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This is a mare I currently have in training for a boarder. We are unsure of her lineage but I have my suspicions. Would love others input on what they think she is. She is gray tobiano in color with blue eyes 15.3hh.
 

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Well, she is a horse that was born a Tobiano, but because she inherited the greying gene from one parent is now a white horse Yes, on horses that had colored hair, the skin there remains pigmented,in those former non white areas, and is visible when such a horse is washed
As many here know, my Appaloosa mare Charlie, were I to post a picture and ask to what breed of horse she was, no one, without knowing she was born chestnut, with blanket, high stockings and ablaze would, would recognize her as an Appaloosa, although, of course, those knowing the breed characteristics, would still see the mottled skin on her muzzle
Thus, the horse, depending on registry elligible for, would either be a pinto or a Paint, that unfortunately inherited the greying gene
 
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I see what youbare trying to say, but she is still and overo (gave her a bath got a better look at her pattern). No she is not a "white horse". She is a Gray Overo i.e. a horse genetically patterned with a graying gene. White horses have pink skin gray horsed have black skin. Her Gentics mean her spots remain the same unlike the appalossa gene where the color of the skin can change with the coat change. I am aware of the genitcs but my initial question was about her breed not an argument about her color....
 
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She's quite a lovely horse, isn't she? If she wasn't gray, and her tobiano coloring was visible, I would have probably guessed a Paint who is a mix of TB and Quarterhorse. Although I'd have to see a better pic of her rump especially from behind to say that. The gray makes her appear more like a southern European breed like an Andalusian than perhaps is warranted by her conformation, I don't know. Those aren't conformation shots.
 
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She reminds me of the NSHs [Arab X Saddlebred] that board at my barn. Her body type seems a little stocky for it, but one of the NSHs at my barn is stocky like that, so...

I had my gelding DNA tested through Texas A&M and it was actually really accurate! You could [or the owner could] have it done if you're really curious.
The test won't be super accurate if she's crossbred in a massive way, it won't give exact percentages, and the test tends to go back to the very earliest ancestors it can find [an APHA horse might be listed as TB and Criollo, because APHA horses are a mix of those sorts of breeds], but it could help you out!
I had no idea what my guy was [other than an Arabian cross] and his test came back listing him as an Arabian/Lipizzan cross. I was totally shocked, as you can probably imagine, and began contacting Lipizzan registries to see if I could locate him. The USLF wasn't able to locate him in their database, but they were able to say, based off certain DNA markers he has, that he is absolutely a 50-50 cross. Both his parents might have been 50-50 crosses, who knows, but he is absolutely a 50-50 cross. Anyway, it was fun to have the results from Texas A&M confirmed, makes me feel pretty confident about recommending them :)
 
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I see Lipizzaner, and no I'm not saying that based off the color (though it's another selling point). Could have Paint blood to get the color...

I'm thinking Lipizzaner X. But as always could be anything or any combination. Heck a mutt horse can go back to 30 different mixed horses, so no way to tell for sure.

The first pic looks Arab-y due to the cute face and perky ears but I do NOT actually see any Arab in there (well, more than ANY horse has haha). I definitely don't see NSH...at ALL, nor either of those breeds (Arabs or Saddlebreds). And while Saddlebreds do have pinto genes I don't believe it's in any way common and the horses need 50%+ Arab blood to be considered NSH's... tall leggy elegant horses, similar to the halter Arabs.
 
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