Horses of Different Colors

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Chincoteague Pony Association
P.O. Box 407
Chincoteague, VA 23336
757-336-6917
www.ChincoteagueChamber.com/ map-assn.html
National Chincoteague Pony Association
2595 Jensen Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
360-671-8338
www.Pony-Chincoteague.com

Color Breeds

Some people place a great deal of emphasis on the color of a horse’s coat. That premise led to the establishment of several major “color” breed registries in the United States. Many individuals are “double registered” because they meet the criteria of both a color registry and a breed registry. For instance, Roy Roger’s Trigger met the criteria to be registered both a Palomino and a Tennessee Walking Horse. Older terms for these horses are skewbald (brown and white) and piebald (black and white).

Palomino

These golden horses made their way to America with Spanish explorers. They are a color breed whose coat must approximate some light to dark variation of a U.S. 14 karat gold coin. Manes and tails must be white, ivory or silver. They may be, but don’t have to be, a registered horse of another breed. Two registries recognize the golden horses.
The Palomino Horse Association Inc.
Route 1, Box 125
Nelson, MO 65347
660-859-2064
www.PalominoHorseAssoc.com
The Palomino Horse Breeders of America, Inc.
15253 E. Skelly Drive
Tulsa, OK 74116-2637
918-438-1234
www.PalominoHBA.com

Pinto

Endless combinations of colors splashed with white, all of which fall into Tobiano (mostly white with spots of color), Overo or Sabino (mostly colored with white splashes), or Tovero (characteristics of both Tobiano and Overo). Pintos often have blue eyes. The horse can be of any breed. This registry was established in the 1950s.
Pinto Horse Association of America Inc.
7330 NW 23rd St.
Bethany, OK 73008
405-491-0111
www.Pinto.org

American Paint

This second largest breed registry in the United States includes 854,000 horses. The organization formed in 1962. Eligibility is mainly contingent on bloodlines – at least one parent must be a registered Paint, and the other must come from Quarter horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines. The amount and location of color as well as its conformation also determine if a horse is eligible, and the colors are described the same way as a Pinto.
American Paint Horse Association
P.O. Box 961023
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0023
817-834-2742
www.APHA.com


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