Three in one

I received an email recently from this Paint Horse owner whose stallion has quite a variety of markings, all on one side! This is Dee Otoe Reed (catch the musical reference? "The oboe reed?"), a 1990 chestnut overo stallion registered to Jill (Cochran) Hall but belongs to her daughter Dannie, who lives in Redkey, Indiana.

Jill writes, "The first image that takes form looks like a wizard with his wand pointing down. The second, very prominent image is the Texas longhorn, and the third image on his hip my daughter says looks like the state of Indiana with a very long toe."

Cowboys like us

If you haven't yet read the post about horses hitching rides on horses—that is, in their Paint markings—you really should take a second and check it out. Otherwise, I heard from a friend of APHA that her Paint was blessed with an eternal rider.

Carrie Ream of Grand Rapids, Michigan, writes, "After reading through the last issue of Connection, I decided to check my horse's markings to see if I could find anything. Sure enough, there is a profile of a cowboy on her head—hat and all!" The mare Carrie is referring to is Totally Tee Time,  her 2007 sorrel overo.

Sometime this week when you're cleaning out the stalls or walking through the pasture checking on your Paints, why don't you look and see what images are hidden in their markings? I bet you'll find something if you look close enough!

How am I doing?

Hi everyone!

I hope you've enjoyed reading about your Paint markings the past few months! I'm curious to know what your thoughts are on the new Paint Markings blog and if you have any suggestions for making it better. Of course, submissions are always needed, but right now I'm interested in what YOU, the reader, has to say. I'll take any questions, comments or suggestions you may have (just keep them clean!). So get to writing and sent your letters to mlarson@apha.com or Megan Larson, 2800 Meacham, Fort Worth TX 76137.

As always, thanks for supporting the American Paint Horse. Happy trails!