i’m not sure what the name for my ponies colour is

[hollytheunicorn]

this is my pony holly and does anyone know what colour she is? tia

 

[Chinchilla]

Is she clipped here? It's hard to tell from a clipped photo but bay roan tobiano to hazard a guess

 

[ycbm]

I don't know but she's a smart little horse, very nicely put together

.

 

[Leo Walker]

The other option is bay tobiano thats greying out

 

[cauda equina]

Looks skewbald to me

 

[hobo]

She is pretty pony colour, but yes some sort of bay or bay roan tobiano or in old money skewbald.

 

[hollytheunicorn]

Is she clipped here? It's hard to tell from a clipped photo but bay roan tobiano to hazard a guess

yes she’s clipped

 

[hollytheunicorn]

She is pretty pony colour, but yes some sort of bay or bay roan tobiano or in old money skewbald.

thanks

 

[hollytheunicorn]

Looks skewbald to me

i know she’s some sort of skewbald was just looking for more detailed colour xx

 

[hollytheunicorn]

The other option is bay tobiano thats greying out

okay thanks

 

[hollytheunicorn]

I don't know but she's a smart little horse, very nicely put together

.

thankyou xx

 

[hollytheunicorn]

yes she’s clipped, this her before she was clipped and out of work x

 

[ester]

I'm suspecting LP/varnish, do you have a better head shot?

 

[Chinchilla]

I'm suspecting LP/varnish, do you have a better head shot?

The skin doesn't look mottled enough for LP?

 

[hollytheunicorn]

I'm suspecting LP/varnish, do you have a better head shot?

are these any better?

 

[ester]

still a bit tricky to see due to sizeing but it looks like she might well have the mottling/white sclera indicative of LP

 

[hollytheunicorn]

still a bit tricky to see due to sizeing but it looks like she might well have the mottling/white sclera indicative of LP

thanks x

 

[FrostKitten]

Brown (Bay) Roan or Rabicano Skewbald? Potentially grey but check around her eyes as she should have grey hairs there.

 

[Tihamandturkey]

Skewbald or blue & white here in Ireland ?

 

[marthaneilson]

Earthy colored Rabicano Skewbald? Possibly dim yet check around her eyes as she ought to have silver hairs there.

 

[Kat]

If you just want to refer to her on a day to day basis in a way most horsey people will understand as correct skewbald or coloured will do.

Skewbald means white with patches of any colour except black. Coloured just means not a solid colour so any variation on piebald and skewbald and some times roans and spotties lumped in too.

Lots of the answers above are more technical, referring to the genes for colour which most people day to day aren't too bothered about. If you are bothered in a more precise explanation of her colour you can get genetic tests, but the guys on here are very good at narrowing it down based on photos and information you can provide.