Buyer question
Is a Paint horse good for beginners?
Yes: our Animal Library rates the Paint horse 5 out of 5 for beginners (forgiving and steady).
Source: the Paint horse page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Paint horse in the Animal Library
The detail
A stock-type horse with Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines and a pinto coat. Underneath the color it is the same calm, athletic, cow-savvy horse, and it carries the same inherited disease risks plus one of its own.
- Temperament
- Calm, willing, sensible
- Best fit
- Western, trail, families
- Trainability
- 5 out of 5 (Quick learner)
- Upkeep
- 2 out of 5 (Easy keeper)
- Energy
- 3 out of 5 (Responsive, not hot)
What to weigh
White areas of skin sunburn easily and can develop skin problems. Frame overo carriers can produce a fatal lethal white foal if bred to another carrier, and stock-horse disease panels still apply.