Fast, compact, and beautiful, Arabians make excellent mounts. A hot blood, it tends to be nervous, but it has great endurance. By crossing the Arabian and the Thoroughbred, breeders produce the strong, intelligent Anglo-Arabian. Some breeds, like the palomino, have a standard color. Many breeds, however, include animals of varying colors from jet black to gray to white.
Bays are brownish with some auburn or red shades.
The mane, tail, and stockings are black. Chestnut are similar to bays, but mane, tail, and stockings are the same color as the coat or lighter. In cowboy mythology, a horseman usually shows special affection for his mount. Famous horse and rider duos of the western movies, like Roy Rogers and Trigger, perpetuate this notion. But cowboys needed a fresh, strong mount for strenuous ranch work, so they rode a number of different animals.