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- From: pattee@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Donna Pattee)
- Subject: Re: pinto vs. paints
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.192020.8936@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:20:20 GMT
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- My daughter did her 4-H demo several years ago on Paints. Let's see what I
- can remember:
-
- Requirements for APHA are
-
- 1. The horse must be stock type, i.e. must be Quarterhorse, Thoroughbred,
- or a combination of both.
-
- 2. Must have at least one of the following:
-
- a. White stocking extending above the hock on at least one leg;
-
- b. White on the face outside of a line extending from the corner of
- the mouth to the outside edge of the same-side ear;
-
- c. A white spot of a specified (by the APHA) size somewhere on the
- the body.
-
- There are two "unofficial" color designations for Paints, piebald and
- skewbald. One is black and white and the other is any color other than
- black with white. I can never remember which is which.
-
- There are also two official major pattern distinctions, overo and tobiano.
- There are some sub-distinctions and other less-common patterns like
- sabiano, tovero, and medicine hat, but someone else will have to address
- these (Megan?).
-
- 1. Overo
-
- a. The horse has no white crossing the back between the withers and
- the tail. This is the main distinguising characteristic.
-
- b. Usually the mane and tail are the same color as the horse (i.e.
- not white).
-
- c. Usually an overo will have socks or stockings. Will generally
- look like the color was poured along the back of the horse. Some
- people say they look like a colored horse with white spots.
-
- d. The spots usually have very uneven edges.
-
- e. The head is usally bald or apron-faced(?).
-
- 2. Tobiano
-
- a. The horse has white crossing the back between the withers and the
- tail.
-
- b. The mane and tail are usually white or white with black.
-
- c. The legs of a tobiano are likely to be white. Looks like a white
- horse with colored spots.
-
- d. The spots have even edges and are generally shield-shaped.
-
- e. The head is either mostly white or the color of the horse with "normal"
- markings. That is, if you look at just the head of a bay tobiano, it
- will probably be the bay color with an AQHA-legal blaze or star, etc.
-
- Now if I can find my APHA rule book, I can check my memory for accuracy -
- I think I have forgotten one requirement for APHA registry. My husband
- has a registered sorrel tobiano Paint with beautiful markings, not-so-hot
- conformation, navicular, and a pouty outlook towards life. I don't know
- anything about pintos - maybe that could be my daughter's next 4-H demo :-}
-