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Age:
Typically they are born with it and will pass within the first few days. Grey horses and others may turn fully white when old in age.
Breed:
American paint horses, American minature horses, Half-arabians, Thoroughbreds, and Quater horses with lots of white markings
Horses with OLWS will usually show signs of having colic such as:
These horses will have blue eyes as well as a white coat.
There is no treatment for OLWS. Surgery remains unsuccessful. OLWS is lethal meaning death.
Phenotypically, this gene causes lack of skin pigmintation. This is what also makes the white coat color. OLWS is described as white markings on the ventral and lateral on the torso and neck. Tobiano is where a pattern has more white on the dorsal cervical, lumber region, and the legs.