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hello ,

i brought my baby pinto home in july at 6 mo old she is now going on 11 month old she is extreamly calm and well collected for a baby and i have only ever had her spook on me once but settled right back down we want to teach her when she is older to show in western classes . so we want to get her registered as a pinto has any one done this before . was just looking for some info on how we can do this as the dad of her was an unregistered paint and her mom was a dapple grey thoughobred , she is the love of my life also any suggestions on what to work on with her on the ground she knows picking up her feet we can put blankets on her we can tie her up she will walk on or over anything in fact the other day i was sitting on the gazebo and she obened her stall door walked on out and climbed up on the gazebo to be with me , she is amazing the most intellegent and gentle filly i have ever met . thanks amy

here are some pics of my babies thought i would send some threw to show you whom i am talking about !

http://www.pinto.org/

The above web site is the pinto horse Asso. Go under forms. There you will find registration applications. I am not sure if Pinto looks at horses the same as miniature horses. But the rule for the miniatures is they have to have a 2x2 spot on them not on there legs. If one of the parents are pinto and the other has pinto in back ground they qualify as breeding stock. They can't have any appy traits at all.

As far as ground work. Start her lunging. Not a tight circle. Work on her leads now and gates. Work maybe a few min. every other day. If you have a light saddle you could put that on her and get her used to working with that. I wouldn't start putting to much weight on her until she is at least 21/2 TO 3. But if you have that all done by then she will be easier to work with. Take her to pinto show and show her halter, trail in hand. That gets her used to the shows. If you can find a rubber bit you can start teaching her to carry a bit at 1 1/2 to 2 depending on the teeth. If you do a lot of ground work with her then she will be nothing to start riding.

Good luck and I hope that helps.