Scottish Appaloosas

There are EIGHT basic coat patterns with unlimited combinations - no two Appaloosas ever have identical markings. Many carry dual patterns such as roan and spots.

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The basic patterns are:

SPOTTED BLANKET

Dark forehand with white over loin and hips, with round or egg shaped spots, many with halos (ie roan rings edging the spots). Spots may vary in diameter from half inch to 4 inches. Blankets may be small patches on the rump, to large ones.

WHITE BLANKET

Dark forehand with a blanket without spots, or nearly void of spots.

MARBLE (or ROAN)

Base colour is usually red or blue roan, at times described as bay, brown or black roan. Marbles usually have 'varnish marks'.

LEOPARD

Base colour pure white with evenly distributed dark spots over the entire body from head to hoof. They are born with these spots and carry them throughout life.

NEAR LEOPARD

Born with leopard coloured body markings but with different coloured head and legs. As it matures the dark colouring often fades, the horse becoming a full leopard.

FEW SPOT

Has a basic colour of white with blue or red roan 'varnish marks' and just a few spots.

SNOWFLAKE

The base colour is dark with white spots over the body. The snowflake is usually born solid coloured and 'colour out' to this pattern, often becoming roan.

FROSTED HIP

Dark base colour with either frost or white spots on the loin and hips. This pattern can develop with age or they can be born with this colouring.