Right now there's a thread about a song called "The Strawberry Roan." It makes me realize that for years I have heard about the colors of horses and have had no idea what they were talking about. You know the words I mean: bay, roan, sorrel, chestnut, pinto, palomino. Today I found a page that explains it all: http://www.americanappendix.com/thecolorofyourhorse.html I wish I had had this explanation when I was eleven or twelve years old and was reading every Marguerite Henry book I could find. Who else lapped up "King of the Wind?"
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