horses

[Crazy Golf]

can someone please tell me why coloured horses such as *pinto piebald or skewbald are not used in horse racing, im slightly puzzled.

[carmalee]

all thoroughbred horses (race-horses) are decended from three horses - The Godolphin arab the Barbary Turk and one other I can't recall off the top of my head - as none of these were 'coloured' no thoroughbred can be either. Tis all to do with breeding and if you google in something like
the history of the race-horse, thoroughbred bredding etc etc you'll find lots of interesting stuff. Good luck!

[SeaJayPea]

The three original thoroughbreds were The Darley Arabian, The Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk.

[sambro]

good god you learn something everyday !!

[lankeela]

Unless you know different......

http://www.angrovestud.com/coloured-thoroughbr ed-breeders-association.html

Coloured horses can now be registered with Wetherby's on the National Thoroughbred Register.

[brionon]

Something that could help in a Quizz -All Thoroughbred race horses have January the first as their Official birthday.