Rabicano is a pattern of white hairs that's similar to roan. It consists of white hairs on the flanks of the horse and at the top of the tail. The white hairs on the flanks often spread onto the rib area, where they take on a vertical striping appearance.

Rabicano is caused by the dominant gene Rb.

 

 

More rabicanos:

The chestnut rabicano above is an Arab. Rabicano is often found in Arabs, although they call it "roan."

 

 

Below is a closeup of the tail of a rabicano horse. This coloring is sometimes called "skunk tail."


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