The palomino is not a horse breed, but a coat color — a stunning, golden color. Technically, it is a genetic color in horses, the result of a cream dilution gene that produces a beautiful chestnut base coat along with the cream color. A palomino horse has a gold coat and a white or ivory tail and mane. The palomino color can occur in all horse breeds except for the thoroughbred. Palomino horses … [Read more...]