I recently managed to borrow a copy of the American Stud Book Vol 1 part 2 through an interlibrary loan. As I was looking through it, the name of a filly caught my attention. Her name was China-Eyed Girl (1806). Because China-eyed can mean blue-eyed, I looked her up in the database http://www.pedigreequery.com/china-eyed+girl
It turns out that her sire, Bedford, also sired a mare named Spot http://www.pedigreequery.com/spot4.
So I wonder if he carried the sabino gene?
Something to look for in older pedigrees, I suppose.
Interesting name in old stud book
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Thank you very much for this interesting thread. I agree with you that the name (Spot) is quite suggestive. The pedigree of "China-eyed Girl seems to suggest sabino-ness. Not only because of Eclipse, but because of the presence of a close black lineage. Can you explain a little more the rationale behind the term "china-eyed". Thanks again.
China Eyed
Jorge,
This is taken from a glossary of horse terms I found at http://www.agriscience.msu.edu/3000/3180/3182/3182A/3182A.htm
I suspect (and have no evidence to back this up) that china eyes became a name for blue eyes because the porcelain being imported from China in the 1800s was blue and white in color.
This is taken from a glossary of horse terms I found at http://www.agriscience.msu.edu/3000/3180/3182/3182A/3182A.htm
Eyes and face -- Normally horses have a rich brown eye with a black pupil, and no white shows around the edge. When the eyeball is clear, some shade between white and blue, he is normally termed China-eyed, Glass-eyed, Cotton-eyed, or Blue-eyed. If one eye is defective, he is called a Wall-eye.
I suspect (and have no evidence to back this up) that china eyes became a name for blue eyes because the porcelain being imported from China in the 1800s was blue and white in color.
Another interesting name
You're quite welcome.
I'll post more as I find them.
A couple more I ran across:
There's a bay filly named Pewter Eye (1834) who I've added to the database. She's by Gohanna out of Mischief (1826) and has imported Bedford on both sides of her pedigree.
Bedford also sired a horse called Pey-Eye which might be a corruption of 'pie-eye' which means one brown and one blue eye.
I'll post more as I find them.
A couple more I ran across:
There's a bay filly named Pewter Eye (1834) who I've added to the database. She's by Gohanna out of Mischief (1826) and has imported Bedford on both sides of her pedigree.
Bedford also sired a horse called Pey-Eye which might be a corruption of 'pie-eye' which means one brown and one blue eye.