Are Paint horses really common in america??

Question

I just asked a question about breeding a Paint foal and recieved a heap of " you should just adopt a paint foal" Or " A guy down the road from me is selling Two reg Paints for $50 each just buy one"

Sorry but here in Australia Paints are NOT common horses they are Expensive and even the solids are worth more than your average other breed horse, We certainly dont have any needing adoption!! I WISH!!

Is it because you guys have Mustangs and the paint breed comes from them??

The australian Paint horse association (PHAA) States the foal must have one reg Paint parent and the other parent must be either Paint , QH , or TB.

And I am not a complete Idiot I have breed horses before, sucessfuly and Its not just about getting the right horse for competition its about the excitment of wondering what you'll get!!

I have rescued my fair share of Unwanted horses,( there is a lame TB mare in my paddock that i saved from the doggers last month!!) MY foal will never be Unwanted!!

Answer 1

Paint's are fairly common, but however I have never heard of  selling reg. paints for $50. I think that must be some sort of typo or a misunderstanding. There are adoption agencies for nearly every breed also.  

Well mustangs may have helped to create paint's, that would not be why they need adoption. There are not NEAR as many mustangs as paint horses. I think (my opinion) that there is a lot of paints in America is because we have a large horse population, there is a large Paint Horse Showing industry, people breed thier QH'd and TB's to a paint to see if they can get a paint colored baby, which is fine if you actually wanted the foal, but I don't support doing that always because people just want the experiance of breeding, and seeing a cute baby foal, not for the foal itself,...get my drift. But then again this is just my opinion.

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

Paint horses are fairly common in America, but most horses are not paints. I have a paint, you can see him at:

http://www.ultimatehorsesite.com/horsepi...

I also work at a rescue ranch. I don't know what things are like in Australia, but in America there are more horses than homes to care for them. So think twice about breeding. I haven't adopted all of my horses, but I did adopt my paint. Before you breed see if you can buy a paint you like or adopt one.

Cheers,

David

http://gentlenaturalhorseman.blogspot.co...

Answer 4

In American the paint horse is petty popular. I actually own two reg. paints. Just like there, The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) requires that the foal must be of paint, qh, or tb breeding. But also here we have another association for horses that have the paint horse markings but are not or paint, qh, or TB breding, those horses are called pintos. Most of the horses that are for sale for cheap or can be adopted are actually pintos. Registered Paint horses are normally expensive and the well breed ones are hard to come by.

Answer 5

Paint's ~~~ ahhh ~

  I have a Paint Stallion (Copper &White & a little black his tail)  

He is my true love ;D     I truely don't know the answer ... I just love'em...more colorful...

Answer 6

It's an interesting question. I moved to NZ from the USA about 7 months ago and noticed that here paints are in extremely high demand, hard to find, and usually quite expensive just based on color. Even if they are just pintos and a combo of many breeds with no registry. In the USA there was one on every corner and you could get one for fairly cheap. If it's anything like here you will not find one for "rescue" or to buy easily. I understand that there are lots of Americans who are just going on and on about rescueing etc. But I believe Oz is similar to New Zealand and unless you want an off the track horse you've got to search. Not many rescues around here anyway...most unwanted go to slaughter. But that's a different issue. I just think not everyone should get upset because a person doesn't want/can't get a "rescue". I've rescued and I think it's a great thing to do but you can't always get the horse you need or want that way. The horse industry between different countries is so completely different so yahoo answers can make answering others questions tricky.

Answer 7

yes, but we have alot of everything.. its just how our population thinks (can you tell i don't like it?! haha)

Our paints aren't mustangs.. maybe way far back in the history, but now there are thousands of pure APHA paints around.  It's the same, one reg. paint and either paint, TB or QH to be reg.

look...

http://equine.com/horses/search_results....

there are lots of REALLY nice paint, and lots of really bad ones.. but you have to realize that paints started here so theres lots of them.. just like australian riding ponies started there, you'd never be able to find one here but for you their common.

Answer 8

Paint horses are part of the group known as stock horses. This includes Quarter Horses and Appaloosas. They are basically Quarter Horses with white markings and other than that should have the same conformation as Quarter Horses. They are descended from mustangs, Spanish Barb horses and some other breeds such as Morgans and Thoroughbreds. Paints are suited for quarter mile races and working cattle. Paints are most prevalent in the western half of the United States where more horses owners tend to be interested in the stock horse type of horse.

The American Paint Horse Association allows crosses with Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. I read an article about Paints in Australia in the Paint Horse Journal and I believe that the article stated that Paint Stallions were imported to breed with Thoroughbreds to start up the Paint Horse breed in Australia. Good luck breeding a Paint foal.

