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Red dun (D-ee) is a diluted form of chestnut. The body color of the red dun is a pale, washed-out yellowish red, and the point color is red, in various shades. Like all members of the dun family, primitive markings are present.
Like most colors, red dun comes in a variety of shades. The horse above is pretty light (a shade often called orange dun), whereas the horse at right is rather dark. Some chestnuts are so light that they are lighter than some shades of red dun. The difference, of course, is that the points of the red dun are darker than its body color, and the red dun, like all duns, has primitive markings (usually hard to see in photos!).
More red duns:
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This foal is a pale shade of red dun sometimes called claybank. His legs show blond baby fuzz; they will shed out to be reddish, like his mane and tail. |
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Above: Claybank |
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Another claybank foal |
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