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The Royal Hanoverian Creams
This page is in progress, and some of the statements on here have already been disproved or cast in serious doubt. It's being updated. Please give the researchers credit if you copy anything from here.
This page was originally an attempt at tracing the origins of the Champagne color gene. Now it's simply a collection of some references to golden-colored horses through the past few centuries in Europe and the U.S., including many references to the Royal Hanoverian Creams.
NEWEST ADDITION:Again, thanks to Jennifer Brown, who scanned and sent these pages from Sydney's Illustrated The Book of the Horse, 1875 (reprint):
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Jennifer notes, as I did last time I saw a copy of this painting, that this horse appears to have blue eyes, and so may very well be a double cream dilute. She's getting a better scan of the photo for us. Also note that the muzzle skin is a clear pink, seeming free of the heavy freckling of champagne or even the lighter freckling of pearl.Bear in mind that, as noted below, authors from these horses' time stated that these horses bred true to color unless outcrossed, so they must have been homozygous for whatever dilution gene was causing their cream color.Homozygous non-cream champagne horses do not have green or blue eyes as adults, and neither do homozygous pearl horses. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) |
The Palomino Horse magazine excerpt that Carolyn Shepard mailed me:"Hanoverian Royal Creams are sometimes mentioned in connection with Palominos, although any close association is now doubtful. The Hanoverian Royal Creams were brought to England from Prussia by George I in 1714, but it is generally believed they originated in Spain. (Although John Lawrence, writing in 1809, says these animals 'may not improbably be of Persian origin'). Some say Prussian nobles received such horses for services in the Spanish army.""Hanoverian Royal Creams were a coach breed, more buff or ivory than golden, with light but not white mane and tail. They had pink skins and eyes with white irises and red pupils, and often had coarse heads with Roman noses, so would not be admired by modern Palomino breeders.""From 1724 to 1921, with few exceptions, these horses were always used on State occasions, such as the opening of Parliament. They were bred at the royal stables at Hampton Court. They dwindled in numbers until in 1921 the remaining Royal Creams were sold, and no longer used by British royalty. Most of the animals went to circuses, but a few were purchased by Sir Hugh Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake, who is trying to preserve the strain." |
Julia Lord's notes from an older book called "America's Horses and Ponies", published in 1969.Under "Color Breeds" they have "Albino", "Palomino", and "Buckskin".Here is a quote Julia sent from the book:"There is another kind of palomino, and although the PHBA does not register it, the PHA does. The difference between the two is that the second kind has a pink or yellow skin instead of black. The coat of the light-skinned palomino stays gold the year around, with the winter coat slightly darker, but the dark-skinned palomino's coat may turn cream or white in the winter, only regaining its golden sheen when the winter coat sheds out."(My note: this is a very good comparison of Gold champagne to cream-gene-based Palomino)Another quote from the same book, on the American Cream Draft: "To get the proper shade of cream each time, only horses with pink skins are used, for dark-skinned creams have changeable coat colors. The eyes are amber, an unusual color and a shade peculiar to the American Cream. The young foal's eyes are almost white, but as the animal matures they gradually darken until a deep honey color is reached."(Again, my note: I have found this to be true of the ACDH's I have seen and heard about, and also -- of course -- of GOLD CHAMPAGNES.) |
This, plus photos and information from Chris Ertl, my visit to Carol Pshigoda's Cream Acres, and other reading, convinced me that the ideal ACDH was and is a true gold champagne. But that's for another page.
This search took another turn here, as I looked to see whether the Hanoverian Royal Creams were the origins of the American Cream Draft Horse. The timing was almost right; the creams were dispersed around 1920, and Old Granny, the foundation mare of the ACDH breed, appeared in Iowa around 1911.
The Royal Office of Master of the Horseby
M. M. Reese
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How Hanoverian Creams got to England in the 18th century; some horse color lore; and how they came from Spain to Hanover, as "Isabels", in the 15th century. |
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The caption from the book says a lot. Look closely to see the rumps continue all the way down the row of stalls. They all matched, and they bred true to color. |
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George III used this "Cream" as his personal charger when it turned out to be not strong enough* for coach work. Note the amber color of the iris and the "swirled" pattern in the leg color, both common Champagne traits.*Why "not strong enough"? Look at this quote: "The eight specially-trained horses needed to pull the four-ton coach... " |
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"Pistachio", "a Cream stallion". Photo taken at the Royal Mews (stables). |
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What became of "the creams"? Here is all we know so far. This happened around 1920. |
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event (with "eight creams") is described by Queen Victoria
in her diary, which I found here: oops, sorry, that site has been redesigned and the link is now invalid. The British Royals' site no longer has any diary links, and does not respond to my emails about the subject. |
Another diary entry of Queen Victoria's, mentioning "six creams", here: http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/journ06.htm Sorry. The diaries appear to have been completely removed from the official British royal site. I should have copied it. I've tried many times and many ways to find them again, but have never received an answer to any of my emails about it, nor found them. I'm learning to not link to others' info, but instead, make a copy. I hate to do that, but...
