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Chestnut color is a relatively uniform red or brown color of the trunk, legs, mane, and tail (Photos ssss1 &ssss1). Shades can range from very light red, to close to apricot, to dark, to almost black (dark red and dark brown). The mane and tail in chestnut horses are usually of the same color as the body, but it is not unusual to see horses with brighter or darker guard hair. The skin and hooves are pigmented, the eyelashes red, eyes hazel.

Dark (liver) chestnut horses have dark orange or brown color of body hair. The mane and tail can be the same tone as the body or brighter (yellowish or even flaxen), or sometimes darker. Standard (average) chestnut horses are orange or red-colored. Guard hair can be the same tone as the body hair, or lighter or darker. Light chestnut horses have light carrot or almost yellow color of the body hair. This nuance is characteristic for the Akhal-Teke and Russian Don horses, and also for many draft breeds. The mane and tail are typically brighter than the body hair.