paint horse

noun

1. paint ( def 6 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of paint horse¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Shelby Kayser sat straight up in the saddle on her 5-year-old American Paint horse named Lozzy, her eyes focused on the cattle as they bunched and bawled on the ramp into the truck.

From New York Times

What I can never forget from that day was the cowboy on the fast paint horse who got stuck behind me and had to eat my dust — kicked up by a horse and three mules — until the trail leveled out.

From Los Angeles Times

The horse is usually multicolored, similar to the American paint horse, also known as a pinto.

From Washington Post

The medicine hat paint horse with blue “glass” eyes is the most spiritual to the Blackfeet Nation.

From Washington Times

Donegal, a 10-year-old American Quarter and Paint Horse mix, was found down in the pasture suffering from colic.

From Washington Times