Where do piebald horses/ ponies originate from?
Horses as you know come in all shapes, sizes and types – with one major distinction being made on the grounds of colour. Here in Ireland we use the terms “Piebald” or “Skewbald” to describe certain horse colouration. In other countries you will see references to “Coloured” or “Paint” horses – in many cases these descriptions really have the same meaning. As we are a coloured horse registry, we DO place a value on colour and markings, but NO SINGLE COLOUR is valued above another and NO SINGLE TYPE is valued above any other type. The Irish Piebald & Skewbald Association has full official Stud Book recognition from The EU and The Irish Department Of Agriculture and registrations are steadily increasing. It is our aim to promote the interest in, pleasure from and status of Piebald & Skewbald horses. Our services include stallion licensing, providing official identity documents and internationally recognised passports for all registrations and the maintenance of a proper horse register in a
