How Do You Select A Paint Horse?
Paint horses are the most colorful of breeds, with unique coat patterns and easily distinguished markings. 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. Identify the type of paint horse by its markings. Know that paint horses have the body type and ath
