American Painted Horse - A breed with mystical powers

The American Painted Horse was introduced by the Spanish. They are usually up to 16 hands. Native Americans widely used the Paint, believing them to possess magical powers. The Paint was cherished by cowboys for cattle work because they were nimble and hard working.

They are easy-going, friendly and intelligent. As their name might suggest, the Paint has distinctive colouring and markings. Their coats fall into two classes - tobiano (white with dark markings) or overo (dark with light markings). However there are exceptions to the rule as not all coat patterns fit into the tobiano or overo categories. For this reason, a third classification - tovero - has been used to describe horses that have characteristics of both the tobiano and overo patterns.

The American Painted Horse is an excellent horse for ranch work, rodeo, trail riding, showing, jumping and dressage. For a quote click here and feel good >> American Painted Horse Insurance Quote