{"id":964,"date":"2010-08-09T13:52:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T13:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=964"},"modified":"2025-02-27T21:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:45:18","slug":"palomino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/palomino","title":{"rendered":"Palomino Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Intro<\/h3>\n

The Palomino is a color breed and therefore the animals are registered based on possessing specific coloring, rather than physical characteristics.
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Origins<\/h3>\n

Palomino coloring comes from a single cream dilution gene<\/a> on an animal with a chestnut<\/a> base coat. This dilutes the coat from creamy tan to a deep almost liver color, a mid-tone golden color being perhaps the most known. Mane and tail hairs are diluted to anything from a cream to white color. The cream dilution gene doesn’t occur in all breeds and can generally be achieved by crossing a chestnut with a palomino.<\/p>\n

This coloring has been documented in horses for centuries in all parts of the world, however the US is the first to create a registry specifically for them. How this color came to be called Palomino is a mystery, however it did come from Spain, whether through a family of golden horse breeders or from the name of a golden Spanish grape. (Although it is called Isabella in Spain after the Queen Isabella.) <\/p>\n

Features<\/h3>\n

Average height 14.1 – 17 hands<\/p>\n

Physique<\/h3>\n

Physical characteristics will vary according to breed<\/p>\n

Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n

Palomino<\/a> <\/p>\n

Use<\/h3>\n

Riding horse
\nShow horse
\nParade horse<\/p>\n

Helpful Links<\/h3>\n

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\nPalomino Horse Association<\/a>
\nPalomino Horse Breeders of America<\/a>
\nAustralian Palomino Horse Association<\/a>
\nThe British Palomino Society<\/a><\/p>\n

More Images<\/h3>\n
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Video<\/h3>\n