Horse Names

New and Enduring Names for Pinto Horses 200+

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