18 January 2008 #1 baleofhay Well-Known Member Joined 28 July 2007 Messages 906 Location North Devon Visit site Stupid question but - Can paint horses do dressage? Have seen one for sale and sounds lovely but want to eventually do dressage. Are they built for the job? Scuse my ignorance!
Stupid question but - Can paint horses do dressage? Have seen one for sale and sounds lovely but want to eventually do dressage. Are they built for the job? Scuse my ignorance!
19 January 2008 #2 C ChowChow Well-Known Member Joined 27 October 2007 Messages 262 Location Up North Visit site Whereabouts are you as in the Uk a paint horse is just a colour like piebald and skewbald and any colour horse can do dressage. I'm not sure if paints are registered in America and Canada as a breed. Even so you should still be able to do dressage on one. Depends on an individual horse and what level you want to go at.
Whereabouts are you as in the Uk a paint horse is just a colour like piebald and skewbald and any colour horse can do dressage. I'm not sure if paints are registered in America and Canada as a breed. Even so you should still be able to do dressage on one. Depends on an individual horse and what level you want to go at.
19 January 2008 #3 S Salcey Well-Known Member Joined 15 September 2006 Messages 994 Location In a right mess Visit site Most paint horses I've known have had lovely paces. They've also had a nice chilled out attitude to work.
Most paint horses I've known have had lovely paces. They've also had a nice chilled out attitude to work.