Although I enjoy painting miniatures, my problems were finding the right colors for horses. Being color blind did not help and my green horses have become infamous at the gaming table. I have solved the problem by using the Equine Deluxe Paint Set (GG-084) by "The Armory". For only $16.95 this set includes the ten most popular colors of horses so stop your local hobby store for these fine paints. My other source was on the internet to an organization called "The Jockey Club" and they are located at wwwjockeyclub.com. The following colors of horses are recognized by them:

Bay: The entire coat of the horse may vary from a yellow-tan to a bright auburn. The mane, tail, and lower portion of the legs are always black, unless white markings are present.

Black: The entire coat of the horse is black, including the muzzle, the flanks, the mane, tail and legs, unless white markings are present.

Chestnut: The entire coat of the horse may vary from a red-yellow to a golden-yellow. The mane, tail, and legs are usually variations of coat color, unless white markings are present.

Dark Bay/Brown: The entire coast of the horse will vary from a brown, with areas of tan on the shoulders, head and flanks, to a dark brown, with tan areas seen only in the flanks and /or muzzle. The mane, tail, and lower portion of the legs are always black, unless white markings are present.

Gray: The majority of the coast of the horse is a mixture of black and white hairs. The mane, tail, and legs may be either black or gray, unless white markings are present.

Roan: The majority of the coat of the horse is a mixture of red and white hairs or brown and white hairs. The mane, tail, and legs may be black, chestnut or roan, unless white markings are present.

Another good source would be discount book stores where you can pick up a color hard back on horses for your coffee table. It makes it worth while to have good looking horses as you run down your enemy units.