Bay roan
Roan on a bay base: a red-grey barrel with black points.
What does this colour look like?
A bay base with intermixed white hairs; black mane, tail and lower legs.
- Body
- red-grey mixed
- Mane and tail
- black
- Legs
- black
- Skin
- dark
- Eyes
- brown
How does this colour arise?
A bay horse with the roan gene.
More about the genetics
Bay roan = bay (E_, A_) + Rn. Historically red roan was used differently; today it usually means bay roan.
What is this colour often confused with?
- Strawberry roan
Roan on a chestnut base: a pink-red, strawberry-like barrel.
- Roan
In roan, white and coloured hairs mix on the body, while head and legs stay coloured.
Discover more
Sources: UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory · Sponenberg, D.P. & Bellone, R.R. (Wiley-Blackwell).