Are you lucky enough to have fallen in love with a horse sporting one of America’s favorite horse color patterns, the Pinto? Here, find over 200 spot inspired names for pinto horses from the wild West, fashion, the arts, and languages, celebrating the pinto the world over.
While Pinto is a coat coloring and not a breed of horse, the “painted” horse is the most popular in America. The coat coloring differs from the “leopard” pattern of the Appaloosa in that it has large patches of white overlaid on a solid body color which can be black and white, brown and white, and in the instance of a bay base coat, tricolor.
Western Names for Painted Horses
Aces and Eights
Apache
Bandit
Banjo
Barkley
Belle
Buck
Buckaroo
Butch
Cash
Cassidy
Checkers
Chess
Chisholm
Cheyenne
Crocket
Dakota
Davey
Denver
Destry
Dillon
Dollar
Firefly
Frisco
Geronimo
Josey
Kiddo
Lasso
Liberty
Loco
Longmire
Marshall
Maverick
Nevada
Oakley
Pancho
Poncho
Outlaw
Quinn
Rainbow
Rainy
Ranger
Ricochet
Rio
River
Rowdy
Rush
Sabata
Scout
Shane
Siouxsie
Spur
Stormy
Sundance
Tonto
Trooper
Wrangler
Wyatt
Spanish Names for Pintos
Bolero
Bandolero
Cicso Kid
Chaparall
Chica: “Girl”
Chico: “Boy.”
Concho
El Mariachi
Desperado
Diablo
Fandango
Mamba
Mancha: “Spot.”
Nacho
Pinata
Paso Doble
Rojo: “Red.”
Sardana: Catalan dance.
Sombrero
Taco
Tango
Zapata
Fashion Names for Painted Horses
Armani
Calico
Chanel
Coco
Damask
Dotty
Gingham
Gucci
Marimekko
Paisley
Patches
Polka
Prada
Spangles
Painterly Names for Painted Ponies
Cezanne
Dali
Degas
Dubuffet
Duchamp
Dufy
Gauguin
Gorky
Homer
Hopper
Kahlo
Kandinsky
Kline
Matisse
Miro
Monet
Munch
Picasso
Pissarro
Pollock
Renoir
Rodin
Rothko
Rousseau
Sargant
Seurat
Sisley
Vermeer
Warhol
Wyeth
Spotted Names for Painted Horses
These names for pinto horses celebrate the spotted coats that make them so popular with horseman of every tradition.
Bubbles
Caballo: Spanish, “Horse.”
Chapoteo: Spanish, “Splash.”
Chip
Chisel
Cutty
Karakusa
Etch
Glimmer
Lugar: Spanish, “Spot.”
Mancha: Spanish, “Smudge.”
Misty
Nugget
Pebbles
Peinto: Japanese, “Paint.”
Pintar: Spanish, “Paint.”
Pippa
Poppers
Poppy
Shibuki: Japanese, “Splash.”
Sketch
Smudge
Sprinkles
Spritz
Stipple
Sully
Supotto: Japanese, “Spot”
Swoosh
Tache: French, “Spotted or cloudy.”
Target
Tinge
Vivid
Red and White Paint Names
Arabica
Bricker
Caine
Cayenne
Cimarron
Cinnamon
Exselsa
Drifter
Flag
Foalie
Fuchsia
Ginger
Goldie
Jordan (Air Jordan)
Kahlua
Poppy
Rouge
Ruby
Salsa
Scarlet
Sedona
Sienna
Sierra
Spiral
Strawberry
Taffy
Target
Tootsie
Tuscon
Velvet
Whiskey
Yellowstone
Names for Black and White Painted Ponies
Ansel
Banksy
Banshee
Betty Boop
Blackeye Pea
Buckshot
Cha Cha
Coal
Cola
Cruiser
Dice
Domino
Elvis
Felix
Harlequin
Ikon
Jolly Roger
Luna
Mickey
Orca
Oreo
Panda
Pepper
Perdita
Pharaoh
Pirate
Pistol
Pongo
Prowler
Ramses
Rook
Shogun
Sketch
Sylvester
Troubador
Yin Yang
Zsa Zsa
