The Paint Horse is truly a horse of a different color, distinguished by three different patterns—overo, tobiano and tovero. Descendants of Spanish horses brought to the new world by Hernando Cortez, Paint Horses were important to Native Americans who relied on the Paint horse and believed it to have magical powers. Later, cowboys of the western frontier discovered them for their dependability, cow sense, and of course, beauty. Watch out for the Pinto masquerading as a Paint horse. While pinto refers to the coloring of a horse, which can be any breed, a Paint horse is a horse that is eligible for registry with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA). The second largest registry in the country, the APHA is so big that it has specific color and bloodline rules that must be met before a horse can be registered. In an overo patterned horse, the white coloring will not cross the back of the horse between its withers and tail. At least one leg (often all four) is dark and the tail is usually just one color. Head markings are distinctive and generally white. A tobiano, by contrast, has white coloring crossing his flanks, and often has four white legs. Head markings are like those of a solid-colored horse and its tail is often two colors.For the horses that may show characteristics of both color patterns, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) has another classification called the tovero. This Breyer model is an example of what a tovero would look like, with a longer tail suited for pleasure riding.
Recommended Age: 4+ Years
Dimensions: 11-1/2"L x 8"H
Billable Weight: 2.00 lbs |
