What color is my qh??

[u/CtrlAltFeral]

His paperwork says sorrel but I thought he was chestnut, what color is he?? (One pic on a cloudy day and inside with lights)

[u/prosequendum]

Sorrel and chestnut are the same thing.

[u/CtrlAltFeral → u/prosequendum]

Well color me silly, thank you!

[u/fluggies → u/[deleted]]

False. Red is red.

[u/Sad_Confection_3154]

They're the same color. Sorrel (used more in Western) is chestnut (used more in English).

[u/CtrlAltFeral → u/Sad_Confection_3154]

Hahahaa going to hide under my rock now. Thank you!

[u/KittyKayl → u/CtrlAltFeral]

I will add the addendum that a lot of times you'll see the western folks using sorrel for the very red while a lot of them will actually use chestnut for the tans like the shades a Belgian draft usually has.

[u/needsexyboots → u/CtrlAltFeral]

You don’t know until you know!

[u/bearxfoo]

chestnut and sorrel are the same thing. genetically, it's the red gene.

[u/WendigoRider]

Same thing, I just call it red. Eliminates the argument or starts a whole new one cause I called someone’s chestnut/sorrel red lmao. My chestnut gets referred to as “the red one” and my palomino “the blonde one”

[u/WaryCleverGood]

Chestnut and sorrel are different names for the same color.

[u/Tricky-Category-8419]

Sorrel AKA Chestnut, Pretty horse!

[u/CtrlAltFeral → u/Tricky-Category-8419]

Thank you!!

[u/blechness]

By the looks of your halter, sorrel. In my horses' tack, chestnut 😂

[u/mermaidmamas → u/blechness]

This made me chuckle 🤣

[u/callalind]

A very well roasted Chestnut

[u/CtrlAltFeral → u/callalind]

Haha love this

[u/ms_globgoblin]

brown for sure

[u/CtrlAltFeral → u/ms_globgoblin]

😂

[u/Pontoonpanda]

sorrel with a matching mane is the most stunning color for a horse imo! he's gorgeous

[u/CtrlAltFeral → u/Pontoonpanda]

Thank you so much! He knows he’s cute too

[u/Repulsive-Resist-456]

Chestnut/red

[u/GoldenGaitGaiter]

Sorrel

[u/TheUniverse-IsMine]

Chestnut/sorrel. They're the same

[u/Electrical-Ask1246]

Same color but usually sorrel is western term and used for much brighter red with the same or lighter mane. Chestnut would be a little more dark to the eye. Low quality photo attached.