Blue Eyed Horse
by Bonnie Willis
Title
Blue Eyed Horse
Artist
Bonnie Willis
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Horses with blue eyes are an uncommon sight. Due to their uniqueness they have been regarded as a mysterious, and at times suspicious, characteristic, with many tales spun regarding their origins and significance.
Blue eyes are created by pigmentation, or rather, the lack thereof. Melanin present in the iris of regular horses is what creates the brown colour. Due to their uncommon genetic make up, blue eyed horses lack melanin in their eye, causing the lighter, un-pigmented shade.
In some cases horses can have mismatching eyes, with one brown and the other blue. A horse may also have parti-coloured irises, with a striking mixture of blue and brown present. These are very rare, with the American Quarter Horse Association only registering a small handful each year.
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