Ah, the majestic white horse – a rare and beautiful sight to behold. But wait a minute – are all white horses truly white, or do some of them start off as greys and lighten with age? It turns out, it's a bit of both.
Let's start with the rarest kind of white horse: the albino. These guys are born with pure white hair and light pink skin, and they stay that way for life. Their hooves are also a pale pinkish-grey colour, unlike their slightly more common grey cousins, who have dark hooves. But being an albino isn't all rainbows and sunshine – these horses are more delicate and require more care and attention, and they have sensitive eyes and skin that can be easily affected by the sun.
So how can you tell an albino white horse apart from a "regular" white horse that started off as a grey? It's all in the details. Albinos have light pinkish-grey hooves, while regular white horses have dark brown or black hooves. Albinos also have lighter, slightly reddened muzzles, while regular white horses have muzzles that are the same colour as their hooves. And when it comes to skin, albinos have thin, delicate skin with a pale white hue, while regular white horses have thicker, more resistant skin with a brighter, more decisive white colour.
But no matter which type of white horse you come across, one thing's for sure: they're all stunningly beautiful
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