Paint Horse: Breed Profile

can occur in any combination of white plus another color such as bay black palomino or chestnut. The patterns and colors vary greatly and no two horses are precisely the same. Some paint horses are a solid or almostsolid color. 
Paint horses display several named color patterns. The three main ones are
Tobiano These horses usually have a color over one or both flanks with rounded white patches around their withers and tail. The head is colored and can have markings such as stars blazes or strips. The tail and mane hair can be of two colors Overo Horses with this pattern have irregular white patches across their bodies though their backs are usually a solid color. The legs are colored but can have white stockings. The face is mainly white Tovero These horses are mainly white on the body while the upper head chest and flank areas are a color. Some tovero horses have blue eyes.
All coat patterns may be interspersed with white hairs known as roan. In addition paints may have any of the typical equine facial and leg markings.
Unique Characteristics of the Paint Horse
The colored coat patterns are rightfully the paint horses most distinctive trait. But the breed is about far more than color. Its colors patterns and markings combine with its muscular wellbalanced stature to create a truly striking physical appearance.
Beyond their beauty paints are prized for their friendly easygoing temperament. These are relaxed and highly social horses with natural intelligence that makes them unchallenging and rewarding to train. 
Diet and Nutrition
A general equine diet of quality grass hay grains and some fruits and vegetables is appropriate for a paint horse. Some vitamin and mineral supplementation might be necessary. But its important not to overfeed your horse as this breed has a tendency toward obesity. 
Common Health and Behavior Problems
Paint horses are typically easy to work with and lack notable behavioral issues. But they are prone to a few genetic health issues including some that also run in quarter horse and thoroughbred bloodlines.
One genetic disease associated with paints is lethal white syndrome. Some horses can just be carriers of the gene and have normal lives. But foals with two copies of the gene are typically born with a white coat and blue eyes. Internally their intestines havent fully developed so they quickly show signs of colic. Because there is no treatment for the disorder and the foals