What is a Splash?
Splashed White is another white pattern that can look similar to Frame and Sabino, because of this it’s also usually grouped in with those patterns and given the generic term, Overo. This pattern was thought to be harder to find in North American than Frame or Sabino, but as we begin to understand just how the pattern looks and how the genetics work it’s becoming obvious that Splash is much more common than was previously thought we just haven’t been identifying it correctly. Facial markings on Splashed Whites are commonly bottom heavy and may involve just a snip. Larger markings tend to give the horse an “apron” marking. Leg white tends to be crisp and may be more blunt than with other patterns. As with Sabino there really is no rule as to how many legs will be white but in general at least one will be and it’s common for the hind legs to have marking while the front legs do not. The leg markings will range from small to large, a coronet to a high stocking. Belly spots are common, eve
