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About the Pinto Breed
.The Pinto, or Painted Horse, of America
must be well known to all readers of Wild West stories, and
the word, which is of Spanish derivation, has come to be applied
to all those queerly marked black-and-white and bay/brown-and-white
horses which we know in this country as piebald and skewbald.
Examples of this peculiar colouring, which is the result of
the combined action of albinism (whiteness), melanism (blackness)
and erythema (redness) on the skin, are found all over the world
and in most breeds of horses, but more especially in the primitive
types, so it cannot be said that the Pinto is a breed in the
strict sense of the word. It is a fact, however, that horses
of this coloration are widely prevalent all over the North and
South American continents, and the modern Pinto is recognised
as a distinctive American horse. In recent years a society has
been formed in the United States called the Pinto Horse Society,
with the general objects of gaining recognition for, and the
improvement of, typical Pinto horses and ponies, to study and
perpetuate the type, to go in for scientific breeds and to establish
a register of Pinto horses.
There is no doubt that the ‘painted’ horse is most
attractive and spectacular to look at, especially if the markings
are produced in the best of any of the established types. Horses
of this coloration have had a reputation the world over for
toughness and endurance, and for that reason, with the added
advantage of natural camouflage, were always favourites with
the Native American as war and ceremonial horses. They are now
equally popular with the American riding public, and ranches
in Canada and the United States are devoted solely to breeding
them.
There are no physical features peculiar to the Pinto, except
that most specimens appear to have thick necks and rather heavy
shoulders, but the types of marking are interesting. There are
two distinct patterns, known as Overo and Tobiano, the names
derived from the Spanish, and are used in the Argentine by the
Criollo Registry.
In Overo markings the white patches always originate from the
belly and extend upwards. The back, mane and tail are generally
dark: dark and white alternate on the legs, which are rarely
all white. White faces and glass (blue) eyes are fairly prevalent.
There is no fixed rule about the size of the patches.
The Tobiano pattern can be distinguished from the Overo by the
fact that it has no regular place of origin, white patches starting
often from the back, and that the white and coloured areas are
usually larger and nearly always solid rather than patchy. White
legs are more often found, but the white face and glass eye
are not so frequent. The dark patches in both cases are mostly
black, brown and bay. Tobiano horses tend to be larger and heavier
than the Overos. There is no limit to the size and shape of
the markings, which certainly contribute to the charm and variety
of this distinctive type of horse.
Breeding results show that the Pinto strain is very potent and
will reproduce itself fairly constantly. Special classes for
these horses have been introduced into American shows, and the
accepted judging rule is 50% for markings and 50% for conformation
and performance.
In the days when horse dealers were found in great numbers in
the British Isles, they claimed that they could always sell
an ‘odd-coloured’ horse, as it was called. The reason
for this was that because of its often-strange marking, and
the vivid effect caused by the white background, the horse would
always draw the attention of the public. In short it was, especially
if put to a smart butcher’s, baker’s or other tradesman’s
cart, a very good advertisement. That market, and how very great
it was, has been lost and will never be recovered. As a hack
of the riding school type the horse is in demand but not for
hunting, where its colour is looked upon as too noticeable.
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