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What are the differences between tobiano and overo paint coat patterns?

Last Updated: January 04, 2012

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Tobiano and Overo are color patterns of paint or pinto type horses. In a nutshell, a Tobiano horse has a white hair coat pattern that crosses over a portion of the horse's back. An Overo's white hair coat pattern does not cross over the horse's back. Read more at: http://www.apha.com/breed/tobiano.html.

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