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PIE NOIR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Horse Husbandry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- skewbald
1, record 1, English, skewbald
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A horse whose coat consists of large irregular and clearly defined patches of white and of any other colour except black. 2, record 1, English, - skewbald
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A black and white pinto is a Piebald, and white with any other color (as in bay, chestnut, etc.) is a Skewbald. 3, record 1, English, - skewbald
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Skewbald: brown shades, either bay or chestnut and white, with the white predominant and considered the ground colour. 4, record 1, English, - skewbald
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cheval pie
1, record 1, French, cheval%20pie
correct, see observation, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pie 2, record 1, French, pie
correct, see observation, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(Cheval) à robe fauve et blanche. 1, record 1, French, - cheval%20pie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Robe composée de plaques blanches et de plaques alezanes, grises, etc. 1, record 1, French, - cheval%20pie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pie, de grandes taches irrégulières sur un fond blanc forment les robes pie. 1, record 1, French, - cheval%20pie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le cheval pie peut avoir des taches noires(pie noir) aussi. 3, record 1, French, - cheval%20pie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cheval pie; pie : généralement employés comme équivalents et synonymes de «pinto». 3, record 1, French, - cheval%20pie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Horse Husbandry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- piebald
1, record 2, English, piebald
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A horse whose coat consists of large irregular and clearly defined patches white and black hairs. 2, record 2, English, - piebald
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Piebald: black and white, with white generally predominant, and considered the ground colour. 3, record 2, English, - piebald
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A black and white pinto is a Piebald, and white with any other color (as in bay, chestnut, etc.) is a Skewbald. 4, record 2, English, - piebald
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pie noir
1, record 2, French, pie%20noir
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cheval à la robe blanche avec des plaques noires. 2, record 2, French, - pie%20noir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cheval pie, noir et blanc, dont la couleur de fond(qui domine) est le blanc. 3, record 2, French, - pie%20noir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-08-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Horse Husbandry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pinto
1, record 3, English, pinto
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a horse whose dual-colored coat pattern is comprised of white areas combined with another of the basic coat colors common to horses, making each Pinto unique. 2, record 3, English, - pinto
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two recognized Pinto color pattersn: Tobiano (Toe-bee-ah'-no) and Overo (O-vair'-o). The Tobiano patteern appears to be white with large sports of color, often overlapping on animals with a greater percentage of color than white. ... The Overo pattern appears to be a colored horse with jagged white markings usually originating on the animal's side or belly, spreading toward the neck, tail, legs, and back. 2, record 3, English, - pinto
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The words "Pinto" and "Paint" both refer to horses with a light and dark coat pattern, but actually the terms have different meanings beyond the coloration. Basically, Pinto horses can be of any breed, so long as they sport the colourful coat. Paint horses come from parents that are purebred, registered Quarter Horses or Thoroughbreds, and that sport the light and dark coat pattern. 3, record 3, English, - pinto
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cheval pie
1, record 3, French, cheval%20pie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pie 2, record 3, French, pie
correct, masculine noun
- pinto 3, record 3, French, pinto
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] cheval marqué de larges taches blanches quand sa robe est d’une autre couleur ou, à l'inverse, un cheval blanc marqué de taches de couleur :pie alezan, pie bai, pie noir, mais aussi pie aubère ou pie palomino [...] 2, record 3, French, - cheval%20pie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si elle est faite de grandes taches blanches et noires, le Pinto est «overo», si les taches sont blanches et d’une autre couleur que le noir, il est «tobiano». 3, record 3, French, - cheval%20pie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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