About The Pinto
The diversity of the Pinto breed can be seen in the 19 recognized
outcross breeds, which are separated into different types and sizes. For
more information on registering your Pinto, visit the
Registration Page.
Size
The Pinto comes four in different sizes – miniature, miniature B, pony and
horse.
A miniature Pinto is any equine measuring 34 inches or less and a
miniature B Pinto is any equine measuring more than 34 inches to 38 inches.
A Pinto pony is any equine measuring more than 38 inches to 56 inches. A
Pinto horse is an equine measuring more than 56 inches or 14 hands.
Type
Horses and ponies are classified by type. The four Pinto types include
stock, hunter, pleasure and saddle.
Stock – a western horse of predominantly Quarter Horse
or Paint breeding and conformation
Hunter – an English horse generally
including Thoroughbred and approved European Warmblood breeding and
conformation
Pleasure – a horse usually of Arabian,
Andalusian or Morgan breeding and conformation
Saddle – a gaited horse, possibly
Saddlebred, Hackney or Tennessee Walker breeding and conformation
Color
A Pinto horse must have four square inches of cumulative white in the
qualifying zone and underlying pink skin. The requirement is modified with
the size of the equine requiring only three square inches for ponies and two
square inches for miniatures. The equines that do not meet the color
requirement, but have at least two or more Pinto characteristics (blue eyes;
leg white above the knee or hock; white or multi-colored hooves; collective
white in the eligible zones, but not enough to qualify for color; pink skin)
are registered Breeding Stock.
Pattern
The two color patterns are the Tobiano and the Overo.
The Tobiano coat appears to be white with large flowing spots of color,
often overlapping. Spots of color typically originate from the head, chest,
flank and buttock, often including the tail.
The Overo coat appears to be a colored horse with white markings. Spots
of white appear to be jagged and usually originate on the animal’s side or
belly spreading toward the neck, tail, legs and back. White almost never
crosses the back.
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