Bay Horse Name Generator
Warm brown names with black points
Find a name for a bay or brown horse, built from the coat: warm browns like Mahogany, Brandywine and Conker, names for the black points such as Black Stockings, Sooty Socks and Dipped in Ink, shade names like Blood Bay and Seal Brown, and show names like Umber Road.
About bay horse names
A bay horse has a red-brown to dark brown body with black points: a black mane and tail and black lower legs, often with black tips to the ears. Most horses that people simply call brown are bays, and seal brown, the darkest version, can look almost black except for tan around the muzzle and flanks. A chestnut, by contrast, is red all over with no black, so names like Rusty and Penny belong more to that coat.
The list follows the coat. Warm browns come from woods, spirits, spices, red earth and autumn: Mahogany, Rosewood, Brandywine, Cognac, Molasses, Terracotta, Autumn Ember. A second group is written for the black points, the thing that makes a brown horse a bay: Black Stockings, Sooty Socks, Dipped in Ink, Inkwell, Opera Gloves. Shade names run from light to dark, such as Golden Bay, Cherry Bay, Blood Bay, Mahogany Bay and Seal Brown.
Longer names like Umber Road, Copper Sonata and Aged in Oak are written in show-ring style, while Conker, Umber and Bruno are short enough to call across a field. A small share are famous bays with a note on who they were, such as Seabiscuit and Frankel, and words for bay, brown and similar shades in other languages, each with its meaning.
How to choose bay horse names
- Look at the shade before you choose: a bright red coat suits Cherry Bay or Blood Orange, a deep one suits Mahogany or Black Walnut, and a seal brown can carry Nearly Black.
- Use the black points: four dark legs make Black Stockings, Riding Boots or Dipped in Ink an easy fit.
- Pair a short barn name with a longer show name on one idea, such as Conker in the barn and Conker Season on the entry form, or Umber and Umber Road.
- A foal's coat can change. Many bays are born lighter with pale legs and darken as the foal coat sheds, so wait for the points to come in before settling on a name about them.
- If you plan to register the horse, read your breed registry's rules on length and duplicates first, and test your shortlist there yourself.
Frequently asked questions
What color is a bay horse?
A bay has a red-brown to dark brown body with black points, meaning a black mane, a black tail and black lower legs. Shades run from light, golden and blood bay to mahogany bay and dark bay. White markings such as a blaze or socks can sit on top of that pattern.
Is a brown horse the same as a bay?
Usually, yes. Most horses described as brown have a black mane, tail and legs, which makes them bays, and the very dark ones with tan on the muzzle and flanks are called seal brown. A red-brown horse whose mane and legs match its body is a chestnut instead. Either way, the warm brown names here fit.
What are good names for a bay horse?
Names from the coat work well: Mahogany, Brandywine, Conker and Russet for the body color, and Black Stockings, Sooty Socks or Inkwell for the points. For a show name try Umber Road, Cinnamon Waltz or Aged in Oak. The list holds 1,000 names across those styles.
Which famous horses were bays?
Seabiscuit, Northern Dancer, Frankel, Red Rum, American Pharoah and Cigar were all bays, and the list labels each one. Secretariat and Man o' War were chestnuts, so they are not on it.
