Perhaps I am a traditionalist, but, for me, an Appy is a visual Appy- it has spots, obvious spots. Anything else is "carrying Appaloosa pattern"
A Pinto is a visual white + any other colour under the sun.
Anything else is "carrying Pinto"
And, I also have to say, a characteristiced Appy does not make an Appy for me. No spots, no straight Appy.
It is Varnish or it is characterisitced.(Is that even a word???
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And another thing, whilst I am at it- both the "carrying" claims must be backed up by either DNA or breeding proof.
So breeding an Appy to a Pinto does not, by any thinking, get a Pintaloosa- it could just as easily get a totally solid horse carrying no genes from Appy or Pinto.