Strawberry roan

Roan on a chestnut base: a pink-red, strawberry-like barrel.

Strawberry roan: Roan on a chestnut base: a pink-red, strawberry-like barrel.

What does this colour look like?

A chestnut base with intermixed white hairs gives a pink-red (strawberry) impression; mane, tail and legs reddish, no black.

Body
pink-red mixed
Mane and tail
reddish
Legs
reddish
Skin
dark
Eyes
brown

How does this colour arise?

A chestnut with the roan gene.

More about the genetics

Strawberry roan = chestnut (e/e) + Rn. Terminology (red roan) varies by region.

What is this colour often confused with?

  • Bay roan

    Roan on a bay base: a red-grey barrel with black points.

  • Roan

    In roan, white and coloured hairs mix on the body, while head and legs stay coloured.

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Sources: UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory · Sponenberg, D.P. & Bellone, R.R. (Wiley-Blackwell).