For the love of Paint Horses!

Since today is Christmas Eve and earlier this week was the beginning of Chanukah,  I have some great holiday Paint Markings for you! They're just not the current holiday. Oh well. Enjoy!

First to show his colors is Cowboys Son Deebar, a 2005 chestnut tobiano stallion owned by Tammy and Stacia Elliott of Springfield, West Virginia. Tammy writes, " 'Sonny' has two hearts on his left side, one on his neck and one on his side. We never noticed it until we took a picture of him. I guess the hearts stand for love, because he is the most lovable horse that I have ever owned!"

Next up is Shes Inviting. Elizabeth Roberts of Urbana, Ohio, owns the 2004 bay tobiano mare, and says, "The marking on her side looks like a heart to us. We always say that heart on her side means 'From [HF Skipa Tizzy, her dam], with love.' " That's certainly a great message to receive!

This next one reminds me of those little Hershey's kisses that come in so many different flavors now (including candy cane!). It's a 1999 bay overo mare named Hearts N Kisses. Yvonne Sabato of Westlake Village, California, owns this sweetheart, and writes "Here is my horse, 'Sweetie.' She has a big heart on her side!"

Is anyone else thinking the same lyrics? How sweet it is to be loved by you...

And last but not least, this little girl wears her heart on a more obvious place—her forehead! " 'Sunshine' has a perfectly shaped heart on her head," writes Terrie Jasper of Sullivan, Missouri, about her 2005 black tobiano mare, Aprils Little Bandit. "This horse was orphaned shortly after birth. She truly is a sweetheart!"