Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Did you know ...

... that Paint Horses are found all over the world?

While this blog is part of the American Paint Horse Association, the association strives to stay connected with Paint Horse owners worldwide, often by including international stories in publications such as the Paint Horse Journal and APHA Connection, but also through horse shows like the World Championship Paint Horse Show, held in June and November every year in Texas. Last year even coincided with the Youth World Games! Pretty cool, huh?

So here's an international Paint marking just for you. While the spoken language may be different, foreign horses are still the same enjoyable breed as the ones in the United States.

"Hello!" writes Sabrina Freiberg of Triple F Ranch in Hopferau, Bavaria, Germany. "I have a yearling colt who has a pretty marking on his right side. It looks like a horse's head with reins and a mane that flows in the wind."
The colt she is referring to is her 2008 sorrel overo stallion TFR Indios Turbocheck, and the photo was taken at the European Paint Horse Championship where he was shown by Monika Hagen of Haldenwang, Germany.

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