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Record 1 2008-05-27

English

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

A horse whose coat consists of large irregular and clearly defined patches white and black hairs.

CONT

Piebald: black and white, with white generally predominant, and considered the ground colour.

CONT

A black and white pinto is a Piebald, and white with any other color (as in bay, chestnut, etc.) is a Skewbald.

French

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

Cheval à la robe blanche avec des plaques noires.

OBS

Cheval pie, noir et blanc, dont la couleur de fond (qui domine) est le blanc.

Spanish

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