Breeds of Horse Special #1: Pinto vs. Paint part1
So this blog post coincides with the "Breeds of Horse" chain I have made, but because this is complicated I thought I'd give it special status.
Pintos and Paints are two very beautiful breeds of horse. Unfortunately many people get the two of them confused, or classify them as the same bred. I too sometimes have trouble remembering which one is which, so hopefully this will be a way to help not only others, but for me to remember as well!
First off, let's take a look!
Now, bay and white is not the only colour combination possible, and there are many coat patterns and variations on those patterns as well. The Colour depicted above is called "Skewbald". Piebald horses are black and white, while Skewbald horses can be any colour other than black along with the white. Horses that are tri-coloured, which are usually brown, black, and white, can also be put into the skewbald category. The term "coloured", used in Britain and a few other places refers to all pinto colours.
Pintos and Paints are two very beautiful breeds of horse. Unfortunately many people get the two of them confused, or classify them as the same bred. I too sometimes have trouble remembering which one is which, so hopefully this will be a way to help not only others, but for me to remember as well!
First off, let's take a look!
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Now, bay and white is not the only colour combination possible, and there are many coat patterns and variations on those patterns as well. The Colour depicted above is called "Skewbald". Piebald horses are black and white, while Skewbald horses can be any colour other than black along with the white. Horses that are tri-coloured, which are usually brown, black, and white, can also be put into the skewbald category. The term "coloured", used in Britain and a few other places refers to all pinto colours.
There are many categories and sub-categories of patterns for paints and pintos. The most common one is the Tobiano pattern. Then there are Overos with three sub-categories: Frame, Splashed White, and Sabino. Then there are the Toveros and the Dominant Whites
~Tobiano horses have white legs, large rounded "spots" or "blotches" of colour, with white on the withers, and the dock of the tail. The blotches of colour are usually arranged in a vertical fashion. There is typically more white than colour, but an ideal Tobiano is 50/50. They also have facial markings. Tobianos are the result of a dominant gene, so all Tobianos have at least one tobiano parent. Tobianos do not have health problems related to the dominant gene.
~The term Overo basically means: "all patterns but Tobiano". Overos include three different genes: Frame, Splashed White, and Sabino. The patterns are usually irregular and with jagged edges. White rarely crosses over the back.
~Frames typically have horizontally oriented white patches with jagged edges. A Frame horse's markings can be very minimal, and a horse may not seem to be a Frame unless the owner looks very closely, gets a DNA test, or the horses offspring are obviously Frame. Foals who are born with two sets of this gene, will have lethal white syndrome, and will die shortly after birth. Frames that have only one set, if bred with another one set Frame, have a %25 chance of producing a lethal white foal.
~Splashed horses have horizontal smooth edged white splashes. These horses usually aren't connected with any health issues, but Splashes can have congenital deafness.
~Sabino horses have spotting, white legs, belly spots and lots of white on the face. They can have "roaning" on the edges of markings. The Sabino is not connected to health issues.
~Toveros are a blend between Tobianos and any Overo patterning.
~Dominant whites are very much like Sabinos, but are dominantly white.
This is just part one of this special! Check in next week for part two!
~Frames typically have horizontally oriented white patches with jagged edges. A Frame horse's markings can be very minimal, and a horse may not seem to be a Frame unless the owner looks very closely, gets a DNA test, or the horses offspring are obviously Frame. Foals who are born with two sets of this gene, will have lethal white syndrome, and will die shortly after birth. Frames that have only one set, if bred with another one set Frame, have a %25 chance of producing a lethal white foal.
~Splashed horses have horizontal smooth edged white splashes. These horses usually aren't connected with any health issues, but Splashes can have congenital deafness.
~Sabino horses have spotting, white legs, belly spots and lots of white on the face. They can have "roaning" on the edges of markings. The Sabino is not connected to health issues.
~Toveros are a blend between Tobianos and any Overo patterning.
~Dominant whites are very much like Sabinos, but are dominantly white.
This is just part one of this special! Check in next week for part two!
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