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- From: jscott@adobe.com (Joyce D. Scott)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: pinto vs. paint
- Message-ID: <jscott-210193162454@mace404.mv.us.adobe.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 00:22:27 GMT
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- In article <11274@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>, dabay@morse.cns.vt.edu (Marian Dabay)
- wrote:
- [Lots of correct information about Paints and Pintos deleted...]
- >
- > Within the pinto color, there are several other terms used.
- > Overo and tobiano descibe the color pattern. On tobiano,
- > the spots of color are generally smooth "edged", whereas
- > overos have very jagged edges. It's hard to explain, you
- > really need to look at pictures to see the difference. There
- > are also piebald and skewbald, which I believe describe the
- > color of the horse, with piebald being chestnut/white and
- > skewbald being black/white?
- >
- I agree with all you say except that last sentence. My information is that
- piebald is black/white and skewbald is any other color/white.
-
- > Marian Dabay
- > Clancy - chestnut Belgian gelding
- > Bunny - pinto Belgian mother-to-be (late February)
- > Millie - pinto Belgian mare
- > Budweiser - bay pony gelding
-
- Joyce Scott
- and Spiff who is a dun
-