Everything you wanted to know about about coloured horses and the terminology used.

Skewbald - Breeding and Genetics Information from Angrove Stud

Angrove Stud in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, is set in beautiful park land in the North East of England. Leafy with enclosed woodland and meadows; secure stock fencing, and green pastures: Angrove Stud is the ideal setting to relax a mare ready for stud. Our facilities are safe and comprehensive. Our visiting mares receive the highest standard of attention and care.

 

Coloured Skewbald

A Skewbald horse is the term given to a Coloured horse which has patches of brown (or any other colour, but not black - which is Piebald) over white.

Five main colours comprising the Coloured Skewbald are:

  • Bay and white
  • Chestnut and white
  • Grey and white
  • Palomino and white
  • Red and white

Angrove Stud has two Skewbald mares: Angrove Dancing Girl (Ruby) and Angrove Madison (Maddy).