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How to Select a Paint Horse

Paint horses are the most colorful of breeds, with unique coat patterns and easily distinguished markings.

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    Difficulty:
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    Instructions

    Things You'll Need

    • Halter
    • Horse Brushes
    • Horse Comb/brush Set
    • Horse Reins
    • Horse Shampoo
    • Lead Ropes
    • Protective Horse Boots
      • 1

        Know that there are three categories of coat patterns on a paint horse. The tobiano paint is characterized by round or oval spots that extend from the horse's neck down to its chest. Tobianos usually have white markings across their back between their withers and tail. Their heads may be completely solid colored or have a blaze, strip, star or snip. The legs are usually white below the knees and hocks and the tail is normally two-colored. The overo paint's coat pattern is mainly white or dark with no white across the horse's back. An overo usually has a bald (all-white) face and its body markings are irregular and scattered. At least one and maybe all of the overo's legs are dark and it has a single-colored tail. Horses with both tobiano and overo characteristics are called toveros.

      • 2

        Identify the type of paint horse by its markings.

      • 3

        Know that paint horses have the body type and athleticism of a quarter horse and are considered very intelligent, quick and agile.

      • 4

        Enjoy paint horses in any number of events including ranch work, cow work, rodeos, pleasure riding, racing and showing.

      • 5

        Note the attributes tht make the paint horse the second most numerous of the western breeds: strong bones, good balance, good disposition and flashy coat.

      • 6

        Realize that for a horse to be registered in the American Paint Horse Association (APHA), the horse must come from stock registered with the APHA, the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), or the Jockey Club (the U.S. thoroughbred registry).

      • 7

        Understand that a solid-colored paint horse can be registered as breeding stock (when the horse is bred, its offspring will be paint horses), but minimum color requirements must be met for regular registration.

    Tips & Warnings

    • For more information on paint horses, contact the American Paint Horse Association at P.O. Box 961023, Fort Worth, TX 76161-0023, (817) 834-2742.

    • There is a homozygous paint horse guaranteed to produce paint offspring every time, no matter to what breed of horse.

    • Join the American Junior Paint Horse Association if you are no older than 18.

    • Horses have personalities just as humans do. Make sure you spend time with a horse and get to know its personality before you buy it.

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    Comments

    • barnslave May 09, 2010
      Thanks for a good and well-researched article. As a Paint owner myself it's frustrating to see how many people really don't understand what a Paint is at all. One friendly addition to your Step Number 6 about bloodlines... to register a horse as a Paint at least ONE of the parents needs to be a APHA registered Paint, and then the OTHER parent either has to be registered Quarter Horse or registered Thoroughbred. And naturally if both parents are registered Paints then you're good! Thanks again for a good article.
    • CowgirlCal Aug 22, 2008
      I have a Paint/Pinto mix horse and she is really pretty. They are sooo beautiful!!!
    • CowgirlCal Aug 22, 2008
      I have a Paint/Pinto mix horse and she is really pretty. They are sooo beautiful!!!
    • Aug 09, 2006
      Many Overos and Sabinos with white faces are prone to sunburn in the summer. You should put a fly mask or equine sunscreen on their faces before turning them out.
    • Feb 07, 2006
      There are 4 subcategories of Overo; Frame, Sabino, Splash, Rabicano. Frame Overos have a one in four potential of producing a colt with a birth defect known as lethal white when bred with another Frame Overo. Colts are born white, and die within a few days due to intestinal failure. Do not assume that all white colts will die, there are other methods of producing white or near white colts which will not cause this birth defect. Consult your veterinarian when breeding or birthing Overos.

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