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All 1,000 bay horse names
A: 41 names
- Acacia
- Acajou (French: mahogany)
- Acorn Cap
- Acorn Fall
- Acoustic Guitar
- Adobe
- Adobe Sunset
- Adobe Wall
- After Dinner
- Afterglow
- Aged in Oak
- Aged to Perfection
- Alder Cone
- Allspice
- Almandine
- Almost Black
- Alpenglow
- Amaretto Sour
- Amber Bay
- Amber Eyes
- Amber Fossil
- American Pharoah (bay Triple Crown winner)
- Amontillado
- Ancho
- Anchor Bay
- Angel's Share
- Ankle Deep in Coal
- Antique Brass
- Antique Finish
- Antique Oak
- Apple Harvest
- Applewood Smoke
- Arkle (bay Irish steeplechasing great)
- Armagnac
- Auburn
- Australian Nut
- Autumn Aria
- Autumn Bracken
- Autumn Ember
- Autumn in Vermont
- Autumn Sonata
B: 171 names
- Badius (Latin: bay, the root of the word)
- Bai (French: bay)
- Bai Brun (French: dark bay)
- Bai Cerise (French: cherry bay)
- Baio (Italian: bay)
- Baio Scuro (Italian: dark bay)
- Banked Fire
- Bantry Bay
- Barbaro (bay Kentucky Derby winner of 2006)
- Barleywine
- Barna (Hungarian: brown)
- Bassoon
- Bay All Day
- Bay and Black
- Bay at the Wire
- Bay Be Mine
- Bay Breeze
- Bay Brown
- Bay by Name
- Bay Cat
- Bay Charger
- Bay Courser
- Bay Dream Believer
- Bay Duiker
- Bay Going on Brown
- Bay Laurel
- Bay Leaf
- Bay of Biscay
- Bay of Fundy
- Bay of Plenty
- Bay Owl
- Bay Palfrey
- Bay Pilot
- Bay Rhapsody
- Bay Rum
- Bay Skipper
- Bay Sovereign
- Bay Watch
- Bay Window
- Bay with Black Trim
- Baying at the Moon
- Beautifully Brown
- Best Mate (bay three-time Gold Cup winner)
- Bet on the Bay
- Bicolor
- Big Brown (bay Kentucky Derby winner of 2008)
- Big Brown Eyes
- Bing Cherry
- Bistre
- Bitter Chocolate
- Bittern
- Bittersweet
- Bix
- Black at the Knees
- Black Bay
- Black Border
- Black Cannons
B, continued
- Black Cherry
- Black Coffee
- Black Ears
- Black Edging
- Black Forelock
- Black Fringe
- Black in Winter
- Black Lace Trim
- Black Laces
- Black Mane
- Black Patent
- Black Piping
- Black Points
- Black Stockings
- Black Tail
- Black Tea
- Black Tie Trim
- Black Tights
- Black to the Knee
- Black Walnut
- Black Wellies
- Blackened Cuffs
- Blacks and Bays
- Blackstrap
- Blood Bay
- Blood Bay Baron
- Blood Horse
- Blood Orange
- Bloodstone
- Bloom
- Blotter
- Bog Oak
- Bold Outline
- Bonfire Night
- Boot Black
- Booted in Black
- Boots
- Boots at the Door
- Bosco
- Botany Bay
- Boulevardier
- Bourbon
- Bourbon Barrel
- Bracken
- Braided in Black
- Bram
- Branding Iron
- Brandy Alexander
- Brandy and Ink
- Brandy Snap
- Brandywine
- Brass Band
- Brass Fanfare
- Brass Ring
- Braun (German: brown)
- Brauner (German: a bay horse)
- Brazil Nut
B, continued
- Bread Pudding
- Breakwater
- Briar
- Briarwood
- Brick Dust
- Brick Road
- Brigadier Gerard (bay champion miler)
