tobiano

[ toh-bee-on-oh ]

noun

1. a genetic pigmentation pattern of large white patches on the darker base coat of certain horses, as on pinto horses: all four legs being white or mostly white is characteristic of this pattern.
2. a horse with this pattern.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tobiano¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from South American Spanish; probably applied to horses imported by a Dutch emigrant named Tobias

Example Sentences

"One of the absolute best affordable Pinot Noirs I have ever come across, Tobiano delivers way above its price point in terms of quality," Moll says.

From Salon

The pony who most notably helped America beat the Argentine was Hitchcock's Tobiano.

From Time Magazine Archive

A litle piebald horse, striped in white on the haunches and short in the neck, as quick on the ball as a kitten, Tobiano arrived at his skill on the pampas of the Argentine, working with cowherds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here Lewis Lacey chose the pony for his present master; the American captain played Tobiano for two periods in every game of the 1927 series against England.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tobiano's Game In their paddock at Meadow Brook, the ponies, most of them mares, were slim and beautiful.

From Time Magazine Archive