Congratulations to Rita and Nicky
These photos are about Rita's horse Nicky, who she had since 2010. Nicky has been in training for the past year and a half, and they both recently competed in a student horse show at the barn where ...
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RBak wrote:
Nicky is not a pinto or piebald - she is a Tobiano! Never heard of it before I got her, but that's what it says on her registration papers. You would think she's a pinto from her markings, but she isn't. I guess the Tobiano gene isn't as popular as the Pinto or Piebald.
Rita
Here's some "Spotted Horse 101":
Paint: a Quarterhorse who has too much white in the wrong places to be registered as a "Quarterhorse.
Pinto: Any horse who exhibits spotted markings. Nicky could be registered as a Pinto - her markings would get her in. Pinto are divided into two classes by their markings: Tobianos have clearly defined edges to the markings; Overos have jagged edges - they often look like someone threw paint on them as they ran past.
My sister raised double-registered horses: she'd breed her Pinto (black and white Tobiano) to a purebred Arabian, and would get a 1/2-Arab / Pinto. VERY flashy critters!
So back to Rita - this is awesome!! Those three classes tell me you are a very-rounded rider with a well-trained horse!! Congratulations!!
