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Liver chestnut (Бурая in Russian): dark brown, chocolate-colored body with no black areas. Less common than lighter chestnut.
| Russian name | Бурая |
|---|---|
| Shades | dark liver, light liver |
| Body | dark brown, chocolate-colored body with no black areas |
| Mane and tail | the same as the body or slightly lighter |
| Legs | brown, with no black |
| With age | does not change |
| How common | less common than lighter chestnut |
It is a dark shade of chestnut: there is no black pigment in the coat, just a very deep red one.
A liver chestnut is easy to mistake for a bay or black. Look at the legs and tail: they are brown on a liver chestnut and black on a bay or black horse.
In Russian, «buraya» means a dark chestnut, although people sometimes use it for any brown horse.
What to use: chocolate plush with yarn of the same shade or one shade lighter. Free hobby horse pattern →
Source: Wikipedia