sorrel vs. chestnut color Q

3WishesDun · 10-10-2005, 08:28 PM

I call all red horses chestnut--but I think (and I could be wrong!) that Bella could be called a sorrel and Doc a chestnut....

Bella Jack and Doc

Its hard to tell...but they (Bella & Doc) really are 2 different colors--Doc is a deep red--while Bella is a more brown red -a flatter color.

Very sweaty in this pic...so Bella looks darker than she really is

sorrel?

Ginger_Nell · 10-10-2005, 09:22 PM

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Hmm, I always thought that chestnuts were darker, with maybe a more reddish look, while sorrels had a lighter, more copperish/goldenish look. there's this paint at my barn, and I'm pretty sure he's sorrel, because we used to have a chestnut horse, and it was a whole lot more redder looking then the paint, who had an almost goldenish look to him...despite the white patches.

Lol well my sorrel has a red tint and a red mane and tail.
Heres my sorrel:

And here is our chestnut:

luckysable · 10-10-2005, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Idahogirl

Here is one of my geldings he is registered as a chestnut AQHA.

There is also a Liver Chestnut which almost looks purple.

wow! I'd love to see that.I love liver chestnuts, the color is unusual especially with flaxen mane & tails w/big blaze and socks very flashy!

momof5 · 10-10-2005, 11:40 PM

So are my two chestnuts?

xoxHORSExox · 04-11-2006, 08:15 AM

OMGOSH i didnt know either thanks for straighten that out!

philly78 · 04-11-2006, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by crazi4horses2

Joe would be called a sorrel, right?

uh?! I would call him...........BEAUTIFUL!!!

WOW what a looker!

they why I use the to colors are, that darker reds are chestnuts and the lighter are sorrels

prettyqtrs · 04-11-2006, 03:27 PM

They are genetically the same thing.

You send in a hair sample of two horses one called "sorrel" and another called "chestnut" both will come back e (or ee) for Red Factor. Meaning only the red factor is there the horse is homozygous for red (ee).
Add one copy of the cream gene to either one and you get palomino.
Add two copies of the cream gene to either one and you get cremello.
Add the dun gene to either one and you get red dun.

Genetically there isn't a difference.

Acme Acres · 04-11-2006, 03:41 PM

Here's one of our QH mares. She's a chestnut. If you look at a horse like Sonny Dee Bar or Impressive (attached below Maddy), they're very red. More of an Irish Setter Red. And then there's the liver chestnuts like Coolest (the last stallion).

Circle C · 04-11-2006, 03:42 PM

They both are the same genetically.

10-10-2005, 08:28 PM	#21
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 16,874 Images: 655 Blog Entries: 27	I call all red horses chestnut--but I think (and I could be wrong!) that Bella could be called a sorrel and Doc a chestnut.... Bella Jack and Doc Its hard to tell...but they (Bella & Doc) really are 2 different colors--Doc is a deep red--while Bella is a more brown red -a flatter color. Very sweaty in this pic...so Bella looks darker than she really is sorrel? __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

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xoxHORSExox Full Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: lala land Posts: 147 Images: 3	OMGOSH i didnt know either thanks for straighten that out! __________________ Start by doing the necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.-St. Francis of Assisi Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun.-George Scialabra eliza

04-11-2006, 03:27 PM	#27
prettyqtrs Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,078	They are genetically the same thing. You send in a hair sample of two horses one called "sorrel" and another called "chestnut" both will come back e (or ee) for Red Factor. Meaning only the red factor is there the horse is homozygous for red (ee). Add one copy of the cream gene to either one and you get palomino. Add two copies of the cream gene to either one and you get cremello. Add the dun gene to either one and you get red dun. Genetically there isn't a difference. __________________ ~Meg~ ~ Poco ~ BG ~ Star ~ Deville ~

04-11-2006, 03:41 PM	#28
Acme Acres Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,215 Images: 419	Here's one of our QH mares. She's a chestnut. If you look at a horse like Sonny Dee Bar or Impressive (attached below Maddy), they're very red. More of an Irish Setter Red. And then there's the liver chestnuts like Coolest (the last stallion). __________________ *Acme Acres* Home of Reflections Playboy & ShowHorseSupplies.com www.azpainthorses.com Heavenly Jumper's PE

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Circle C Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Meadville, Pennsylvania Posts: 2,992 Images: 59	They both are the same genetically. __________________ "Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." ....and yes, I'm pro horse slaughter.

10-10-2005, 11:40 PM	#24
momof5 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Grants Pass, Oregon Posts: 1,839 Images: 105	So are my two chestnuts?

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