ABOUT US
This page was last updated: May 20, 2010
The Pinto Horse Association of NSW has been in existence for over 30 years.
Over the past years the Pinto Association has seen many people pass through its committee.
With their dedication and hard work they have made the association what it has become today.
We as the current committee strive to live up to the standard of those who have passed through before us.
The Pinto Horse Association of NSW Inc.
TOBIANO
OVERO
TOBERO
SABINO
COLOUR PATTERNS
TOBIANO – (pronounced toe-bee-ah-no)
The Tobiano Pinto is basically a white horse with patches of colour. It generally has white legs and white crossing the backbone. The head, chest, flank, buttock and often the tail are the usual coloured areas.
OVERO – (pronounced o-vair-o)
The Overo Pinto appears as a dark horse with white
marking. These markings are of irregular shape with
jagged edges and normally originate on the horses side or belly, often spreading towards the neck, legs and back.
Colour appears to frame the white areas. An Overo
usually has a dark mane, tail, legs and backbone. Bald or white face often accompanies the Overo pattern.
TOBERO
Horses which show definite characteristics of the two marking patterns described with the Tobiano and Overo are referred to as Tobero.
SABINO
The Sabino Pinto is a dark horse with large white belly splashes which come up the sides from underneath. The belly splashes must be visible from a distance and easily seen at eye level.
Riding: The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground. ~Author Unknown
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Dearest God in heaven.
Give me the strength to guide my horse.
Make my hands soft and my head clear.
Let my horse understand me and I him.
My heart you have blessed with a special love of these animals, let me never lose sight of it.
My soul you have gifted with a deep need for them,
let that need never lessen.
Always let my breath catch as the sun gleams
on an elegant head.
Always may my throat tighten
at the sound of a gentle nicker.
Let the scent of fresh hay and a new bag of grain
always be sweet to me.
Let the warm touch of a warm nose on my hand
always bring a smile.
I adore the joy of a warm day on the farm.
The grace and splendour of a running horse,
the thunder of its hooves makes my eyes burn
and my heart soar, let it always be so.
Dearest God grant me patience, for horses are harnessed wind and wind can be flighty.
Let me not frighten or harm them,
instead show me ways to understand them.
Above all, Dear God, fill my life with them.
When I pass from this world,
send my soul to no heaven without them.
For this love you have given me graces
my existence and I shall cherish it
and praise You for it for all time.
- Unknown
The Horseman’s Prayer
