American Paint Horses: Bandit's Pinto

American Paint Horses: Bandit’s Pinto

In honor of the American Paint Horse Association’s 50th anniversary in 2012, Horse Illustrated is featuring some famous horses from the breed’s history.

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Bandit’s Pinto	Calamity Jane	Wahoo King	Yellow Mount	Tuff Cat
Painted Joe	RR Star	Colonels Smokingun	Zippos Sensation	Color Me Smart

Bandit’s Pinto, a 3-year-old black tobiano stallion owned by William Gooch of Fort Worth, Texas was the first of 2,599 horses to be registered by the American Paint Stock Horse Association (APSHA) upon its founding in 1962.

Learn more about American Paint Horses in Horse Illustrated’s breed profile

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PKL says:
February 25, 2012 at 6:14 am
It is so nice to see what the "beginning fathers" of the Paint Association looked like.
Kygal says:
February 25, 2012 at 5:14 pm
I love paints and it is so cool to see the "founding fathers" of the association.
Cindy says:
February 26, 2012 at 8:28 am
I love Yellow Mount! I actually did a report on him when I was in high school.
Galadriel says:
February 26, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Nice.
Gee and Haw says:
February 27, 2012 at 5:14 am
It's so nice to see what my babies' great grandparents looked like.
L Gooch says:
December 11, 2012 at 8:14 am
Bandit was actually "mom's horse". LOL I have a better pic of him somewhere. I'll try and dig it up and scan it for y'all.