what is a roan horse
Blue roan. Roan is a horse coat color pattern characterized by an even mixture of colored and white hairs on the body, while the head and  points âlower legs, mane and tailâare mostly solid-colored. Horses with roan coats have white hairs evenly intermingled throughout any other color.The head, legs, mane and tail have fewer scattered white hairs or none at all. The roan pattern is dominantly-inherited, and is found in many horse breeds.orses with roan coats have white hairs evenly intermingled throughout any other color. The head, legs, mane and tail have fewer scattered white hairs or none at all. The roan pattern is dominantly-inherited, and is found in many horse breeds.