New Zealand to give white horse to Japan

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New Zealand will give a white horse to Japan to continue a 50 year tradition.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced the gift while in Japan.
The sacred white horse, named Kōmaru, represents the enduring relationship between New Zealand and Japan.
The 10-year-old purebred Andalusian will replace the previous white horse, Kōtuku, which died last year.
The tradition began in 1964 after the 1964 Olympics. A white horse was gifted to the Japan Equestrian Association, which transferred him to the Nikko Tōshōgū Shrine.
Following the death of the first horse, another was gifted, and the tradition has continued since.

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15 Responses

ruatpupuke says:

May 22, 2018 at 9:26 am

i`m hoping that one day I get a horse to keep
Hi says:

May 22, 2018 at 10:13 am

My friend says that there is no such thing as fully white horses and she is a HORSE LOVER
TYTY says:

May 22, 2018 at 10:38 am

I like horses why didn’t we keep it
Anonymous says:

May 22, 2018 at 12:25 pm

there is such as a thing of fully white horses i am my self a horse owner i’ve had them all my life and i am a horse expert
Puppy says:

May 22, 2018 at 12:31 pm

CUTEST HORSE EVER ?
Anonymous says:

May 22, 2018 at 1:10 pm

don’t give it to japan keep it in new zealand
No Name says:

May 22, 2018 at 3:58 pm

This is very interesting! I can’t believe I never knew this!
nerd says:

May 22, 2018 at 5:35 pm

sad
i love horses
Anonymous says:

May 25, 2018 at 9:24 am

I like horse and i hope one day i also have a horse to keep
Anonymous says:

May 25, 2018 at 9:53 am

i love horses do not give a horse away NZ !
guest says:

May 25, 2018 at 4:38 pm

it is so sad that komaru : (
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bob says:

May 29, 2018 at 8:59 am

hi this is not cool
Anonymous says:

May 29, 2018 at 4:39 pm

ohhh that is sad but a nice thing to do 🙁
nathan says:

June 1, 2018 at 9:43 am

why do we have to do this?
Bex_Equestrian says:

August 9, 2021 at 11:27 am

There are fully white horses but that one is called a grey White horses are very rare