United Pet Club

Horse pattern

Skewbald

Horse pattern in British and Irish usage: large patches of white with any color other than black (bay, chestnut, brown, dun, ...). White with black is piebald (PIEBALD).

23 Horse breeds list Skewbald. It is in a club standard for 9 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 2 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Skewbald

BreedAPHAASHBAACCCABCCCFELL PSHANNOVERANER VERBANDFEIFAMHASPSBSUSTATWHBEA
American Paint HorseStandard (“Tobiano”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
American SaddlebredNo rulingStandard (“Pinto”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
CriolloNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“se aceptan todos los pelajes”)Standard (“Tobiana”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HanoverianNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Schecken”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Icelandic HorseNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tobiano”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
MorganNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Pinto”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Shetland PonyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“SKEWBALD”)No rulingNo ruling
StandardbredNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Pinto”)No ruling
Tennessee Walking HorseNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Tobiano”)
Fell PonyNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingAlternate (“skewbalds”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Skewbald is a fault

BreedAQHA
American Quarter HorseFault (“excessive white markings”)

Breeds where Skewbald is disqualified or not accepted

BreedANCCEAPHCWPCS
Andalusian (PRE)Disqualifying (“manchas de color blanco”)No rulingNo ruling
AppaloosaNo rulingDisqualifying (“Excessive white markings”)No ruling
Welsh PonyNo rulingNo rulingNot recognized (“skewbald”)
Belgian WarmbloodNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Dutch Warmblood (KWPN)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
MarwariNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Missouri Fox TrotterNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
MustangNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
OldenburgNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Paso FinoNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Selle FrançaisNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
TrakehnerNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
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