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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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Hungarian Midget Woman
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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 The Worst Seller Ever
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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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Red Bull Agressive
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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
wondering is all!
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Location: Kansas | I'd buy and run a paint. |
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