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TRUE WHITE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

True white [horse], with no pigmentation of the skin (which is pink) or hairs.

OBS

Eyes are also devoid of pigment and pink or bluish.

Key term(s)
  • true white

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Très blanc dès sa naissance, sa peau est plutôt rose et dépourvue de pigmentation, [l'albinos] est très sensible à la lumière solaire. Ses yeux sont bleus pâles, presque translucides, ou roses, et présentent souvent une défectuosité de la vue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
CONT

Albino [...] Caballo originario de los Estados Unidos. Evidentemente y como siempre que hablamos de caballos americanos, se trata de una raza derivada de los animales llevados al “Nuevo Mundo” por los conquistadores europeos.

OBS

Características físicas: Altura de la cruz: de 150 a 158 cm. Capa principal: siempre blanco, que puede ser de tonalidad lechosa o crema. Ojos azul claro o pardo rojizo. Cabeza grande y recta. Grupa alta. Extremidades fuertes y robustas.

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