{"id":45299,"date":"2025-01-22T10:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/?p=45299"},"modified":"2025-01-22T10:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:39:03","slug":"palomino","status":"publish","type":"horse-breed","link":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/horse-breed\/palomino\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomino Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Palomino describes a color, rather than a breed of horse. This gorgeous golden coloring occurs in many different breeds of horse and pony. Having said that, Palomino Horses are so popular that lots of registries and organizations exist just for horses of this color. Every Palomino Horse has a golden coat, though the actual shade may vary. <\/strong><\/p>

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Palomino Horses – History and Origins<\/h2>

Palomino as a horse color has undoubtedly been recognized for centuries, but not necessarily by this name. Shimmering golden coats<\/strong> have long been associated with horse breeds such as the Akhal-Teke. Many of the horse breeds of the Caucasus show this characteristic, too. Golden horses appear frequently in legendary accounts. The sun god of Greek and Roman mythology drove his chariot through the sky harnessed to fiery horses. One of the steeds of the Greek hero Achilles was called Xanthos, which might be translated as \u201cGolden One,\u201d or even \u201cBlondie!\u201d<\/strong> We can assume that his horse was as attractive as modern Palominos. It wasn\u2019t until the sixteenth century that horses with this color began to be given a name and identity.<\/p>

The story goes that they were first called Isabellas after the Queen of Spain<\/strong> who was said to adore horses of this coloring. However, some historians disagree with this. They point out that the word Isabella was used to describe fabrics of a yellow-gray color<\/b> before her reign. It does appear to be true that Queen Isabella (or Ysabella) loved pale golden horses, and that she allegedly gave a stallion and five mares to be foundation stock in Mexico. Then a Spanish nobleman and conquistador, Juan de Palomino, made his entrance into the story<\/b>, allegedly loving the coat color as much as Isabella, and so the horses he bred acquired his name.\u00a0<\/p>

However, it is also true that Palomino is the name of a yellow-gold variety of grape. It would, therefore, not be surprising if luscious golden horses<\/b> also acquired that name. Yet another story suggests that Palomino derives from the Spanish word Paloma, meaning dove. This, too, makes sense, considering the rich warmth <\/b>of Palomino coloring, and the gentle, luminous eyes of the horses with this coat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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