- Bright Bay
- Brogan
- Brogues and Tweed
- Broken In
- Bronson
- Bronze
- Bronze and Black
- Bronze Ballad
- Bronze Baron
- Bronze Bay
- Bronze Bell
- Bronze Sheen
- Bronze Statue
- Brown and Black
- Brown Bag Lunch
- Brown Bay Belle
- Brown Eyed Girl
- Brown Eyed Handsome
- Brown Hare
- Brown in Summer
- Brown Sugar
- Brown Suit, Black Tie
- Brown Velvet
- Brown Zircon
- Brun (French: brown)
- Bruna
- Brunella
- Bruno
- Bryce Canyon
- Buckeye
- Bullwhip
- Bulrush
- Burgundy
- Burl Walnut
- Burnett
- Burnished
- Burnished Bay
- Burnished Glory
- Burnt at the Edges
- Burnt Horizon
- Burnt Match
- Burnt Oak
- Burnt Offering
- Burnt Sienna
- Burnt Sugar Crust
- Burnt Toffee
- Burnt Umber
- Butterscotch Chip
- By the Fire
- Byron Bay
C: 117 names
- Cafe au Lait
- Calvados
- Camp Cook
- Campfire Glow
- Camptown Lady
- Candied Pecan
- Candlelight
- Canela (Spanish: cinnamon)
- Cannelle (French: cinnamon)
- Canyon
- Canyon Echo
- Canyon Shade
- Canyon Wall
- Canyonlands
- Caoba (Spanish: mahogany)
- Caramel Drizzle
- Caramel Gone Dark
- Caramel Shortbread
- Carmine
- Carnelian
- Carnelian Crown
- Carob Pod
- Carved Mahogany
- Cassia
- Cast in Bronze
- Cast Iron
- Castanho (Portuguese: brown)
- Castaño (Spanish: chestnut brown)
- Cedar Chest
- Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Song
- Cellar Reserve
- Cello Back
- Cello Suite
- Chairo (Japanese: brown)
- Charcoal Gaiters
- Charcoal Outline
- Charcoal Pasterns
- Charcoal Sketch
- Charcoal Socks
- Charred Edges
- Charred Fence Post
- Châtaigne (French: chestnut)
- Cherry Bay
- Cherry Bomb
- Cherry Brandy
- Cherry Cola
- Cherry Cordial
- Cherrywood
- Cherrywood Bay
- Chesapeake Bay
- Chestnut Avenue
- Chestnut with Boots On
- Chestnuts Roasting
- Chiaroscuro
- Chicory Coffee
- Chimney Smoke
- Chimney Sweep
C, continued
- Chipotle
- Chisholm Trail
- Chocolate and Licorice
- Chocolate Soldier
- Church Bell
- Cigar (bay winner of 16 straight races)
- Cinch
- Cinnamon and Clove
- Cinnamon Bark
- Cinnamon Teal
- Cinnamon Waltz
- Citation (bay Triple Crown winner of 1948)
- Claret
- Classic in Brown
- Clay Pot
- Cleveland Bay
- Clipped Out
- Clove
- Clove Hitch
- Coach and Six
- Coal Boots
- Coal Dust Cuffs
- Coal Fetlocks
- Coal Scuttle
- Coco
- Coco Brown
- Cocoa and Coal
- Cocoa Dust
- Coffee and Ink
- Cognac
- Cognac Cavalier
- Cola and Licorice
- Cola Float
- Color Block
- Colorado (Spanish: red-colored)
- Concho
- Conker
- Conker Champion
- Conker Season
- Copper and Coal
- Copper Bay
- Copper Beech
- Copper Coin
- Copper Coronet
- Copper Sheen
- Copper Sonata
- Copper Top
- Copperhead Road
- Cordovan
- Cork Oak
- Country Squire
- Cowboy Coffee
- Cowpoke
- Crimson Tide
- Crumpet
- Cuero (Spanish: leather)
- Curlew
- Curry Comb
- Cypress Knee
