Do Paint Horses commonly need shoes? Or does it just depend on the horse?

I am looking at a paint horse. I know that it really depends on the individual horse’s feet, but lately I have read that certain breeds are prone to needing shoes. Are Paints in that category? Thanks!

It depends on the horse and the owner. There are horses who need shoes that don’t have them (because they throw them as soon as they get them) and horses who don’t need shoes who have them (because they do a lot of jumping and the owner just thinks they need them).
Get your vet/farrier to asses the horses feet.

The myth that white hooves are weaker is just that.

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I love to paint horses, so i am hoping to find a relatively cheap source for unpainted horses to paint or 3D horse molds that i can use to make my own horses to paint. I already have several of the Breyer ones, but as a college student i was hoping to find something a little cheaper. I have also looked into making my own molds, but i am worried they would take the paint of the horse i used to create the mold. Anyone know a good solution or source for models and molds?

thanks!
ayshaya

The easiest thing to do is get the Stone Horse unpainted models, but they are a little pricy.

I’ve had very good luck buying cheapo played with models off ebay – you can get them very inexpensively in box lots – and then sanding off the existing paint with fine steel wool. I also like to repose them before finishing for repainting.

Of course, if you’re doing a complete repaint without reposing, you can probably just paint over the existing paint – original matte finish breyer and stone models, especially the solid colored ones, have a fine texture that takes primer well.

Some examples from a 5 minute ebay search:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-14-Mixed-horses-/400183846765?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2cd0e76d

http://cgi.ebay.com/Breyer-Traditional-Body-Lot-5-/400183846320?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2cd0e5b0

Enjoy!

I just got a 2 year old tovero paint gelding, and i don’t know what color to use on him…. Maybe you could help?
Thank You!
Ps. (Crazy_Kid) i have not cantered him yet, he’s not ready, but thanks for your concern! (:

I show nothing but paints and I have found that Blue and Red usually look the best on them. No bright colors. Those usually only work best for solid horses. You don’t wanna get too dark with the colors either. You could always test it by taking different colored shirts you have, lay them across his back and decide which one you think looks best. Its hard to really tell you what we think would be the best color without seeing the horse. It all depends on the shade he is and how much white he has.

Good Luck!

Also does spray paint melt because i live in texas and its hot so i dont want the horse to melt paint everywhere

Purple is the way to go!

We have this horse here, and she is so sweet. We just cant figure out what kind of paint she is. She is a Brown and White Paint horse. Can you tell me what she is? Thank you.
okay. thank you all but we found out what she was. she is actually a Tabiano paint. But thanks anyway.

Need a picture to work out what pattern she is.

Start here:
http://www.coloredhorses.com/PP2new.html

I’m showing a sorrel overo paint horse gelding. (He is one of my trainer’s horses) His barn name is Bo, and he is 15 hands tall, about 17 years old. Any ideas?
He is not registered.

Bo’s Lucky Hand
Bo’s Lucky Charm
Bo’s storm
Rain Bo’s Storm
Bo Is Lawless
Rebellious Bo
Wild Bo
Bo’s Be-witchery
Bo’s Charisma
Charisma of Bo
Bo’s Star Quality
Bo’s Blast
Cloud Burst Bo
Whirlwind Bo
Windstorm Bo
Bo’s Windstorm
Bo’s Delight
Bo’s Enchantment
Bo’s Rapture
Bo’s Bliss
Blissful Bo
Velvet Zest Bo
Bo’s Velvet Zest
Enchanted Bo
Bo’s Paradise
Bo The Awaited
Bo The Barbarian
Bo of Avalon
Bo The Conqueror
Bo The Avenger
Bo The Bold
Bo The Brave

BOld Edge
BOrrowed Heaven
BOrrowed Star
BOrrowed Promise
BOrrowed Time

My 16 year old Paint Quarter horse might be moving with me to a new barn. I’ve never had to choose my grain, so I don’t know what kind to get. He gets worked close to 7 days a week, jumping or English flat. I work him about an hour each day. He is 15 hands high, and about 1,000lbs. I don’t know if this helps with your answer but I hope you can answer. Please reply. Thank you!

you have a horse and you don’t even know what he’s been eating??? wow

well, ask whoever feeds him ( if you even know)what he’s eating and how much a day. Ta Da

I’m the only one that EVER feeds my horses. If anyone else does I either one, have given them specific directions, even gone as far as seperating the feed and telling them which flake and bucket was for which horse and which feeding… Or if they feed and I dont know I get mad….

yes, I’m that crazy.

I’m doing a project on Paint horses for Horse Bowl (It’s like Quiz Bowl with the buzzers, except about horses.) and I need to find the weight of a Paint. What would you say is the average weight or weight range of an American paint horse?

the average height is 15hh – 16hh and the average weight is 1000-1200 pounds.

It is almost fully tan now. I know I can’t do much this year the damage has been done, but what do i do next year to keep her coat nice and black?

My horse does the SAME thing! He goes from black bay to buckskin looking in the Summer.

I was on here a few years ago asking the same question. I have tried lots of things but in the end, I just ended up embracing his Summer color. I actually get tons of compliments on his color–so long as I am not on the Arab circuit, no one guesses that he isn’t supposed to be that color in the first place.

I did some research and copper deficiency can cause severe fading. I discussed this with my vet though who advised that testing wasn’t worth it as in my horse’s case it was extremely unlikely as he didn’t show other symptoms and it was extremely rare for my region. You could always run it by your vet though to get some input.

To me, it just hasn’t been worth it to do what needs to be done to prevent the fading. Turning him out at night only wouldn’t work (he’s boarded), no turn out is not an option I would even consider, feed through supplements are questionable to begin with and in the end, not worth the cost. I tried a fly sheet and it was destroyed the first day (apparently he really did not want to wear a blanket in the Summer; can’t blame him). Color shampoos are a complete waste of money.

Sorry I don’t have a tried and true solution for you. All I can say is that I tried just about every viable suggestion and none of them were worth it in the end. Save yourself some time and learn to love the "buckskin" color.

btw-She is not a true black as blacks don’t fade.

I’m 17 years old and wanna buy a horse. I found a good deal on a 2y/o paint filly horse and was wondering about how much it would cost to maintain it.

No such thing as a good deal.
You sound like you have no experience so get you some lessons and look into OLDER horses.

Then talk to me about maintianing a horse