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In order to accurately determine seal brown color, it is necessary to remember the following characteristics:

 Brown areas usually have rounded or oval outlines, clearly separated against the black or dark background. In dark bays, on the other hand, there is a smooth transition between the red, brown, dark brown, and then black color. It is especially easy to examine this on the muzzle above the nostrils.

 Brown areas have a relatively bright, reddish color, but are seldom light red.

Unfortunately, color determination in this case is complicated by the fact that the seal brown color also can have shades, as observed in bays. The characteristics described above are accurate only for the darkest and most typical versions of seal brown. In addition, the skin and hooves are pigmented, the eyes dark hazel, the eyelashes black or dark brown. Foals are usually born looking similar to bay foals, but with noticeably darker legs. The horse develops the color’s characteristic phenotype only after baby hair is shed. Seal brown color is common in German Sport Horse breeds, Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, and Russian Trotters.