What is a Barock Pinto?
A functional and harmonious black pinto fur built horse owned by the typical breed characteristics with sufficient blood, which is very healthy and vital, and has aptitude to perform in sport at the highest level. The Barock Pinto horse has at least 25% Friesian blood. The Barock Pinto horse originated from a cross between a type of warmblood horse in combination with a Friesian horse.
Exterior and movement Variety properties of the Barock Pinto:
A horse by its characteristic front, large wallpaper, the black and white color and large elevated corridors is a chic and unique appearance. The horse is harmonious, functional, evenly, and upwardly built horse with a long forearm and not too heavy in the body. The horse is in a rectangular shape, with a ratio of front, center and back
1. Construction:
2. Movement:
3 Use:
The purpose of the Barock Pinto horse varies from recreational use to participation at the highest levels in sport competitions. The disciplines in which the Barock Pinto horse were cast:
4. Vitality and health:
In the breeding of Barock Pinto horses are high demands on these characteristics jointly determine the vitality and health:
All the above information is true and correctly taken off the Barock Pinto Studbook Netherlands - http://barockpintostudbook.com/en/studbook/breeding-purpose/
Exterior and movement Variety properties of the Barock Pinto:
A horse by its characteristic front, large wallpaper, the black and white color and large elevated corridors is a chic and unique appearance. The horse is harmonious, functional, evenly, and upwardly built horse with a long forearm and not too heavy in the body. The horse is in a rectangular shape, with a ratio of front, center and back
1. Construction:
- Head: A solid, expressive, noble head, the eyes are far apart. The nasal bone is preferably slightly concave. Large nostrils. The jaws are light, and the mouth gap is long. The eyes are large and bright. The small, attentive ears point lightly towards each other.
- Neck: The long neck and pole together form a slightly upward curve. The neck shows much. The neck comes high out of the chest and has a flowing connection with the withers. Neck The neck is long (hand-width) with a flowing connection to the neck. The throatlatch has an open underline with room by the throat.
- Manes: The Barock Pinto horse has an abundance of hair in the form of mane, tail and lower legs (socks).
- Color: The desired hair color is black fur plates. Mares and stallions that are born black may be contained either in pedigree. The horse must have at least 2x white on the body with a diameter of 10cm.
2. Movement:
- Walk: The walk is roomy and a pure 4-beat. The legs are in step with the front and behind are straight. The hind leg shows bend in the hock and is powerfully and well placed under the body. The hind dispels the foreleg, which is broadly moved forward with much shoulder freedom.
- Trot: The trot is a pure 2-beat. The hind leg is powerfully and well placed under the body and shows with that much bend in the hock. The front leg shows knee action and is well placed forward. The trot is characterized by suppleness and a long moment of suspension. The horse, exhibiting a lot of balance and rice in advance, with an elevated neck. Front and rear view of the legs should be straight.
- Canter: The canter is a pure 3-beat. The canter is roomy with a front leg and the inside leg carrying. The canter is upward and shows a long moment of suspension, lots of suppleness and balance 2.
3 Use:
The purpose of the Barock Pinto horse varies from recreational use to participation at the highest levels in sport competitions. The disciplines in which the Barock Pinto horse were cast:
- Dressage under saddle
- Carriage driving (dressage and composite)
- Composite competitions – Endurance
4. Vitality and health:
In the breeding of Barock Pinto horses are high demands on these characteristics jointly determine the vitality and health:
- Vitality (sustainable and healthy)
- Fertility (stallions and mares)
- No hereditary defects
All the above information is true and correctly taken off the Barock Pinto Studbook Netherlands - http://barockpintostudbook.com/en/studbook/breeding-purpose/
The story of Bonte Nico, founder of the Barock Pinto Association in Netherlands:
The pinto stallion Bonte Nico did in the sixties of the 20th century the minds severely involved. In the media, there was plenty of attention for this striking variegated, with our current Barockpinto studbook right to exist (also) thanks! Nico came to farm “Lunia State” Kees Hellinga, son of the owner in Marssum. In January 1964, Nico was in Alkmaar first submitted for testing for the Warmblood breeding. Initially used Hellinga sr. Nico’s own mares and those of his sons. A striking color quickly arose more interest in this stallion from local farmers.
So he quickly became a popular “wild stallion”. Today, on the cover with improperly approved stallions not a punishment but in the past it was a little different. In 1965 the AID wrote fines to the owners of mares that were covered with Bonte Nico. By the agriculture association one was ordered confiscation.
For Nico to do this fate escape the owner wrote an urgent letter to HRH Prince Bernard. The prince in turn played the letter to the then Minister of Agriculture, Mr. van Biesheuvel.
On two occasions was admitted by personal intervention of the Minister, Nico for all breeding directions.
Biesheuvel took its decision under Article 13 of the the Horselaw.
It was the riot of color that caused Nico became immensely popular. His popularity reached such large proportions that not only regional but also national newspapers regularly paid attention to him.
The popularity of the offspring also was reflected in money because standard foals brought several hundred guilders more than plain colored peers. The stud fee was in those years still incalculable, because the coverage was paid 50 guilders and 50 guilders gestation was still there. In its peak year Nico covered 150 mares, an enormous number for that time, especially since the coverage was in the sixties, of course, still the natural way and there was no AI.
The popularity of Nico was so great that young a pick from the tail of their ‘idol’ steel. In September 1966, Nico was the big attraction during the Sneek Bunte Happe Happening ‘, where he stole the show with nineteen offspring. Even with a very different audience continued his offspring not go unnoticed, as several performances for children were sold in circuses. It is the persistence of mr. Hellinga giving thanks to the breeding of white Frisian horses was about 50 years ago stature. Partly it owes our current society’s right to exist.
Bonte Nico
Information off the Barock Pinto Website: http://barockpintostudbook.com/en/studbook
Information off the Barock Pinto Website: http://barockpintostudbook.com/en/studbook