Buckskin

Buckskin describes a horse color, and in some registries a color-breed category, rather than a single bloodline breed. A true buckskin has a tan, gold, or cream body with black points on the mane, tail, and lower legs, usually produced by one cream dilution gene acting on a bay base coat. The shade can range from pale buttermilk to dark bronze, and it is often confused with dun, which has different genetics and primitive markings.

People keep buckskin horses across many breeds and uses, from ranch work and trail riding to showing and sport. Buyers should remember that color does not predict temperament, gait, athletic ability, or soundness, so the individual horse matters first. Breeders using buckskin registries or color goals need accurate color testing when parentage is uncertain, along with the same health and conformation standards expected in any serious horse program.

Colors: Amber Champagne, Bay, Bay Dun, Bay Roan, Black, Blanket Appaloosa, Blue Roan, Brown, Buckskin, Champagne, Chestnut, Classic Champagne, Cremello, Dun, Dun Roan, Fewspot Appaloosa, Flaxen Chestnut, Frame Overo, Gold Champagne, Gray, Grey, Grullo, Leopard Appaloosa, Liver Chestnut, Overo, Palomino, Perlino, Piebald, Pinto, Rabicano, Red Dun, Red Roan, Roan, Sabino, Seal Bay, Silver Dapple, Skewbald, Smoky Black, Smoky Cream, Snowcap Appaloosa, Sorrel, Splash White, Tobiano, Tovero, Varnish Roan, White