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Julia also sent a link, which had this photo at the bottom of George III being pulled by Creams (click thumbnail at left to see full size). The whole web site on which these pictures and information were located is now gone. |
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"The Coronation procession of William IV (detail of the frieze by Richard Barrett Davis on display in the Royal Mews)." (The full-size, undistorted version was on the web site, and is now gone.) Anyone having a copy of this, or knowing of a link to it, please let me know. bak@one.net |
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The
coronation of Edward VII (again, the web site this was on is gone.) Not sure if these horses (pulling the coach) are the Creams or later grays, but they LOOK like the creams. (Need a date for the event. Anyone?) |
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The Queen Mum's coach, from "Queens Elizabeth the Queen Mother: Chronicle of a Remarkable Life 1900--2000" (Hardcover) by DK Publishing (Author). Sorry, not clickable. |
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The coronation of George V, coach pulled by "creams", from a postcard, provided by Carolyn Shepard. Click to enlarge. |
Notice these interesting excerpts from thePalomino Horse Association History"The Palomino Horse Association is the Original Palomino Registry incorporated in 1936. Today's Palomino Horse Association is the continuation of the registry which officially began in California in 1935, when Dick Halliday registered the golden stallion El Rey de Los Reyes to begin the records of his envisioned true Palomino Breed. Mr. Halliday researched the golden horses for many years. He started writing magazine articles that brought the Palomino into public attention. His articles created a great deal of interest in the Palomino, and within a few years, hundreds of breeders were specializing in the production of this color.""The Palomino has come down through the pages of history. There are stories of the Golden Ones linked to the Crusades; the mail-clad Crusaders saw them on the battlefield when they fought the desert chiefs of Saladin who rode them. You will find stories about them among the Arabs and the Moors. During the days of the Crusades the Emir Saladin presented Richard-Coeur-de-Lion with two splendid war horses, one was a gray and the other a Golden Palomino. The place of origin of the Palomino probably never will be conclusively determined. Myths and legends of various countries shroud the beginnings of the golden horse which is no modern phenomenon. The golden horse with ivory-colored mane and tail appears in ancient tapestries and paintings of Europe and Asia, as well in Japenese and Chinese art of past centuries.""Nowhere has the history of the Palomino been recorded, but most horsemen agree that all light bodied horses have descended from the Arab and the Barb.""These splendid golden horses were favored by her Majesty Ysabella de-Bourbon, that beloved queen who pawned her jewels that the expenses of the expedition which discovered the New World might be paid. In the Remuda Real of Spain, Queen Ysabella kept a full hundred of these animals and as the chosen favorites of the crown, only the members of the royal family and the nobles of the household were permitted to ride them. A commoner might not even own one. It is recorded that Queen Ysabella sent a Palomino stallion and five mares to her Viceroy in New Spain, which is to say Mexico, to perpetuate the golden horse in the New World. From this nucleus, the blood spread into Texas plains, and from Texas it came to California."(Webmaster's notes: the golden horses of Queen Isabella are said, in the "Master of the Horse" book, to be foundation stock of the Hanoverian Creams. Today, the AFCCC, the French champagne horse registry, describes a dark pointed horse in their brochure as "Isabelle + champagne = ivory". )"The word 'Palomino' is a Spanish surname. Many feel that Palomino is only a color and not a breed, which is true in that the color of Palomino comes in all breeds, but the Palomino of Spanish times, the Golden Dorado, was as close to being a breed as any strain of horse. The Dorado was of Arabic-Moorish-Spanish blood and breeding, closely akin to the Arabian and the Moorish Barb. The Palomino of Spanish times was not bred by being crossed with sorrels. The Spanish had many shades of golden horses, and when they did use 'Corral Breeding', a light color Palomino mare would be mated with a very dark-colored Palomino stallion. This point has been noted in an old book and printed in Barcelona in 1774."(My note: this is the way one would expect GOLD CHAMPAGNES to be bred. Cream-gene-based Palominos would produce cremellos and chestnuts if bred this way. This webmaster has not applied this principle to see if they were PEARL as of this writing.) |
• Also known as Golden Horse, Buttermilk Horse, Golden Horse of the West,
Cafe-au-Lait in France, Royal Hanoverian Cream, Hanoverian Cream in England,
Isabella, Y'sabella and Golden Horse of the Queen
• The ancient golden palomino colouring occurs in a variety of horses and ponies
- the Palomino is therefore registered as a type, as opposed to a breed
• The Spanish brought the palomino colouring to America which is the only place
where the horses is recognised as a breed
• The American Palomino Horse Association registers horses measuring between
14.1 and 16 hands high. To qualify for registration, one parent must be
registered and the other must be Quarter Horse, Arab or Thoroughbred
• The name of this horse may derive from a Spanish don, Juan de Palomino or a
golden Spanish grape
• This horses origins are likely to come from ancient China. History tells
stories of early Chinese emperors riding golden horses. However, as mentioned
they came to American from Spain
• When the Spanish were defeated the Palominos escaped and joined wild mustang
bands. They became a popular mount for cowboys.
• The Palomino was developed by Queen Isabella of Spain in the 15th century for
her personal use
• The mane and tail are silvery white and should not contain more than 15% dark
hair
• Eyes are dark or hazel and both same color
• There may be white markings on face
• An alert, curious horse who despite being fiery, works well with people
• Popular Uses: Riding, parades, stock work, driving and pleasure
Silk scarf prints of
Napoleon's coach & horses. Click to enlarge. From
http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/allthingstuscany/tuscanyarts/napoleon-hermes-lucca/
A
postcard I now have, depicting Napoleon's coach and advertising bouillon cubes!
Click these thumbnails to see the quite large scans I made of its front and
back. The back describes the carriage and its escort, etc. which roughly
translated is: 
watercolor and ink impression of carriage horses from
Napoleon's coronation and marriage. I've lost the link, will try to find
it.
an eBay PRINT of Napoleon's coach and horses for sale, also
about $5.99. These just look like two grays and two bays, though.
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