Horse color coat difference?

Whats the difference from a Sorrel horse, and a chesnut? I'm trying to figure out my horse (that was sold without my permission) what his coat color was. He was a paint. But he didn't look it.

Horse color coat difference?
The sorrel color is a coppery red, while the chestnut is a brownish red.





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Reply:Chesnut is a darker brown, sorrell has a redish tint to it, I believe. How do you mean he didn't look like a paint? Did he have large white patches, as well?





Sorry to hear he was sold without your knowledge. That is an awful feeling.





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Reply:A Sorrel has a lighter mane
Reply:They are basically the same color...chestnut usually have the same color mane and tail, but the sorrel have a cream colored mane and tail...the sorrel tends to have a lighter red (copper) coat and the chestnut can get very dark.





Do a search for paint horse colors, and compare your horse to the colors offered.
Reply:A chestnut is the same color all over (reddish brown) (mane and tail) a sorrel has a black tail and mane, and usually some white on it's face.
Reply:The names are interchangable, different registries will call them one or the other, but it is still the same color (a shade of red, light or dark).
Reply:Chestnut is brown with mane and tail being the same color of brown.