Tack comes in every color under the sun, so there are a lot of options when it comes to choosing a color for your horse. But how do you know which color will look best, bringing out your horse’s coat color and making him stand out? This guide will help!
Light blue looks great on most horses, even odd-colored ones!
Color Groups to Consider
Black and White – These colors are classic, classy, and look great on all horses! In the world of English riding, most show tack is limited to these colors. A lovely contrast is created if you put black on a grey horse, or white on a dark horse.
Earth Tones – This color group includes browns, tans, and other neutrals. They look best on chestnuts, buckskins, palominos, and duns. Earth tones are quite common in western disciplines.
Greens and Blues – Some of my personal favorites are navy blue, hunter green, turquoise, and sky blue. These colors look great on nearly any horse. Turquoise has become quite popular in western disciplines during recent years. Hunter green and navy blue have been classic choices for English disciplines.
Jewel Tones – Jewel tones refer to purple, pink, red, and even a royal blue. As bolder colors, these look best on bays, grey, and black horses.
Winning Color Combinations
The above color suggestions are bound to be inspiring. But the following colors are proven crowd pleasers when featured on these specific coat colors.
– Yellow on chestnuts.
– Hot pink on palominos. Because who doesn’t love a Barbie horse?
– Red on buckskins.
– Sky blue on horses with blue eyes. The matching blues will really stand out!
– Orange on black horses. This is a bold one, but if you pick the right shade of orange, it can be stunning!
– Sand on flaxen chestnuts. This really brings out those blonde manes!
– Navy blue on greys… especially dappled greys.
– Burgundy on red roans. There’s something so stunning about these red tones together.
– A soft peach or dusty pink are two more unique colors that looks great on most horses.
