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American Paint Horses: Color Me Smart

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



Color Me Smart



Image courtesy APHA

Bandits Pinto
Calamity Jane
Wahoo King
Yellow Mount
Tuff Cat

Painted Joe
RR Star
Colonels Smokingun
Zippos Sensation
Color Me Smart

Color Me Smart will definitely go down as a legend in Paint Horse history. The 1991 bay tobiano stallion, sired by Smart Little Lena AQHA and out of 1989 APHA national champion cutting horse Doxs Painted Lady, has attained legendary status. He is APHA’s first $3 million-dollar cutting horse sire. His offspring have excelled in the National Cutting Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association and National Reined Cow Horse Association, as well as in the rodeo arena.

Learn more about American Paint Horses in HorseChannel’s breed profile

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  • Color Me Smart is a beauty of a horse. I currently own his grand-daughter Xtra Trouble out of JR Colord Smoke and Smart Little XX. "Trouble" is an amazing cutter in her own right!

  • I NEED YOUR HELP I PURCHASED A PAINT HORSE FROM A KILL STALL AND NAMED HER MOONPIE DUE TO HER MARKINGS, SHE IS BEAUTIFUL
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