Answer 9

Having lived in Perth, W. Australia for about a year, MANY decades ago, I can relate to what you are saying and asking.  Back in the 1960's, having a horse that didn't pace or wasn't an EX trotter was a REAL event in Perth.

Back then somebody owning a Quarter Horse was a real rarity there (I had one back in the States at the time.).

Right now in the U.S. the price of horses are WAY down.  ANY breed is finding a hard time in getting prices that were typical 3 years ago.  The costs in gas, feed, the change in rendering facilities (There basically are NONE, with a couple of exceptions, currently in the U.S.) and other items all gas related have made owning a horse(s) something that folks are seriously rethinking.  

Paints here are fairly common here because their popularity and have been over bred during this past decade.  Everybody wanted a loud coloured, flashy horse so they kept breeding them.

Maybe buying one here in the U.S. and shipping it to Australia wouldn't be a bad idea!  (Just thinking in writing here!).

BUT if petrol (gas) isn't as big an issue down there and you have a better access to cheaper feeds and you plan on keeping your foal it's entire lifetime, then by all means, breed and I hope you get a LOUD coloured foal!

Answer 10

Yes they are they are also one of the prettiest.

Answer 11

We have the American Paint Horse Association here in Ft. Worth, Tx. and the registration requirements are the same as you mentioned.  We have lots of Paint Horses in America.

The breed originated from the Q.H. because the Q.H. breed also has strict requirements. To be registered, the body had to be solid..no white except legs, but then again the white could not extend all the way up to knee etc. They were not allowed to have blue eye and weren't allowed to have white on their jaw ...a star, blaze, strip, only on their face.  Therefore, the Paint HOrse was born.  Yippee

Answer 12

I think you should just ignore that guy. Im in the U.S. and it seems like every other person I know that has horses has a paint. Mustangs do come in color, but our paints are QH and Thoroghbred bloodlines also. If paints are rare in Austrailia then thats cool, I probably would want one also. I like paints, but don't own any. I have two QH. Good Luck, I hope you get a beauty

To Posie- Im sure the comment about I cant wait to see what I get was more in a sense of the markings. No paint is similar...it could be a stud colt or a filly. Maybe she's trying to get a black and white stud colt..those are hard to come by and highly wanted Im sure even more in Australia.

Why does everyone think so negative everytime someone ask a question

Answer 13

Yes America does have a lot of paints... and just about every other breed needing a home too.

Same rules apply for the APHA (American paint horse association)...

People get frustrated hearing about backyard breeders breeding for reasons such as color or because of "excitement of wondering what you'll get!!"... There should be much more thought that goes into breeding than that.

colors great, sure. It's 'pretty'... But you can't ride color alone. I'm not swaying either way... Breed what you want if you want, just please be a responsible breeder.

Answer 14

yes, paints and pinto's are quite common. they are a sturdy breed and very showy color.

Answer 15

You might check out the American Paint Horse Association website.  You will find that they claim to be the 2nd largest breed in the United States.  The American Paint Horse Assn. also requires that one parent be a register Paint and the other parent may be either Paint, AQHA or JC/TB.  The number of paint horses in the US doesn't have anything to do with mustangs.

Your statement regarding the excitement of wondering what you'll get as the result of breeding makes me question whether you are breeding for color...... for conformation.... for performance or just to get a registered paint foal.

EDIT**  Sorry if my comment regarding "the excitment of wondering what you'll get" sounded negative.  Ziggybad said it well "there should be more thought that goes  into breeding than that.  Colors great, sure, it's 'pretty' but you can't ride color alone."

Answer 16

Paint Horses are extremely common in the U.S.  especially where i live, on the west coast in Washington State.

Answer 17

Yes there are lots of registered paints here.  There are also many breeds that have paint markings.  The paint registry wants them to use the term pinto because the pinto registry allows any horse with paint markings to register but everyone else uses the term paint for color.  

We have paints, pintos (but the registry allows any paint colored horse so the pinto registry has little 'pinto' in it any more), spotted saddle horses, and many fox trotters and Tennessee Walkers that have the paint markings.  Then there are the Appaloosas that have various colored markings.  

And yes in all cases here there is an extreme over abundance of horses and all colors and most breeds can be had cheap!

Answer 18

Paints are very common in US, and use to be kinda low in numbers, but over the past 15 yrs, they are growing in popularity again, and are numbering up there pretty good again...they are very nice horses...

you can read all about them on line

at         http://www.americanpainthorseassociation...

good luck