D: 56 names
- Dales Pony
- Dan Patch (mahogany bay champion pacer)
- Dancing Brave (bay Arc winner of 1986)
- Dappled Bay
- Dapples in June
- Dark Around the Edges
- Dark Bay Dancer
- Dark Bay Rising
- Dark Caramel
- Dark Finish
- Dark Frame
- Dark Havana
- Dark Horse Candidate
- Dark Mane Rising
- Dark Molasses
- Dark Muzzle
- Dark Outline
- Dark Roots
- Dark Tips
- Dark Trim
- Darker by the Mile
- Darkest Bay
- Darley Arabian (bay Thoroughbred foundation sire)
- Date Syrup
- Day's End
- Deep Amber
- Deep Impact (bay Japanese Triple Crown winner)
- Deep Shine
- Desert Sunset
- Dip Dyed
- Dipped in Chocolate
- Dipped in Ink
- Dipped Twice
- Dock of the Bay
- Dockside
- Donkerbruin (Dutch: dark brown)
- Donn (Irish: brown)
- Doo Dah Day
- Doppelbock
- Dorat (Serbian: a bay horse)
- Doru (Turkish: bay)
- Double Bass
- Double Dipped
- Double Espresso
- Downtown Brown
- Dreadnought
- Dress Socks
- Dressed in Mahogany
- Drinking Chocolate
- Drover
- Dubbin
- Dunkelbrauner (German: a dark bay horse)
- Dusk Duchess
- Dusk on the Legs
- Dusk Till Dawn
- Dusky
E: 24 names
- Ear Tips
- Ebonized
- Ebony and Oak
- Ebony Frame
- Ebony Stockings
- Ebony Trim
- Edged in Soot
- Egremont Russet
- Elbow Grease
- Elbow Patches
- Elk Ridge
- Ember and Ash
- Ember Days
- Ember Empress
- Ember Glow
- Enable (bay dual Arc winner)
- Equinox
- Espresso Grounds
- Estate Bottled
- Evening Gloves
- Evening Glow
- Evensong
- Every Shade of Brown
- Exmoor
F: 29 names
- Fade to Black
- Fall Classic
- Fallen Leaves
- Fallen Timber
- Fiddlestick
- Field Master
- Fig Jam
- Figure (bay founding sire of the Morgan breed)
- Final Coat
- Fine Liner
- Fine Point
- Fire and Soot
- Firebrick
- Fired Clay
- Firelight
- Firelight Fandango
- Fireside Chat
- First Frost Morning
- Flightline (unbeaten bay American champion)
- Forged in Copper
- Fountain Pen
- Four Black Boots
- Fox Legs
- Framed in Ebony
- Frankel (unbeaten bay champion)
- French Cuffs
- French Polish
- Fresh Ink
- Fudge Brownie
G: 21 names
- Gaiters
- Galileo (bay Derby winner and champion sire)
- Galway Bay
- Garnet
- Garnet Gala
- Garnet Star
- Gentleman's Study
- Georgia Clay
- Gilded Bronze
- Gingerbread
- Gleam
- Glossy
- Glowing Coals
- Gnedoy (Russian: bay)
- Gniady (Polish: bay)
- Golden Bay
- Gone Away
- Good Grief
- Grand Reserve
- Gun Belt
- Gwinau (Welsh: bay or auburn)
H: 46 names
- Hackney
- Half Moon Bay
- Handsome in Brown
- Harbor Lights
- Harbor Master
- Harbor Seal
- Hard Cider
- Harness Leather
- Harris Tweed
- Hart
- Harvest Hymn
- Harvest Supper
- Haselnuss (German: hazelnut)
- Havana Brown
- Hazel Coppice
- Hazel Grace
- Hazel Moon
- Hazel Shell
- Hazelnut Latte
- Heart of Oak
- Hearth and Home
- Hearth Bricks
- Hearth Fire
- Hearthstone
- Hedge Hopper
- Hematite
- Hessian Boots
