palomino-horse

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The Palomino Horse Breeds: History, Origin & Cost (2020)The Palomino Horse Breeds: History, Origin & Cost (2020)

Palomino horse History Historically, horses with the Palomino color were favored among royalty and appeared in a number of paintings over the course of time. The first Palomino horse was brought to the United States by Queen Isabella of Spain, who wanted the beautiful golden horse to flourish on the land whose discovery she had funded. The first recorded Palomino horse was imported from Spain to what is now Mexico, where the bloodline spread to parts of Texas and California. Many of these golden Palominos horse was captured by the Native Americans, who used them for hunting, transportation, and warfare. That breeds horse color is a genetic attribute and can occur in a number of breeds, but many believe that the true Palomino horse is a descendant of the original Spanish stock, which consisted of Arabian horses and Moorish Barbs. Palomino Size Height: The height for this breed is 17 hands. This approximates to 68 inches to the withers of the horse.