Pinto Horse - Anita

• A pinto horse is a popular light horse characterized by large, irregular-colored markings that are mostly black (or dark) and white. Many horse breeds carry this pattern. The Pinto Horse Association of America (PHA) considers a horse recorded in their registry as a true breed. Given below is some more pinto-related information.
• The word 'pinto' comes from the Spanish word pintado, meaning paint, which is how this horse gets its name.
• The two primary and dominant pinto coat pattern categories are tobiano and overo. These are recognized depending on the appearance and not genetics. Breeders are very selective in colors, and they usually do not cross the two patterns.
• These horses were originally used by the buffalo hunters of the American Great Plains. Now, they are popular general-purpose riding horses.
• Horses having this pattern are regionally referred to as 'paints' or 'colored'.