On the paperwork they list his color as overo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overo
I'm learning this stuff as I go. I would have been perfectly happy with a plain sorrel horse (reddish brown). I hope she didn't choose him for his color. The pink skin on his nose does worry me, I hope he doesn't get sunburned or worse.
If I were to critique him, his back could use a little more muscle and his front pasterns look a little low. I don't like the angle of his hocks, but maybe that's how an american paint is supposed to look. He has shoes on his front feet. The trainer that was with us thinks this is all superficial and he will be fine. One good thing with this horse flipper is he does have a 14 day return policy. Of course, that will entail another 600 mile round trip to return him, but let's not worry about that. Given the 14 day grace period, the PPE has turned into a Post purchase exam, scheduled for next Tuesday. That would give me plenty of time to return him.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
"The best horse is somebody else's horse."
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I feel that way about boats.
This horse will be staying at a ranch about 15 minutes away from our place. We don't have to see him every day. When we go on vacation next spring, we have another boarder lined up to look in on him.