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Location: MN | Id love to hear reasoning as to why you would or wouldnt buy a paint. If they are proven, why would you pass? I feel like so many nice horses are over looked just because they are a paint! |
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Location: Somewhere around here | I've don't usually pass on a horse just because it was a Paint but I do have some reasons I might... - Not registered if it was a mare, don't really care if it's a gelding
- Too much white (personal thing, I just like overos more)
- Scrawny, lol I like stout Paints
And that's about it. Everyone where I live won't really give them a chance, so I see it as a window for me to buy them cheaper BUT I'd have to advertise them in cities farther away because of the poor reseale vaule where I live. |
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| I personally wouldn't pass over a paint but the few reasons I have heard are about some of the rules/regulations through APHA and lack of futurity incentives. It is a smaller industry. So I think it depends on your ultimate goal. I run mostly barrel races, I don't care whether they are APHA, AQHA or App. However, I can be stringy on the white factor. Too much white isn't for me. |
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Location: Silver Lake, MN | I love paints and I also think you can find some deals. I know of some nice running bred paints that are resonabily priced. I am looking forward to running a paint gelding this year and will be getting another one this fall.
I know some people are very picky on the amount of white, I personally do not care. I know a lot of people loves greys and they eventualy turn all white. People always say they are too hard to keep clean, but to me it is no different than any light colored horse. LOL. |
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| I have never met a good horse that was a bad color. That being said...I am not going to pay extra just because it's nicer to look at than say, a plain sorrel. |
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Location: WI | I have a paint, although she is a solid buckskin so not really a "paint" :) BUT, my only reason I would not buy a particular colored paint is if it has excessive amounts of white, and that is strictly personal reasons. I hate when dirt spots are so visible on my horses. I also wouldn't buy a cremello or grey/white horse either for that reason. I am gambling as I breed to Strait Firewater again this year. I got lucky with my last color combo with him so we will see if I can get a repeat. I love a well bred, pretty colored, athletic, fast paint horse! |
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| In my opinion, Pretty is as Pretty does!! I like paints, but I buy a horse by how they perform their job compared to their hair color. |
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| The ONLY reason I am prejudiced against paints is because I had 2 paint mares who really soured me on them. One loud bay tobiano, and one plain sorrel, but both registered paints, and both nuttier than fruit cakes. But that's not to say I haven't been around some fabulous paint geldings, and been outrun by some talented paint mares! |
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Location: Running my kids somewhere. | I prefer paints, I raise paints and I usually run paints. If people are looking for a good horse...give the horse a chance with out looking at the color. There are many solid or minimal white paints out there. People don't know they are and they will still kick butt! Just because a horse is a paint should not mean anything.
I think it is people looking at things with rose color glasses. Many QHs and paints have the similar lines; just one has 'bing".
A friend of mine has a paint that is a reserve national champion dressage horse. He beats the warmbloods at their game. Same thing!!
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Location: Silver Lake, MN | This is very true!! My paint gelding has a QH sire and my baby coming this year is also by a QH sire. There are some really nice ones out there and I love seeing them do well. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | It can be pink, purple or a unicorn as long as its built good has a good mind and works I'll buy it if it fits what I'm looking for.  |
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| Kay-DRacing. - 2016-04-20 10:59 AM
Id love to hear reasoning as to why you would or wouldnt buy a paint. If they are proven, why would you pass? I feel like so many nice horses are over looked just because they are a paint!
I wouldn't buy a paint unless it was exactly what I was looking for and I planned to keep it. My two biggest issues are 1. I see a lot more successful QH's in my area of equine interest and 2. Because most people prefer QH, if I ever wanted to sell the horse I need to keep that in mind.
All that being said, I was just very graciously given a very very nice double Reg paint yearling gelding that has not a single "paint" on his papers but because his sire is a crop out, he gets to be double Reg. We will run him on the track as a paint and hopefully make a little money. |
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Location: MN | RodeoCowgirl4u - 2016-04-20 2:02 PM I have never met a good horse that was a bad color. That being said...I am not going to pay extra just because it's nicer to look at than say, a plain sorrel.
This is my thinking as well. I guess Ive been pretty lucky with the paints Ive had/have. As the saying goes, pretty is as pretty does. |
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Location: MN | rpreast - 2016-04-20 3:23 PM The ONLY reason I am prejudiced against paints is because I had 2 paint mares who really soured me on them. One loud bay tobiano, and one plain sorrel, but both registered paints, and both nuttier than fruit cakes. But that's not to say I haven't been around some fabulous paint geldings, and been outrun by some talented paint mares!
