| merican paint horse is a stock-type horse that is | | | | paint horse as much as they could as depicted in their |
| intelligent and is built for agility and speed and has a | | | | early drawings of spotted horses found on buffalo |
| "willing" attitude. He is ideal for many different riding | | | | hides. For the Indian, the paint had special magic that |
| needs such as ranch work, showing, pleasure riding, | | | | would help them defeat their enemies. |
| rodeo events and they are wonderful horses for | | | | The Paint horse has had a variety of names thru the |
| children and beginning riders. | | | | 1800's and later. Paint, Pinto, piebald and skewbald |
| In order for a horse to be registered as a paint he | | | | were a few names some used to describe this flashy |
| must fit in to three catagories. Tobiano, Overo or | | | | horse. When an association was first discussed people |
| Tovero paints. | | | | wanted to keep the stock type build in the breeding of |
| The Tobiano pattern has an oval or round white spot | | | | the paint horse. In fact, the only difference in a paint |
| that extends down the neck and chest. Often in this | | | | horse and a stock-type horse is the coloring. |
| pattern, the white crosses the horse's back between | | | | There are strict standards by the APHA for |
| the tail and withers and the head can either be solid or | | | | confirmation, performance and athletic ability for the |
| have a blaze, strip or star. Their legs are usually white | | | | registered paint. Also, original traits such as intelligence, |
| below the knees and sometimes the tail will be two | | | | a willing disposition and calm temperament are kept in |
| colors. | | | | mind in the breeding of these horses. |
| The Overo paint horse can be mostly white or dark. | | | | There is an overabundance of Paint Horse breeders in |
| They often have loud white markings on the head | | | | present day. There are as many colors and patterns |
| such as a "bald face". An overo's markings are usually | | | | as there are horses. No two paints have exactly the |
| scattered and irregular and the legs are the same. | | | | same markings and confirmation which makes each |
| They can have one or all four legs dark or white, but | | | | and every paint unique and special. |
| their tail is usually one color. | | | | If you have any questions on Horse supplies or Posh |
| The markings of a paint can be so varied that the | | | | Pampered Pets, please call 979-221-7251 or email us |
| American Paint Horse Association has made a third | | | | at Our home office is located in Waller, Texas, with |
| category to classify characteristics of both Tobiano | | | | warehouses located throughout the United States |
| and Overo. They call this classification, Tovero. | | | | such as Detroit Michigan (MI), Indianapolis Indiana (IN), |
| The American Indian, who coveted the loud and bold | | | | Jacksonville Florida (FL), San Francisco California (CA), |
| patterns came to love the American paint horse and | | | | , Kansas City MO, Miami, Florida (FL), Raleigh-Durham, |
| began to pick them out of herds because of their color | | | | North Carolina (NC), Washington DC, Los Angeles, |
| and performance. The Comanche Indians, who are | | | | California (CA), Fayetteville, Arkansas ( AR), San |
| thought to have been the finest horseman used the | | | | Francisco California (CA), Columbus Ohio (OH). |