Important Proviso - Every show is different, every country is different. This is just a generalised guide, I have used splits at my own live shows to help guide people. Please check with individual show hosts before entering.

Below is a generalised guide to help you get your colour or workmanship entry in the right class. Under each colour there is a list of different classes in order. You should start with the top class and then if this doesn't exist move onto the next class and so on and so forth. The list is in alphabetical order.

For the purposes of this list I've included some of the commonly used colloquial names for horse colours, that means a few colours may essentially be duplicated. This is there to help people who may be using those names, it is perfectly intentional.

It is worth noting that if there is a class for that particular colour (e.g. Bay) then this is where it should go. Unless these are common I haven't included them. Always check for this first, particularly at a specialised show.

This list is based on what is standard in the UK in my experience. Not everyone will agree with it and it will not be the same for every show so please take it with a pinch of salt. Always check with the show schedule and show holder prior to attending a show if you are not sure.

If there is a colour that is not added and you would like it added to the list please email catriona@chestnutridge.co.uk

Brindles such as Mystique here would normally go in Other Colour

A-Z List

A

Amber Champagne

Other Dilute
Other Colour

Apricot Dun

Dun
Dun/Buckskin/Grulla
Other Dilute
​Other Colour

B

Bay

Bay
Bay/Brown
Solid Colour

Bay Roan

Roan
Other Colour

Ben d'Or Spots

Other Colour
Could arguably be shown under the base colour e.g. palomino

Birdcatcher Spots

Other Colour
Could arguably be shown under the base colour e.g. bay

Black

Black
Other Solid Colour

Blagdon

Sabino
Pinto
Other Colour

Blanket Spotted

Blanket Spotted
Spotted
Other Colour

Bloody Shoulder

Fleabitten Grey
Grey
Other Solid Colour

Blue Eyed Cream

Double Dilute
Other Dilute
Other Colour

Blue Roan

Roan
Other Colour

Brindle

Other Colour

Brown

Bay/Brown
Other Solid Colour

Buckskin

Buckskin
Dun/Buckskin/Grulla
Cream Dilutes
Other Dilutes
Other Colour

C

Champagne

Other Dilutes
Other Colour

Chestnut

Chestnut
Other Solid Colour

Chestnut Roan

Roan
Other Colour

Chocolate Dapple

Other Dilutes
Other Colour

Classic Champagne

Other Dilutes
Other Colour

Coloured

Pinto
Other Broken Colour

Cream Dun

Double Dilute
Dun
Other Dilute
Other Colour

Cremello

Double Dilute
Other Dilute

D

Dapple Grey

Grey
Other Solid Colour

Dominant White

Other Colour

Dun

Dun
Dun/Buckskin/Grulla
Other Dilute

Dunalino

Double Dilute
Dun
Other Dilute

F

Few Spot

Other Spotted
Other Broken Colour

Flaxen Chestnut

Chestnut
Other Solid Colour

Fleabitten Grey

Grey
Other Solid Colour

Frosted Hip

Other Spotted
Other Broken Colour

G

Gold Champagne

Other Dilutes
Other Colour

Grey

Grey
Other Solid Colour

Grullo

Dun
Dun/Buckskin/Grulla
Other Dilute

I

Iron Grey

Grey
Other Solid Colour

Isabella

Palomino
Other Dilute

L

Leopard Spotted

Leopard Spotted
Other Spotted
Other Broken Colour

Liver Chestnut

Chestnut
Other Solid Colour

M

Manchado

Other Broken Colour
Other Colour

Medicine Hat

Other Pinto
Other Broken Colour

Mushroom

Other Dilute
Other Colour

N

Near Leopard Spotted

Other Spotted
Other Broken Colour

O

Overo

Overo
Pinto
Other Broken Colour

P

Palomino

Palomino
Cream Dilutes
Other Dilutes

Pangare

Other Colour

Pearl

Other Dilutes
Other Colour

Perlino

Double Dilutes
Other Dilute
Other Colour

Piebald

Pinto
Other Broken Colour

Pintaloosa

Other Broken Colour
Other Colour

Pinto

Pinto
Other Broken Colour

R

Rabicano

Other Colour

Red Dun

Dun
Dun/Buckskin/Grulla
Other Dilute

Red Roan

Roan
Other Colour

Rose Grey

Grey
Other Solid Colour

S

Sabino

Sabino
Other Pinto
Other Broken Colour

Sable Champagne

Other Dilutes
Other Colour

Silver Dapple

Other Colour

Skewbald

Pinto
Other Broken Colour

Smokey Black

Other Dilute
Other Colour

Smokey Cream

Double Dilute
Other Dilute
Other Colour

Snowcap

Other Spotted
Other Broken Colour

Snowflake

Other Spotted
Other Broken Colour

Sooty

Other Colour

Sorrel

Chestnut
Other Solid Colour

Splashed White

Splash
Other Pinto
Other Broken Colour

Steel Grey

Grey
Other Solid Colour

Strawberry Roan

Roan
Other Colour

T

Tetrach Spots

Grey
Other Solid Colour
Other Colour

Tobiano

Tobiano
Other Pinto
Other Broken Colour

V

Varnish Roan

Other Spotted
Other Broken Colour

W

White Grey

Grey
Other Solid Colour

Y

Ysabell

Palomino
​Cream Dilutes
Other Dilute