I totally understand where youre coming from there. I had an own son of On The Money Red and will never own another one of those again...and thats not to say that there arent some JAM up OTMR out there winning! |
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| People see more success with QH because that is thee most popular and populated breed and the odds are in their favor for that reason alone. I own/run 2 paints and I wouldn't trade them for a quarter horse, they are absolutely awesome. As far as I am concerned Paints are barrel racings best kept secret because if you know how to buy good horse flesh you will find a HECK of a deal on an athletic paint. With that being said, LOTS of white does turn me off, but so does a cremello QH or a heavy leopard app. There are SO MANY horses in this world just like there are fish in the sea. I have always been baffled myself why paints are overlooked, and I truly believe its because of their smaller population in the stock horse industry. |
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| Paints are not common in my area. Ive owned 1 and he was a SOB and hard headed. The other one I tried out was dumb as a box of rocks. I think those 2 situations are due to lack of great breeding in this area. Ive seen a few out of state I would go look at. I don't care if its a paint or AQHA, I want a horse to fit my needs. |
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| I love my solid sorrel paint mare! She is hard working, smart, great personality, gorgeous build, and no one believed she was a paint, nor that she had no name bloodlines. haha |
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Location: Silver Lake, MN | Reester - 2016-04-21 9:28 AM
People see more success with QH because that is thee most popular and populated breed and the odds are in their favor for that reason alone. I own/run 2 paints and I wouldn't trade them for a quarter horse, they are absolutely awesome. As far as I am concerned Paints are barrel racings best kept secret because if you know how to buy good horse flesh you will find a HECK of a deal on an athletic paint. With that being said, LOTS of white does turn me off, but so does a cremello QH or a heavy leopard app. There are SO MANY horses in this world just like there are fish in the sea. I have always been baffled myself why paints are overlooked, and I truly believe its because of their smaller population in the stock horse industry.
I totally agree with this...I will ride whatever color if I can find one that is super nice and get a deal on it. They look prettier when they win. I used to not like a lot of white, but I have started to like it over the years. |
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Location: East Texas | Well, if any of ya'll want to get rid of a paint cause you don't like the color, but can run let me know. We have only had one paint, but he is awesome.
Some have said that there are not many paints in their part of the country. What part of the country is paint country?
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| CrossDRanch - 2016-04-21 2:11 PM
Well, if any of ya'll want to get rid of a paint cause you don't like the color, but can run let me know. We have only had one paint, but he is awesome.
Some have said that there are not many paints in their part of the country. What part of the country is paint country?
There are quite a few SWEEEEET smokin fast hard turning paints in Michigan
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Location: Montana | For me, like others have said, too much white. And on the other hand, if I'm buying a registered paint I want it to have a little "color", not just a solid. For some reason, it doesn't seem like paints sell as readily or bring as much money unless they are proven, just my observation. |
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Location: Silver Lake, MN | CrossDRanch - 2016-04-21 2:11 PM Well, if any of ya'll want to get rid of a paint cause you don't like the color, but can run let me know. We have only had one paint, but he is awesome. Some have said that there are not many paints in their part of the country. What part of the country is paint country?
There are some nice running bred paints up in this area too!! ND/MN. I'm expecting one by a son of Ivory James. Cannot wait!! |
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Location: Texas | I have seen some nice running paints but would never breed for one because you don't know what you are going to get. I don't like blue eyes, excessive white (like medicine hat) but that is just a personal preference. Too much white makes them harder to keep clean. |
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Location: TX | A good horse is a good horse, color doesn't matter. |
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Location: High heels in the air... | I've got one...she's bred well and runs like her tail is on fire...wonderful horse... |
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Location: Somewhere around here | I do have to add something though from earlier. My first Paint was a gelding, but definitely had a personality and sometimes an attitude. My second was a mare who had a HUGE personality and attitude but could run and try her heart out. IDK if it was just my horses but they had pretty colorful mentalities too lol. |
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Location: Midwest | I don't mind paints, though the white is a pain to keep clean LOL, but that is not something real important to me.
I think many people are soured on paints because they have experience with "paint breeding" of the past that focused more on color than conformation, temperment, or ability.
Thankfully, many current paint breeders are stepping things up and putting out some very nice horses.
I personally will pick a horse based on ability, pedigree, conformation, and temperment. Heck, the one I am most excited about right now is my sorrel colt... dude can fly. I would not pass up a paint with ability. My buddy has a mare for sale I would love to own, and she is beautiful. |
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| My head horse is a paint... I absolutely adore him. He's got the best mind and work ethic. He looks like a white horse, until you get up close or when he sweats or gets wet, you can see his colors. Pretty darn unique and I always get compliments on him. |
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| CrossDRanch - 2016-04-21 12:11 PM
Well, if any of ya'll want to get rid of a paint cause you don't like the color, but can run let me know. We have only had one paint, but he is awesome.
Some have said that there are not many paints in their part of the country. What part of the country is paint country?
