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Beautiful Pintos And Paint Horses

Broken colored horses are associated in thehorse" or "pinto" may be uncertain as to what
popular imagination with the old Americanthe terms actually mean and what all the fuss
west. In particular, they are associatedis about. In general, paint horses are
with Native Americans, with whom they were abi-colored horses, having a coat that is a
popular choice, as the pattern of brokenmixture of white patches and patches of
colors made the horses hard to see, eitheranother colour. This should not be confused
during  a  hunt  or  during  war.with the color known as roan, where
individual white hairs are interspersed with
Broken colored horses - also known as pintoseither chestnut (red roan) or black/grey
- continue to be popular today, both in the(blue  roan).
American west and around the world. However,
even though "pinto" is the Spanish word forA horse with black and white patches is often
"paint", pinto horses are not quite the samereferred to as a "piebald" and a horse with
thing  as  paint  horses.patches of white and another color is known
as a "skewbald." The most common patch
To be registered with the American Paintcolors in skewbalds are brown and chestnut,
Horse Association (APHA), a horse must notbut patches of palomino (gold) and buckskin
only have the classic broken-colored coat, itare  also  possible.
must also have either the sire or the dam
registered as an American Paint Horse andAmong paint horses, further distinctions are
have Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodmade, tobiano and overo being the main ones.
somewhere in its background, Quarter HorseA horse classified has a tobiano is
for  preference.predominantly dark on the belly and neck with
the white markings being smaller, while an
Thus, while all paint horses are pintos, notovero is the reverse. Paint horses are often
every pinto is a paint horse - for example, abred  for  the  beauty  of  their  markings.
chestnut-and-white Shetland pony, while it
certainly fits the description of a pinto, isWhy choose a paint horse? As they have
not a paint horse. The same is also true, forQuarter Horse ancestry, paint horses can take
obvious reasons, for parti-colored donkeyson a number of working roles with ease. They
and  mules.make excellent mounts for stock work,
combining beauty with practicality, and
Appaloosa horses, while they were alsoperform well on the rodeo circuit in cutting
developed by Native American tribes for acompetitions  and  barrel  racing.
similar purpose, are not classified as
pintos, even though an Appaloosa can do muchPaint horses also make good trail horses or
of the work that a paint can. The Appaloosageneral hacks. They also do well in the show
spots and "blanket pattern" are unique toring, their distinctive coats making them
that breed alone. The same applies to otherparticularly eye-catching. And, of course,
spotted  breeds.many are kept as companion animals by those
who admire the beauty and history of the
Those not familiar with the term "paintbreed.



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