- Hickory
- Hickory Hollow
- Hickory Smoke
- Hickory Wind
- Hickstead (bay Olympic show jumping champion)
- High Gloss
- High Shine
- Highland Malt
- Hind
- Hnědák (Czech: a bay horse)
- Hock Deep
- Honey Bay
- Horse Chestnut
- Hot Blood
- Hot Toddy
- How Now
- Hudson Bay
- Hunt Club
- Hunter's Moon Rising
I: 17 names
- In Full Bloom
- India Ink
- Ink Blot
- Ink Dipper
- Ink on Her Stockings
- Ink Pot
- Ink Stockings
- Inked Hocks
- Inked Legs
- Inkwell
- Inky Fetlocks
- Inky Toes
- Iroko
- Iron Horse
- Iron Kettle
- Iron Ore
- Islay
J: 10 names
- Jarpur (Icelandic: bay)
- Jasper Ridge
- Jatoba
- Jet Feathers
- Jet Fringe
- Jet Mane
- Jet Trim
- Joey (the red bay of War Horse)
- John Henry (bay champion gelding)
- Just a Bay
K: 20 names
- Kage (Japanese: bay coat)
- Kahverengi (Turkish: coffee-colored, brown)
- Kaneel (Dutch: cinnamon)
- Kauto Star (bay dual Gold Cup winner)
- Keep at Bay
- Kelso (dark bay five-time Horse of the Year)
- Kentucky Bourbon
- Kestrel
- Kid Gloves
- Kimberley
- Kindled
- Kingwood
- Knee Deep in Ink
- Knee Socks
- Kohl Eyes
- Kohl Liner
- Kohl Tipped
- Kola Nut
- Kumayt (Arabic: a bay horse)
- Kurokage (Japanese: dark bay coat)
L: 27 names
- Lace Edging
- Laced Up Dark
- Lampblack
- Lamplight
- Laredo Leather
- Last Ember
- Last Light
- Last Waltz
- Laterite
- Latigo
- Leaf Fall
- Leggings
- Library Fire
- Library Ladder
- Licorice Laces
- Licorice Legs
- Licorice Whip
- Light Bay
- Lightly Browned
- Little Brown Jug
- London Tan
- Lone Mesquite
- Long Gloves
- Long Shadows
- Low Sun
- Low Tide
- Lute Song
M: 56 names
- Mace
- Madeira
- Magic Hour
- Magic Lantern
- Mahogany
- Mahogany and Jet
- Mahogany Bay
- Mahogany Gloss
- Mahogany Monarch
- Mahogany Morning
- Mahogany Rush
- Makybe Diva (bay three-time Melbourne Cup winner)
- Malbec
- Mandolin
- Mane Attraction
- Mane Event
- Manhattan
- Maple Burl
- Maple Glaze
- Maple Leaf Rag
- Maple Minuet
- Maraschino
- March Hare
- Marrakesh
- Marró (Catalan: brown)
- Marrón (Spanish: brown)
- Marron Glace
- Marrone (Italian: brown)
- Master of Foxhounds
- Mealy Muzzle
- Merlot
- Mesa at Dusk
- Mesa Verde
- Metallic Bay
- Michaelmas
- Midnight Bay
- Midnight Hocks
- Midnight Mane
- Mill Reef (bay Derby and Arc winner of 1971)
- Mister Brown
- Mitts
- Mocha Java
- Mogano (Italian: mahogany)
- Molasses
- Monarch Butterfly
- Montego Bay
- Moored
- Morello
- Morgan
- Mörkbrun (Swedish: dark brown)
- Morning Coffee
- Mrs Brown
- Mudstone
- Mule Skinner
- Mulled Cider
- Mulled Wine
N: 20 names
- Nearly Black
- Neat Pour
- Neatsfoot
- Never Just Brown
- Newmarket Tan
- Night Herd
- Night Mane
- Nightcap
- Nightjar
- Nijinsky (bay English Triple Crown winner)
- Nocino
- Northern Dancer (bay Kentucky Derby winner)
- Not a Chestnut
- Not Quite Black
