Breed References
One of the best ways to understand color is to analyze different breeding populations. The following links are good resources for assembling images for comparison. Opportunities to observe rare or unusual variations are noted, though the lists are not exhaustive.
Also included here are sites that outline foundation lines (male or female) for different breeds. These sites are often a treasure trove for anyone trying to track down color lines – or just observe how a particular breed has changed over time.
Sites for specific breeds
Appaloosas
Appaloosa History Index – historical photos organized by registry number
Foundation Appaloosas - horses that were granted foundation numbers
Arabians
Campolinas
Chincoteagues
The Colorful Chincoteague - site devoted to the colors in the breed (print book also available)
Criollos
Curly Horses
Czech Belgians
Cold-blooded Stallions – website with sire lines (historical and present)
Approved stallions as of 2017 - List with pages for individual stallions
Pedigree database - list sortable by color
Mangalarga Marchadors
Marcha News – breed magazine and links to auction catalogs
Revista Marchador – breed magazine
Breed registry - the homepage has extensive links to auction catalogs
Mangalarga Paulistas
Prime Selection – auction listings
Revista Mangalarga – breed magazine
Mangalarga publications - collection of breed magazines and catalogs
Norikers
Cold-blooded Stallions – website with Silesian sire lines (historical and present)
Cold-blooded Stallions – website with Czech sire lines (historical and present)
Pedigree database (Silesian)
Pura Raza Espanola
Tersk Horse
Tersk Breed – Facebook group with an extensive photo collection (historical and present)
General pedigree databases
Unless noted, these databases are run by state agencies and may not be available in an English-language version. Although they can be valuable resources, crowdsourced sites have varying degrees of safeguards for verifying information provided, so use with care.
All Breed Pedigree Database - all breeds (crowdsourced)
Bazakoni - all breeds (in Polish, but has translation buttons)
Horse Telex - sport horses and ponies
KWPN - Dutch warmbloods, Harness Horses and Gelderlanders
Plemenná kniha online - Czech breeds (in Czech)
Polish Horse Breeders Association - Polish breeds (in Polish)
Sport Horse Data - sport horses and ponies (crowdsourced)
Sukuposti - all breeds (in Finnish but has translation buttons)