Tobiano

The head will usually be marked like a solid-coloured horse, either solid or with a blaze, stripe, star or snip. Generally all four legs will be white, at least below the hocks and knees. Spots are usually regular and distinct, often coming in oval or round patterns that extend down over the neck and chest sometimes giving the appearance of a shield. The tobiano will usually have the dark colour on one or both flanks. It may be either predominantly dark or white.

Overo

White will rarely cross the back between the withers and the tail.  Often all four legs will be the dark colour. Head markings will often be bald, apron, or even bonnet-faced. Irregular, scattered or splashy white markings appear on the body, often referred to as calico patterns. The tail is usually one colour. The horse may be either predominantly dark or white.

Tovero

Dark pigmentation around the ears, which may expand to cover the forehead and /or eyes. One or both eyes blue. Dark pigmentaion around the mouth, which may extend up the sides of the face and form spots. Chest spots may also extend up the neck. Flank spots various sizes, often accompanied by smaller spots that extend forward across the barrel, and up over the loin. Spots, varying in size, at the base of the tail.