>> What is a TOBIANO PAINT? Is this specific to Quarter Horses? Actually, QH's are restricted to having mostly a solid color, otherwise they are not supposed to be registered as QH, so tobianos are not QH. QH can have socks and a blaze, but there are limits.
Originally paint and pinto were pretty much interchangeable terms for non-Appaloosa-patterned "spotted" horses - also called piebald and skewbald in England. Eventually (maybe since the 1940's?) "Paints" became a registry of stock-type horses - similar to QH, but with spots. I think Paints are allowed to be bred with QH and TB and still be registered. QH can be bred with TB - to maximum percentages - and still be registered QH. Those QH are designated Appendix QH - but that's off the pinto/paint subject. By today's definition, a tobiano paint would be registered (presumably) with the APHA, and have tobiano markings. He could also be chestnut/white, black/white, bay/white or some modified combination color such as dun, palomino or buckskin. Tobiano, sabino and overo are patterns within the generic "pinto" colors, regardless of breed- there are other patterns too, but I'm not a pinto expert. Tobiano is the most common pattern - Skjoni and Flekka are tobianos, and of course, they are Icelandics. My QH x Mustang mare is tobiano - but she got her color from her mustang dad. You can look on the American Paint Horse association for more details on marking patterns and definitions. Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.24/741 - Release Date: 3/31/2007 8:54 PM "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: http://IceHorses.net/video.html [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
