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Paint Horse Pictures - Page 2 of 2
A Paint horse is a horse registered with the American Paint Horse Association
(APHA). Paint horses are characterized by their colorful, spotted coat patterns
and their well-muscled, stock-horse type build. To be eligible for registration
in the "Regular" APHA registry a horse must meet certain bloodline and
conformation requirements, and also have what the APHA calls a "definite natural
Paint marking." While there are exact rules regarding exactly what a "natural
Paint marking" is we'll generalize the definition and simply say the horse must
have at least one spot. Below are pictures of Paint horses. For more information on
common Paint horse coat patterns, please scroll down below the pictures.
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A black and white Paint horse being ridden by a rodeo announcer.
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A Paint saddle bronc.
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A Paint horse trailing a steer.
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An American Paint horse stallion enters the herd to sort. |
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Paint Horse Coat Patterns
The spotted coat patterns on a
Paint horse are described as
tobiano,
overo,
or
tovero. Below is a brief description of the differences in these
coat patterns. For more information on Paint horse color requirements we suggest you
visit the APHA website's
color requirements page.
Tobiano
Tobiano coat patterns usually have the following characteristics:
- The predominant color of the horse can be either white or a darker color.
- White hair will cross the back of the horse between the withers and the
tail.
- The head may be solid in color, or have a star, strip, blaze, and/or
snip.
- The spotted coat pattern on the horse will have a definite round or oval
pattern.
- All four legs will be white below the knee and hock.
- The tail will often be two colors.
Overo
Overo coat patterns usually have the following characteristics:
- The predominant color of the horse can be either white or a darker color.
- White hair will not cross the back of the horse between the withers and
the tail.
- The head and facial markings will have significant amounts of white,
like a bald face.
- The spotted coat pattern on the horse will have scattered, and/or
irregularly shaped spots or markings.
- One or all four legs will be a color other than
white.
- The tail will often be one color.
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Tovero
Paint horses with the
tovero coat pattern have markings that are typical of
both the tobiano and
overo coat patterns. Tovero coat patterns usually have the following
characteristics:
- Dark coloring (a color other than white) around the ears that may also
cover the forehead and/or eyes.
- Dark coloring (a color other than white) around the mouth that may also
cover the sides of the face.
- Spots on the chest that may also extend up the neck
- Spots in the flank(s). The spots might also move forward toward the
barrel and/or over the loin.
- Spots at the base of the tail.
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