old bay gelding

Spanish translation: caballo castrado, 6 años de edad, de color castaño

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English term or phrase:old bay gelding
Spanish translation:caballo castrado, 6 años de edad, de color castaño
Entered by: Taña Dalglish

20:09 Jul 8, 2015
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
English term or phrase: old bay gelding
Hola a todos,
Mil gracias por su tiempo, se trata de un término asociado a carreras de caballos, aquí el texto:
"The Green Bay Benchmark 60 Handicap over 1,500 metres was won by six year old bay gelding Requirement".
Saludos!
svmariac
Local time: 21:26
caballo castrado, 6 años de edad, de color castaño
Explanation:
This is phrased badly. You need "bay gelding" who happens to be six years old.

https://www.google.com.jm/search?q=Bay castaño&rlz=1C1TSNP_e...

bay - castaño - AndalusianWorld.com
andalusianworld.com/blog/category/color/bay-color/
Sep 8, 2014 - BAY – CASTAÑO. Castaño – literally means chestnut. But if a Pura Raza Española Horse is described as Castaño, he is a bay Andalusian.

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https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=OYo8BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT39&lp...

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caballo_castaño
Un caballo tiene capa castaña o mulata cuando está compuesta principalmente por pelos de color marrón y rojizo,1 aunque sus crines y cola son siempre negras,1 2

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http://www.oocities.org/thoroughbredpr/CoatColorsLanguages.h...

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Gracias.
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 21:26
Grading comment
Thank you so much for your help!
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Summary of answers provided
5capón de 6 años, zaino
nahuelhuapi
3caballo castrado, 6 años de edad, de color castaño
Taña Dalglish


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Answers


32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
capón de 6 años, zaino


Explanation:
El capón es un caballo castrado (me extraña, ya que aquí sólo corren sementales). El pelaje castaño más oscuro se llama zaino, de ser más claro sería un alazán. ¡Suerte!

nahuelhuapi
Argentina
Local time: 23:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias por tu tiempo!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Juan Jacob: Me entró la duda... depende para dónde. Por acá en México, un caballo es un potro castrado. En cuanto al color, pfff, muchas diferencias de un país a otro.
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bay gelding
caballo castrado, 6 años de edad, de color castaño


Explanation:
This is phrased badly. You need "bay gelding" who happens to be six years old.

https://www.google.com.jm/search?q=Bay castaño&rlz=1C1TSNP_e...

bay - castaño - AndalusianWorld.com
andalusianworld.com/blog/category/color/bay-color/
Sep 8, 2014 - BAY – CASTAÑO. Castaño – literally means chestnut. But if a Pura Raza Española Horse is described as Castaño, he is a bay Andalusian.

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Note added at 25 mins (2015-07-08 20:34:37 GMT)
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https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=OYo8BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT39&lp...

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Note added at 29 mins (2015-07-08 20:38:55 GMT)
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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caballo_castaño
Un caballo tiene capa castaña o mulata cuando está compuesta principalmente por pelos de color marrón y rojizo,1 aunque sus crines y cola son siempre negras,1 2

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-07-08 21:19:59 GMT)
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http://www.oocities.org/thoroughbredpr/CoatColorsLanguages.h...

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Note added at 5 days (2015-07-14 15:34:34 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 21:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
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