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Combined, sorrel and chestnut horses comprised 37 percent of all American Quarter Horses registered in 2005. Black horses accounted for approximately 3 percent.

There are 23 recognized American Quarter Horse colors: chestnut, sorrel, black, brown, gray, bay, palomino, buckskin, smoky black, smoky cream, cremello, perlino, white, classic champagne, amber champagne, gold champagne, dun, red dun, grullo, red roan, bay roan, brown roan, and blue roan.

This rare American Quarter Horse color, champagne, is a dominant modifier horse color, which means that it acts on whatever “base color” the horse has, whether that is black, red or bay.

When transferring a horse's ownership, you'll need: A completed transfer report form or signed bill of sale stating the horse's registered name and/or number, the date of sale and signed by the record owner on file with AQHA. The original certificate of registration.

Sorrel and chestnut – the most common colors in the American Quarter Horse – are genetically the same color.

There are a number of types of Quarter Horse: the stock Quarter Horse, the racing and hunter type Quarter Horse, and the halter Quarter Horse. Each is suited to a different purpose and has a slightly different appearance.

There are 17 recognized American Quarter Horse colors: chestnut, sorrel, black, brown, gray, bay, palomino, buckskin, cremello, perlino, white, dun, red dun, grullo, red roan, bay roan and blue roan.

Any horse with excessive white – see Rule 205(d) in the AQHA Handbook – will have a notation on its registration certificate saying “This horse has white markings designated under AQHA rules as an undesirable trait and uncharacteristic of the breed.”