- November Rain
- Nussbaum (German: walnut tree)
- Nut Brown Maiden
- Nutmeg
- Nutmeg Grater
- Nutshell
O: 33 names
- Oak Barrel
- Oak Leaf
- Oakheart Legacy
- Obey the Bay
- October
- October Bay
- October Overture
- Odd Socks
- Oiled Teak
- Oklahoma Red
- Old Banister
- Old Brick
- Old Copper
- Old Master
- Old Penny
- Old Rust
- Old Saddle
- Old Varnish
- Old Violin
- Oloroso
- Ombre
- On Point
- On the Rocks
- One for the Road
- Onyx Tips
- Opera Gloves
- Order of the Garter
- Oregon Trail
- Otter Brown
- Outlined in Black
- Overland Stage
- Oxblood
- Oyster Bay
P: 41 names
- Paintbrush Tail
- Painted Lady
- Partridge
- Patent Leather
- Patina
- Peanut Brittle
- Pearwood
- Peat and Smoke
- Peat Bog
- Pecan
- Pecan and Pitch
- Pecan Praline
- Pecan Shell
- Pej (Hungarian: bay)
- Pencil Sketch
- Peppercorn
- Pheasant
- Picture Frame
- Pine Marten Run
- Piped in Black
- Pitch Dipped
- Plain Brown Wrapper
- Plaited Black
- Point Taken
- Point to Point
- Polished Bay
- Polished Performance
- Polished Walnut
- Ponderosa
- Portrait in Umber
- Potter's Wheel
- Prairie Sunset
- Praline
- Praline Crunch
- Pretty Little Horses
- Printer's Ink
- Private Reserve
- Pueblo
- Pumpernickel
- Puttees
- Pyrope
Q: 3 names
- Quiet Anchorage
- Quill and Ink
- Quill Tip
R: 58 names
- Rachel Alexandra (bay Preakness-winning filly)
- Raven Mane
- Raw Umber
- Rawhide Rhythm
- Red Admiral
- Red Ale
- Red Bay
- Red Blooded
- Red Bluff
- Red Cedar
- Red Centre
- Red Clay
- Red Deer
- Red Dirt Girl
- Red Dust
- Red Grouse
- Red Jasper
- Red Kite
- Red Mesa
- Red Oak
- Red Ochre
- Red Ribbon
- Red River Valley
- Red Rock
- Red Rum (bay Grand National legend)
- Red Sky at Night
- Red Squirrel
- Redwood Grove
- Redwood Reverie
- Regal in Russet
- Rhapsody in Russet
- Rich Tradition
- Ride Into the Sunset
- Riding Boots
- Rio Colorado
- Roasted Hazelnut
- Rob Roy
- Robin Redbreast
- Roe
- Roebuck
- Rolltop Desk
- Rooibos
- Root Beer
- Rosewood
- Rosewood Fretboard
- Rosewood Rhapsody
- Rosin
- Ruby Port
- Ruffian (dark bay champion filly)
- Rum Runner
- Ruskea (Finnish: brown)
- Russet
- Russet Glow
- Russet Reign
- Rust and Soot
- Rust Never Sleeps
- Ruunikko (Finnish: a bay horse)
- Rye Whiskey
S: 109 names
- Sable Mane
- Saddle Blanket
- Saddle Soap
- Saddle Tramp
- Safe Harbor
- Sahara Dusk
- Sandstone Arch
- Sandy Bay
- Sangria
- Santa Fe Trail
- Sapele
- Sazerac
- Schwarzbrauner (German: a seal brown horse)
- Scorched Cedar
- Scorched Earth
- Scorched Tips
- Sea the Stars (bay Derby and Arc winner)
- Seabiscuit (famous bay racehorse)
- Seal Bay
- Seal Brown
- Seal of Approval
- Seal Point
- Sealed in Bronze
- Sealed with a Kiss
- Sealing Wax
- Sealskin
- Seattle Slew (dark bay Triple Crown winner)
- Sedona
- Sedona Red
- Sedona Sunrise
