American Paint Horse

At least one of the parents must be a registered American Paint Horse.

In 1965 some of these groups merged to form the American Paint Horse Association.

From there, they spread to the United States, where American Paint Horse blood was added.

Colour The American Paint Horse is white with varying amounts of another colour.

She has an American Paint Horse named Patches.

"Cowboy" is a red and white T'overo imported American Paint Horse.

Likewise, a solid-colored American Paint Horse that has registered parents may also be registered.

As a young equestrian, she showed at the American Paint Horse Association and competed at a national level.

Sabino is listed a type of overo coloring by the American Paint Horse Association.

Gram's old American Paint Horse.

This registry is distinct from the American Paint Horse Association, which registers Paint horses.

The frame overo pattern is the most common of the three types of overo patterns recognized in the American Paint Horse breed.

Before the American Paint Horse Association stud book was closed in the 1980s, a few sabino Arabian stallions were inspected and registered.

Pinto coloration is not allowed, nor is ancestry from a breed noted for pinto coloring, such as the American Paint Horse.

Lethal white syndrome is a genetic disorder linked to the Frame overo (O) gene and most closely studied in the American Paint Horse.

American Paint Horse Association (APHA)

Pinto coloration and American Paint Horse breeding are not allowed, nor are draft horse and pony breeding.

This exclusion of offspring from pedigreed parents led to the formation not only of the American Paint Horse Association, but also other pinto registries as well.

The American Paint Horse shares a common ancestry with the American Quarter Horse and the Thoroughbred.

Kelly's quarter horse specimens have been particularly successful, having substantial earnings through the American Paint Horse Association of Fort Worth, Texas.

Most horses with the recognized color pattern registered by the American Paint Horse Association qualify for the PtHA as well, though the reverse is not true.

Now the American Paint Horse Association is the fastest growing breed registry in the USA and it is the fourth largest registry.

Stock breeds include the American Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, American Paint Horse and breeds of similar body type.

Quarab: An American Quarter Horse-Arabian cross, a few American Paint Horse bloodlines are also found in this breed.

In the American Azteca registry, horses with American Paint Horse (APHA) breeding are also allowed.