Posted this in the breeding forum wanted to see what you thought.
He has a spot on his head, so I guess you could call him a Medicine Hat. The pattern is usually produced as a maximum expression of the sabino complex of genes. They will sometimes also have a “shield” of a brown spot on the chest. I’ve never found any particular color or pattern to be more magickal than any other, but I guess some folks get really excited about it. I believe one of Margurite Henry’s books features a medicine hat pinto. San Domingo, I think was the name of that one.
Awesome. I guess it is kind of like thinking black cats are unlucky. Maybe the guy is superstitious or something. All I know is my daughter loves him and he has a happy home for life. I will look for the book. Thanks!
As someone mentioned in your other thread, Native Americans consider the coat pattern to have powers for both owner & horse.
It is an unusual enough coloring to get attention, especially coupled with the blue eyes < I’ve heard those called China Eyes.
From the effect on your daughter it sounds like One Spot is working his own kind of Magic :winkgrin:
Honestly it wouldn’t matter to us if there was nothing remarkable about his appearance. He was just the one she was drawn to. There were about 8 little ponies to choose from and she was excited about several but then we went to another area to see him because he was getting beat up. From the moment she saw him he was hers. Covered in scabs and fly irritated eyes she didn’t care, she loved him. He seems quite happy about the fact that he belonged to her too. I am going to see if I can find her the book about the Medicine Hat Stallion today. So neat to learn something like this about him. His name is Mad Hatter, but for some reason she calls him Trouble.
All I know about them is they are a heck of a lot of work to keep clean!! I have started a few for clients. Interesting thread though. 
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All I know about them is they are a heck of a lot of work to keep clean!! I have started a few for clients. Interesting thread though. :-)[/QUOTE]
I am very lucky. He is not a roller and stays pretty clean. I can usually get him white with just some quick brushing. It was a chore getting him white when I brought him home. That is how I found this forum. 
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Glad you found your magical Medicine Hat for your daughter.
Just one thing… can you encourage a different name?
I’ve often seen horses with names like Trouble, Diablo, etc live up to the name and you don’t want that
If it has to be Trouble… how about No Trouble? To Tribble as in the Star Trek Tribbles (which were trouble)
The true Medicine Hat pattern which is an expression of Sabino and not Tovero was revered as sacred by Native American tribes who believed a warrior riding such a horse could not be wounded.
People in general don’t seem to distinguish between them which used to bother me a lot but whatever. And yes, people who don’t know or appreciate the difference would probably pay a little extra for your cute pony. As it is, you’ve got a blank slate with a ton of possibilites for colored chalk and food coloring. Any little girl would appreciate that!
Hay - they even have a registry ! http://www.examiner.com/article/the-united-states-medicine-hat-horse-association