- Selkie
- Sepia
- Sepia Portrait
- Sepia Tone
- September Song
- Sfumato
- Shades of Bay
- Shadow Bay
- Shadowed Hocks
- Shedding Out
- Shellac
- Sheltered Cove
- Shergar (bay Derby winner of 1981)
- Sherry Cask
- Sherry Trifle
- Shilling
- Shire
- Sienna
- Sienna Rose
- Sienna Skye
- Sienna Sunrise
- Signed and Sealed
- Signed in Ink
- Silk Stockings
S, continued
- Singed
- Singed Hem
- Single Barrel
- Slow Burn
- Small Batch
- Smoke Signal
- Smoked Tips
- Smoking Jacket
- Smoky Bay
- Smoky Eye
- Smoky Topaz
- Smolder
- Smoldering Glance
- Smudge
- Smudged Ears
- Smuggler's Cove
- Sock Drawer
- Socks On
- Soot on His Boots
- Soot Slippers
- Soot Sprite
- Sooty
- Sooty Bay
- Sooty Hooves
- Sooty Knees
- Sooty Nose
- Sooty Socks
- Sorghum
- Sorghum Syrup
- Sour Cherry
- Spats
- Speyside
- Spilled Ink
- Split Rail
- Steeped in Tradition
- Stepped in Tar
- Stirrup Leather
- Stocking Feet
- Stockings
- Stoneware Jug
- Stove Black
- Stovetop Mocha
- Straight Up
- Study in Sepia
- Sumi Ink
- Summer Coat
- Sunburst Finish
- Sundown
- Sunset Boulevard
- Sunset Rider
- Sunset Serenade
- Sunset Strip
- Sweet Chestnut
- Sycamore Seed
- Symphony in Bronze
T: 53 names
- Tail Feathers
- Tail Lights
- Tall Boots
- Tally Ho
- Tamarind
- Tan Muzzle
- Tan Oak
- Taos
- Tapadero
- Tar Boots
- Tar Heels
- Tawny
- Tawny Owl
- Tawny Port
- Tea Kettle
- Teak Deck
- Tequila Sunset
- Terracotta
- Terracotta Army
- Terracotta Prince
- Thunder Bay
- Tiger's Eye
- Tilled Earth
- Tin Cup
- Tinder
- Tintype
- Tipped Ears
- Tipped in Black
- Tiznow (bay dual Breeders' Cup Classic winner)
- Toast and Treacle
- Toasted
- Toasted Hazelnut
- Toasted Pecan
- Tobacco Leaf
- Tobacco Sunburst
- Toffee
- Toffee Apple
- Toffee Penny
- Toffee Tango
- Tooled Leather
- Top Hand
- Top Shelf
- Tortoiseshell Comb
- Tostado (Spanish: toasted)
- Town and Country
- Trail Dust
- Treacle Toffee
- Trimmed in Jet
- True Bay
- Tuppence
- Turning Leaves
- Tweed Jacket
- Two Tone
U: 4 names
- Umber
- Umber Road
- Umber Shadow
- Upright Piano
V: 13 names
- Valegro (dark bay Olympic dressage champion)
- Van Dyke Brown
- Velvet Antler
- Velvet Brandy
- Velvet Gloves
- Vermilion Bay
- Vermouth Rosso
- Vespers
- Vintage Print
- Vintage Reserve
- Vintage Sunburst
- Viola
- Violin Varnish
W: 27 names
- Waded Through Ink
- Wagon Master
- Walked Through Soot
- Walnut
- Walnut and Ebony
- Walnut Grove
- Walnut Stain
- Walnut Waltz
- Walnut Whisper
- War Admiral (brown Triple Crown winner)
- Wax Seal
- Weathered Steel
- Well Oiled
- Well Read
- Well Turned Out
- Western Sky
- Whiskey Sour
- Whittled Oak
- Wild Bay
- Winter Coat
- Winx (bay Australian champion mare)
- Woodcock
- Woodsmoke
- Wool Stockings
- Worn Leather
- Writing Desk
- Written in Ink
Y: 1 name
- Yorkshire Coach Horse