Paints for sale

The Paints horse breed has its origin from Spanish explorers In the olden days these horses were captured and made to ride alongside the cattle on their drives. They were chosen for this work by the cowboys because of their hard working and easy going nature. But now days the Paint horse is ideal for pleasure riding, racing as well as rodeoing.

The Paint horses are horses that are intelligent as well as versatile and powerful. They have been bestowed with athletic beauty and prowess. A very distinct thing about this horse breed is its color patterns. Each and every horse has a different combination of white along with colors like black, chestnut, brown, gray, chestnut or roan. The markings on these horses can be categorized in four patterns namely overo, tobiano, tovero and solid. These colorful coat patterns are what make you identify this horse. The average height of the Paint Horses is about 14.2-16 hands. As these horses are very level headed and very gentle, these are a good choice for the kids

Unfortunately along with a distinct color feature, a genetic disease called Lethal White Syndrome is also associated with this horse. This problem can be found more particularly in the horses with the homozygous genes while the ones with heterozygous genes are healthy. The foals with this condition generally die shortly after birth due to complications of underdeveloped intestinal tract.

In 1965 the American Paint horse Association was formed to preserve and promote the American paint horses. After this association’s formation the Paint horse has become very treasured and is also seeing a good amount of growth.

It can be rightly said that due to its strength and athletic beauty and calm temperament the American Paint horse is one of the most popular breeds in the world.