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Names of head patterns?
Apologies if this has been asked before!
Is there a guide for the proper names of the different types of head and neck patterns? Here is an example of a filly - my instinct would be to call her an appaloosa with a cape of some sort. Or is this just a type of tobiano?
Quilted Lady

Is there a guide for the proper names of the different types of head and neck patterns? Here is an example of a filly - my instinct would be to call her an appaloosa with a cape of some sort. Or is this just a type of tobiano?
Quilted Lady

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Re: Names of head patterns?
Without getting too into the controversies of 'appaloosa' and 'pintaloosa'... we don't use patterning names for the horses (usually or extensively). Some would call your horse a pintaloosa others would call it a leopard tobiano. Blanketed tobiano or tobiano fewspot... tobiano snowcap...MysticDaphne wrote:Apologies if this has been asked before!
Is there a guide for the proper names of the different types of head and neck patterns? Here is an example of a filly - my instinct would be to call her an appaloosa with a cape of some sort. Or is this just a type of tobiano?
Quilted Lady
What it comes down to is that you should use something uniform across your farm that tells you what it is without much head-scratching.

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