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A bay horse with a dark or almost black torso is called dark bay. Dark brown and black hairs are mixed on the torso, and the brightest are concentrated above the nostrils, around the eyes, into groin, on the stomach, on the upper inside of the legs, and on the torso near the elbows. Let me emphasize that the expression “brightest” in this context is relative—in the case of dark bays it can be brown or dark brown, as long as it is “brighter” than the hair on the trunk. This color is characterized by dapples and can be confused with faded black (see ssss1). The two can be distinguished by the color of hair around the eyes: in the black horse, it will be black, while in the dark bay there is a brown or reddish ring in this place.

Bay without countershading, with a saturated reddish tone of body hair, is called red bay. This color is fairly rare. Bay with an expressed golden gloss of body hair is called golden bay. It occurs in the Akhal-Teke breed, and less frequently in Budyonny and Karabakh horses.