Colours for horses in the acw

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Have to say I just root out every brown I can find, from Black to Dark Yellow, and star with black - working lighter. Totally unrealistic but looks right, particularly if you add white sock, stars and blazes. The "official" regimental colours went by the way in action. Indeed in 1914 the only British regiment with uniform colours of horse was the Scots Greys, and they dyed their horses for camouflage reasons (no not DPM). Greys were considered unlucky in medieval armies, cause they  stood out.

IanS 

[Ace of Spades]

For ACW horses I would suggest a good look at the paintings of Don Troiani. He's known for his thorough research and the colours he uses will definitely be a good guide to authentic colors and proportions. Also if he puts a certain colonel or general on a specific type/colour of horse you can bet money on it that that is as close to the real thing as you could possibly get!

heers,
Rob