Does anyone else find themselves doing this?

No you are clearly a disturbed mind.

To be honest I do often paint commanders on white or grey horses so it is easier to see who they are.
Most of the rest I paint brown, a chum says there are no such things brown horses so I always use that term when I think he may hear or see it.

Oof, I don't think I could make myself do that - I need all my bases to be a uniform style!




Oh yes, commanders often get distinctive horses of some sort. But that might be because I often give them a little extra attention!

That’s strange...when, in a previous life*, horse colourings were mentioned there definitely weren’t any browns.... The ‘brown’ on that website would’ve been called a ‘dark bay’. ie a darker brown with black mane and tail.

* a life in which a couple of horses used to empty my wallet on a regular basis, to no apparent benefit for their health or wellbeing....😶

Same range of colors for all my horses regardless as to whether they are LH, CV, or KN.

Although I do on occasion paint the horses of an element the same color if they belong to an army that might have looked for a more uniform look to a unit as did more modern cavalry.

I read in a post (Jeff Caruso - old Fanaticus???) that Mongols and perhaps other steppe tribes tended to more uniform colors in their horse herds and thus in their cavalry. With a lack of uniforms a good way to tell who your friends and enemies are.

That was a classic question of my youth (almost).  What colour was Napoleon’s blue horse? 😀