Pinto is a horse coloring that consists of large patches of white and another color. A pinto differs from a paint in the breeding. A pinto may be of any breeding, but a paint must have American Quarter Horse bloodlines. The American Paint Horse is an American breed of horse which is a specific type of stock-horse. ... The American Quarter Horse is a breed of horse originally bred specifically to race the quarter mile. ...
Though horses may have been domesticated in one isolated locale in 4500 BC, the unequivocal date of (1) domestication and (2) use as a means of transport dates to no earlier than circa 2000 BC, evidenced by the Sintashta chariot burials (see Domestication of the horse).
The Arabian horses, whether originating on the Arabian peninsula or from the European studs (breeding establishments) of the 18th and 19th centuries, gained the title of "hotbloods", for their fiery temperaments.
Horse professionals state these practices are not cruel and are unavoidable with modern horse ownership, and deny their views are influenced by the money they make.
Officially incorporated in 1956, The PintoHorse Association of America, Inc. (PtHA) was founded in 1947 to encourage the promotion of "quality with color" horses, ponies, and miniatures as well as establish a registry for maintaining their pedigree and ownership records in a support organization for Pinto enthusiasts.
A horse of Pinto coloration descendant from two solid colored parents of another typically solid colored pure breed is called a "crop-out" and is of the Overo pattern.
The Pinto is a color breed with documentation of pedigree as well as certain restrictions and exclusions that may apply depending on the sex, classification and background of each animal.
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