Is there a colour of horse called white?

Answer 1

I believe technically no. All white horses are considered 'gray'.

Answer 2

There is white colour for horses. They are called White, but it is just that a colour not a breed.

There are a couple different types of "white" horses. Dominant Whites are very rare and must have a white parent. They have pink skin, usually hazel or brown eyes and white hair. There are also Sabino Whites which can pop up in any breed that has the Sabino gene, this includes Andalusians, Arabs, Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Paints, Tennessee Walkers, Saddlebreds, and more. A Sabino White is what we call a maximal pinto, just imagine that the white markings on the horse are so big they cover the entire horse. Sabino Whites also have white hair, sometimes with a few dark hairs on the poll or ears, pink skin and dark eyes.

There are also other horses that are mistaken for white, some are greys that have turned white, but they will have dark skin and eyes and are not true white horses. The others are cremellos and perlinos.

White horses are not "roan" or a "dapple gray" or albino's Roans are roans dapples are dapples and albino's have no color and have specific requirements to be classified as such.

Answer 3

I agree with Born2Bloom. There is a such thing as a white colored horse. There are only a handful, maybe less, of white thoroughbreds in particular. They're extremely rare. I know there is a stallion at stud that is a rare pure white thoroughbred. Keep in mind, these are not the same as albinos, since white horses typically have brown eyes, sometimes blue. I've never heard of a white quarter horse or any other breed for that matter with the exception of the lethal white gene in paints.

Links to all white thoroughbred stallion Arctic White: http://www.shadowmountainstables.com/ARCTIC%20WHITE%20PEDIGREE.htm

Another white thoroughbred stallion: http://www.derbylynfarms.com/stallion.html

The only other color that comes close is a Cremello, which is a very pale cream color. Off white is the best way to describe it.

Answer 4

There is a registry in Australia for the Australian White Horse. It is not a breed, but just a colour. The horse is completely white with no dark hairs at all, its skin is pink, like an albino, but its eyes are blue. They are not very common. But they are definitely distinct from horses that are grey. Best wishes.

Answer 5

Yes there is a white horse- a good example is Lone Rangers horse Silver. Although these are very rare they are much different to a gray horse. A gray horse is born with a black hide and when born are either black, brown, bay, or a roan and gray as they age. A white horse is born with a pink hide and born white, with no other color contrasting the hair.

Answer 6

Yes there is such a thing. Grey's have black skin and white hairs. White's have pink skin and white hair and sometimes they have blue eyes. Most Lipizzaner horses are white. The horse Hub rides in Secondhand Lions is a white horse.

Answer 7

It is a color, however a true white is extremely rare. Most horses commonly thought of as white are actually grey. Greys traditionally have darker muzzles, dappling, or other signs indicative that they are truly grey horses. Truly white horses have pink skin and no dark markings. Albino horses, also not truly white horses, have no pigmentation to their skin or eyes, and thus they look pink or red. The cremellos mentioned in a few answers are actually off white, or creme in color. This comes having dilution genes that take a traditional coat color and diulte it to a lighter version of itself (ex - bay dilutes to buckskin, chestnut dilutes to palamino). If a horse has two copies of the dilution gene, they will end up either cremello, perlino or smoky perlino (depending on the "base color" that was double diluted), however these horses are also not truly white as they are actually "super diluted" versions of another color. Hope this helps

Answer 8

If the horse has pink skin and no black hairs they can be called white. Normally the horses we would think are white will be called gray.

Answer 9

A white horse is usually called a gray

Answer 10

The only true white horse is an Albino and they come in two categories American White and American Cream I had one they are great even though a grey horse looks more white but that is because their skin is black a truely white horses skin is pink with no pigment in it at all.

Answer 11

Yes most definetely there are horses called white. Not only that but there is a genetic disorder called OLWS- Overo lethal white syndrome. It affects foals who are born all white but not all white foals are affected. It leads to a condition called aganglionosis, an absence of fully developed nerve cells in the intestinal tract that leaves the gut unable to function properly.OWLS foals fail to pass manure and typically show severe signs of colic within 24 hours.There is no treatment, and affected foals are usually euthanized.It was first described clinically in 1982.The mutation is most closely associated with sires and dams who have overo paint markings, and the affected foals are entirely or mostly white. So, yes there absolutely are white horses.In reference to the answer above: Morgan is the Vt. state horse. I own two and there are NOT any white morgans, Jeez.