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Finding the Horse of Your Dreams

“A good horse is never a bad color”. This is a common saying you may have
heard from professional or experienced riders. However, some superstitions
about horse colors and markings have been passed around for generations. For
decades, many horse lovers have thought that the amount of white hair on a
horse determines how good, safe, or predictable the horse is. This superstition
applies especially for the white marks on the horse’s legs. The less white marks
the horse has on his legs, the more reliable and talented he is. But, can a simple
white leg mark tell you how trusty or capable a horse is? Some people who have
a lot of experience with horses swear this is true. Yet, there is no scientific evi-
dence that proves it (Layos, 2017). Plus, some of the best champion horses in the
World have three or four white legs. Some of them are:

BIG STAR 3 white legs

Olympic Champion in Rio de Janei-
ro 2016; Stallion of the year in 2017;
Champion of the 2013 Rolex Grand
Prix of Aachen and the CSI5* Piazza di
Roma Grand Prix; Member of the win-
ning Furusiyya Nations Cup Team for
Great Britain in Dublin.

VALEGRO 3 white legs

Olympic champion in 2012 and 2016;
Champion of the World Equestrian Ga-
mes in 2014; Champion of the FEI World
Cup Dressage Final in 2014 and 2015;
Champion of the European Dressage
Championships in 2013 and 2015 (Féde-
ration Équestre Internationale, 2018).

TOTILAS 4 white legs

Champion of the World Equestrian Games in Lex-
ington 2010; Champion of the FEI World Cup Dres-
sage final in Hertogenbosch 2010; Champion of the
European Dressage Championships in Windsor 2009
(Féderation Équestre Internationale, 2018).

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