Animals: Paint Horses

Learn about paint horses and their different types of colorful coats. There is a video, photographs, and games. Learn the difference between “paint” and “pinto.” Included is a link to an eThemes Resource on horses.

Grades

• 3,
• 4,
• 5,
• 6

Links

• AjPHA: Fun Zone

  This interactive site includes games, activities, paint horse history, information about paint horse colors and patterns, parts of the horse, and a glossary. NOTE: This site includes banner ads.

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• Enchanted Learning: American Paint Horse

  This page includes a brief description of the paint horse plus an illustration that can be colored online.

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• Midnight Breeze Ranch

  Watch this short video showing a foal.

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• Paint Horses

  What is the difference between a paint horse and a pinto? Find out about that and more on this breed profile page.

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• Coat Patterns

  This page has descriptions of the different paint coat patterns and example illustrations.

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• Genetics

  Here is an overview of paint horse genetics. Learn why some paint horses have blue eyes. Additional information is available as PDF downloads.

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• eThemes Resource: Animals: Horses

  Learn about different horse breeds and how to properly groom and feed a horse. Includes many photographs a video, online games, coloring pages, and trivia questions.

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Education Standards

• AL
  • SCI. ES 11.3.2
  • SCI. ES 11.3.3
  • SCI. ES 11.3.4
  • SCI. ES 12.1.2
  • SCI. ES 12.1.3
  • SCI. ES 4.2.1
  • SCI. ES 4.2.2
  • SCI. ES 4.2.4
• AR
  • LS.2.3.1
  • LS.2.4.1.a
  • LS.4.4.1
• MO
  • 1.1
  • 1.10
  • 1.2
  • 1.4
  • 1.5
  • 1.6
  • 1.7
  • 1.8
  • 2.1
  • 2.3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3.1.E.c
  • 3.1.E.d
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4.3.C.b
  • 4.3.C.d
  • 6
• UT
  • V.2.a
  • V.2.d
  • V.3.b
• NV
  • L.5.A.1
  • L.5.C.5
  • L.5.D.1
• OK
  • C.2.1
  • C.2.2
  • C.3.3
• DE
  • 1.1.32
  • 6.1.3
• IL
  • 12.4.02
  • 12.4.08
  • 12.4.09

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Created: January 23, 2003 at 04:56 | Updated: April 11, 2013 at 14:05