The word pinto is Spanish for "painted", "dappled", or "spotted". 5.1 Breed registries and white markings.2 Color patterns and genetics of pinto horses.
#Paint horse registration
Breeders who select for color are often careful not to cross the two patterns, and registries that include spotting color preferences often refuse registration to horses that exhibit characteristics of the "wrong" pattern. Pinto patterns are visually and genetically distinct from the leopard complex spotting patterns characteristic of horse breeds such as the Appaloosa. In current usage, "paint" is specifically used for the American Paint Horse (APHA), which is a pinto-colored horse with identifiable American Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines. The word "paint" was sometimes used to describe pinto horses. While pinto-colored horses are not considered as a "breed", several competing color breed registries have formed to encourage the breeding of pinto-colored horses. Pinto coloring, known simply as "coloured" in nations using British English, is the most popular in the United States. Many breeds of horses carry pinto patterns. Various cultures throughout history appear to have selectively bred for pinto patterns. The distinction between "pinto" and "solid" can be tenuous, as so-called "solid" horses frequently have areas of white hair.
A pinto horse has a coat color that consists of large patches of white and any other color.
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