I live in Nevada. Paints are more common in roping and reining around here. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | We have 3 solid paints. They are quarter horses with paint papers, as far as I'm concerned. Mostly AQHA horses on their papers. I don't do breed shows anymore, so I don't really care what kind of papers they have. |
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | We have a buckskin paint gelding that is pigeon toed.....he is as quick as you want him to be. He is extremely smart and can be fun to ride, however he is straight in his shoulder and makes for a rough trot but anything faster or slower is good! |
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Location: That part of Texas | Three 4 Luck - 2016-05-13 10:35 AM We have 3 solid paints. They are quarter horses with paint papers, as far as I'm concerned. Mostly AQHA horses on their papers. I don't do breed shows anymore, so I don't really care what kind of papers they have.
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Here's a picture of my two Paints that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world. I would probably not breed the mare again because it's hard to sell solid bred paints if people are wanting AQHA papers to be able to compete in the events. I live in the land of AQHA so it makes a difference. I don't have anything against buying a colored paint or even a solid bred myself but I'm a minority in our area, especially when it comes to mares.
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Location: Oklahoma | I have owned many in the past, and have no issue owning another. However I will pass on one that has white around its eyes. I want color around the eyes, its a personal preference but not one I will sway from. |
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| Both of mine are paints, more like paints with qh papers. One sorrel one spotted, both athletic and very smart. http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/jl+lacis+bow http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/six+by+six... nice conformation on both, but can't upload full picture
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Location: So. California | Red Raider - 2016-05-13 11:07 AM Three 4 Luck - 2016-05-13 10:35 AM We have 3 solid paints. They are quarter horses with paint papers, as far as I'm concerned. Mostly AQHA horses on their papers. I don't do breed shows anymore, so I don't really care what kind of papers they have. +1
Here's a picture of my two Paints that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world. I would probably not breed the mare again because it's hard to sell solid bred paints if people are wanting AQHA papers to be able to compete in the events. I live in the land of AQHA so it makes a difference. I don't have anything against buying a colored paint or even a solid bred myself but I'm a minority in our area, especially when it comes to mares.
Those mares are nice!!! how are they bred? |
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| I don't understand why anyone in their right mind would ride a paint. Just sayin! |
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Location: North Dakota | Is this a thing? Do people really pass on horses because they're paints!? I don't really care about breed but for me that's a bonus! The more chrome the prettier the horse! My horse is a paint (with a blue eye gasp!) and he's perfect and wonderful and I wouldn't trade him for the world, nor would I ever pass up a good paint in any future horse shopping endeavors. |
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Location: MN | cavyrunsbarrels - 2016-05-13 4:11 PM Is this a thing? Do people really pass on horses because they're paints!? I don't really care about breed but for me that's a bonus! The more chrome the prettier the horse! My horse is a paint (with a blue eye gasp!) and he's perfect and wonderful and I wouldn't trade him for the world, nor would I ever pass up a good paint in any future horse shopping endeavors.
Sadly it is! I wasnt in the market to sell my horse, but a while back a gal and her father were looking for a horse to get her to Nationals out in Wyoming and tried a couple of horses that didnt fit. Mine came up somehow and sent all kinds of videos, papers, stats, blah blah blah....Her dad found out he was a paint and flat out said, "No, we wont ever own a PAINT!" Lol. Didnt hurt my feelings because I didnt really need or want to sell him.
I just want to ask the people who stay away from "too much white" on a paint. Would you own a Palimino? They are light colored too? A Grey? Buckskin?
I mean I get where youre coming from and thats your prefrence but my paint is a PIG and loves the mud but he never looks filthy and I dont do anything special to him...Just
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Location: Texas | I saw a paint 2 yr old filly that had 1 out on the track in a Facebook ad today. She was bred really well (I thought) and she sold in one day. The price was what I thought was cheap and she sold in 1 day. If she had been a little closer, I would have tried to make a deal. |
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Location: California | I personally have NO problem with paints, but I always buy with the thought in mind "what if I had to sell, will I get my money back? Will I make money? Is it a good investment?" You never know what could happen and you could be forced to sell your horses and horses are expensive enough as it is. |
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| I love paints!! In fact, I bought a new sorrel tobiano yesterday!! My paints are basically cow bred quarter horses with lots of white! They are not as popular as barrel horses compared to QH but with QH Congress adding the Sweepstakes, APHA having the PBHA (sp?)... |
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Location: Missouri | I love love love my paint. I have been offered more than I have paid for here multiple times and I just don't think I can sell her. She isn't load and she is just built right. I get lots of compliments on her everywhere I go. If I found another like her, I'd buy it in a heart beat.
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| I bought a 3 year old paint filly last summer. My plans with her are to take her to some small futuritites. The reason I bought her is because I liked her bloodlines. She's an own daughter of Judy's Lineage and I previously had a paint filly who I got a long with great who was a granddaughter to JL so I figured I would try it again! I don't like a lot of white on a paint, that would be my only reason for not buying one, otherwise sound and sane is what I like! |
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Location: Probably On the Road to the Next Barrel Race! | Some of the toughest horses I've competed against were paints...wouldn't turn one down because it was paint, if it were proven... |
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