying red-gold. Liver chestnut is the darkest shade; mane and tail may be light or dark. Red Chestnut - Another shade of chestnut, which sometimes includes black hairs. Blue Roan - A black or black-brown body with white hairs, giving a horse a bluish tinge. Strawberry/Red Roan - Bay or Bay-Brown body; again white hairs give the reddish tinge, like a blue roan. Bay - Red-brown to dark brown-gold; mane,tail, and legs are usually black. Light Bay - A variation of bay caused by yellow/chestnut hairs. Bright Bay - Another varation of bay caused by predomination red hairs. Yellow Dun - A black body with yellow hairs. Blue dun is greyish/blackish hairs. Yellow dun is shown by the Norwedigan Fjord. Bay Brown - Mainly brown with black muzzle, legs, mane, and tail. Brown - Very close to bay; hairs are a mixture of black and brown, with black legs, mane, and tail. Dapple Grey - Rings of hair on a grey coat. These will disappear with age.