'Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There is blessing in red-colored horses." Imam Tirmidhi says: This hadith is hasan ghareeb; we know it from this chain only through the narration of Shayban.

It is narrated from Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The best horses are those that are black in color, with a white forehead and upper lip. After them are those horses whose four legs and forehead are white. If the horse is not black, then the best is a reddish, dark, excellent horse with these same qualities."