- Pintabian -

   The Pintabian horse is a breed that is over 99% Arabian blood and that has tobiano markings. Tobiano is an asymmetrical pattern of large, irregular spots. The well-defined spots cover the body randomly but cross the topline at some point between the ears and tail. The head is usually colored with some sort of white marking common to those of non-spotted horses. All four legs are generally white. All tobianos are unique and can range from a largely white horse to that with very little while; the ideal being that which is 50-50, half colored and half white.

 Tobiano is a dominant spotting patter, but to produce this type of horse, at least one parent must be a tobiano. Pintabians were developed by continually crossing tobianos back to purebred Arabians until a relatively pure strain of spotted horses with nearly 100% Arabian blood was obtained. Pintabians have a distinctive appearance that includes a head with a "dished" face and large, wide-set eyes. The neck is arched, the back short and strong, hips relatively level, and a tail set high. They usually stand between 14.2 and 15.2 hh, and weigh from 900 to 1,100 pounds.

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