Horse Breeds: Orlov Trotter, Paint, Palomino, Pantaneiro
Author: Phillipe Wiskell

*ORLOV TROTTER*

A breed developed between 1775 and 1784, the Orlov Trotter was
dveloped by A.G. Orlov at Khrenov stud. The breed came from
crossing Arabian horses with Mecklenburg, Dutch and Danish
harness breeds. Evolution under the natural conditions that are
characteristic of Russia, including flood plains and stables
means that Orlov trotter is a breed that is adaptable to many
conditions.

Orlov Trotter's are used as draught horses, for utility horses
and as a pleasure or competition horse. When used in breeding,
the Orlov Trotter is used as the principal improver of smaller,
native horses of the former Soviet Union.

Orlov Trotter has a well proportioned head with a long neck and
muscular back. Their measurement is about 162 cm at the withers
and a body length of 164 cm. Orlov Trotter colors are grey,
chestnut, black or bay.

The Orlov breed is extremely fertile and the breed has a long
life span.

*PAINT*

American Paint Horses are required to have bloodline and
distinctive body types by the registry. A paint must come from
horses that are registered with either the American Paint Horse
Association, the Jockey Club, or The American Quarter Horse
Association. Paint horses are intelligent and versatile,
beautiful and very athletic. Although they are a light horse
breed, paints are quite muscled and stockier. They are refined,
and carry their head and neck with elegance despite being
short-coupled. The color patterns are what visually distinguish
a paint horse from other breeds. There is a very unique
combination of white and another color from the equine rainbow.


Sometimes, people mistakenly refer to pinto horses as paint
horses. The difference is that Pinto's can actually be any
breed and Paints are registered with the American Paint Horse
Association and must be able to prove their parentage to one of
the three previously mentioned registries, in addition to meet
minimum color requirements.

Paint horses are categorized by color patterns:

Tobiano Pattern: horses have head marketings like solid
colored horses. For example, they may have a solid color head,
or a head with a blaze, star, or stripe. All four of a
tobiano's legs are usually white below the knees. Spots are
oval or round and tails are usually a solid color.

Overo Pattern: horses are either white or predominantly dark.
The white will not cross the back of the horse between the
horses tail and withers. At least one, but often all 4 lets
will be dark colored. The markings are usualy scattered and the
tail is typically a single color.

*PALOMINO*

Palomino's have been treasured for years and are part of Greek
mythology. In order for a horse to be part of the Palomino
Horse Breeders of America, the horse must stand somewhere
between 14 and 17 hands tall and be the color of a US 14 karat
gold coin. Skin of Palomino's is typically grey, brown or black
and without pink skin. Mane and tails of Palomino's must be
white, with less than 15% dark hairs.

Palomino's are divided into 3 different divisions. Stock type
of Palomino horses are western horses mostly represented by
Quarter Horses. Golden American Saddlebred type of Palomino's
are represented mostly by Saddlebreds and the pleasure division
of Palomino's includes Morgan, Tennessee Walking Horses and
Arabian.

Palominos that are registered in one of the following 7 horse
associations, and those that meet the color requirements, are
eligible for registration and participation in the PHBA:
American Quarter Horse Association, American Morgan Horse
Association, American Saddlebred Horse Association,
International Arabian Horse Association, Arabian Horse Registry,
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and exhibitors Association and
the Jockey Club.

*PANTANEIRO*

Also known as Poconeano, the Pantaneiro is home in Mato Grosso,
Brazil. Most are gray in color, with some bay or black or
brown. There are temporary flood conditions often found within
the Pantanal region that the Pantaneiro breed has adapted well
to. Pantaneiro horses are resistant to equine Infectious Anemia
which makes them the selected horse for swampy areas in their
homeland.


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