Difference Between A Paint & Pinto Horse?

by Kay Rice
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What is the difference between a pinto horse and a paint horse? (Valery Festa - Pennsylvania)

The Paint Horse (registered by the American Paint Horse Association) is limited to horses of documented and registered Paint, Quarter Horse, or Thoroughbred breeding. The difference in eligibility between the two registries has little to do with color or pattern; only bloodlines.

While most Paints can be double registered as Stock or Hunter type Pintos, the Pinto Horse Association (PtHA) also allows for the registration of miniature horses, ponies, and horses derived from other breed crosses, such as Arabian, Morgan, Saddlebred, and Tennessee Walking Horse, to name a few. In essence, the Pinto horse is a color breed in contrast to most other breeds which are defined by their genetic ancestry.

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eventerdrew

Kansas

Junior Member

Added on Dec 27th, 2008
paint is a breed, pinto is a color.

a lot of paints can be double registered as Paint/Pinto