The following are common terms used to describe Appaloosa coat patterns:
Blanket - A solid white area normally over, but not limited to, the hip area with a contrasting base colour.
Spots - White or dark spots over all or a portion of it's body.
Blanket with Spots - A white blanket which has dark spots within the white.
Roan - A horse exhibiting the Appaloosa roan pattern develops a lighter coloured area on the forehead, jowls and frontal bones of the face, over the back, loin and hips. Darker areas may appear along the frontal bones of the face as well and also on the legs, stifle, above the eye, point of the hip and below the elbow. Without an apparent Appaloosa blanket or spots, a horse with only the above-listed characteristics will also need mottled skin.
Roan Blanket - The roan pattern consisting of a mixture of light and dark hairs, over a portion of the body. The blanket normally occurs over, but not limited to, the hip area.
Roan Blanket with Spots - Roan blanket (as above) which has white and/or dark spots within the roan area.
Solid - Base colour but no contrasting colour in the form of an Appaloosa coat pattern. The horse will need mottled skin and one other Appaloosa characteristic.
