Lipizzan

Lipizzan
Lip·iz·zan also Lip·pi·zan (lĭpʹĭt-sän', -ə-zən) or Lip·iz·zan·er or Lip·pi·zan·er (lĭp'ĭt-säʹnər, -ə-zäʹnər) n.
Any of a breed of sturdy, compact horses developed from Spanish, Italian, Danish and Arab stock that are born black or dark brown and gradually turn white by the time they are five to eight years of age. They are bred and trained at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.
  [German Lippizaner, afterLippiza, town near Trieste where the breed was developed.]

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