- Origins: Found all over the
world but America has the oldest established breed society. Not a
breed but a colour, the origin of the Palomino is remote and may date
back to the Homeric Greek age - Achilles is said to have ridden two of
these horses, Balios and Xanthos which were "yellow and gold and
swifter than storm winds". Queen Isabella of Spain, the
sponsor of Columbus, encouraged their breeding, and the horses were
known in Spain as "Y'sabellas". The name is believed
to derive from Juan de Palomino who received one of these horses from
Cortez.
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- Height: 14.2 hh upwards
(145cms)
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- Colour: Golden, varying from
cream or light blonde to darker shades. Mane and tail must be
light, almost white, but white is allowed nowhere else except on the
face; albino and pinto parentage is forbidden; dark blue or chalk eyes
are not acceptable.
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- Features: General riding,
show and Western horse.
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