What kind of horse is he?

I recently rescued a foal from slaughter with my mom, who also works with horses. We've had him for about five months now, and he's around 10 months old. He's really calm for a baby, very friendly and learns quickly. His hooves, we learned, are also really hard for a baby, which our farrier says is better. I'm curious- does anyone think they have an Idea of what breed he is? Of course he's a pinto, XD but my mom thinks he had some quarter horse in him?
The herd where he came from was brought to us (ontario) from North Dakota, where they would have been slaughtered if a bunch of dedicated people hadn't been there. The whole herd was rescued, thankfully. All of them were babies, and looked similar to my foal. (Indiana :]) Any ideas?

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Comment by Dana Bowman on January 9, 2019 at 8:30pm: Lol, here's a fun update ten years later! Was closing some old social accounts and found this old thing. Here's a pony update for ya.

Indiana turned ten in 2018! He's a sassy little thing and is too smart for his own good. We think he was probably 6 months when we got him- he ended up at exactly 14.2 hands when he was 6. He can pop around a little hunter course but his main talent is dressage, so we switched disciplines. Last year we did our first Cadora shows at training level and did pretty well!

A few years ago we ended up getting genetic testing done on both our horses (here!) and Indy came back as Akhal-Teke, Mountain Pleasure Horse, and Selle Francais... which was a surprise. I believe Selle Francais and Mountain pleasure came in at first and second result, with Akhal-Teke coming in third. I don't think he is these breeds exclusively- more likely he's probably got arabian, thoroughbred and some mountain... something in there. Physically, he resembles the mountain pleasure more than anything else.

I have no idea how often this site is used but thought I'd pop back in with some pics and an update anyway for the fun of it. I'm also on instagram @danabman. Happy trails!

Comment by Laura Coffey on December 9, 2009 at 12:33pm: Got it! Gypsy Vanner Horse is the breed. But they usually have feathers on their fetlocks.

Comment by Laura Coffey on December 9, 2009 at 12:27pm: There are Irish ponies that are exclusively paints. They were used as all purpose horses by the Tinkers,( Irish gypsies). I'm sorry but for the life of me I can not remember the name of this horse. Try sending your question to the Irish horse community, see if anyone there recognizes them. Laura

Comment by Dana Bowman on December 6, 2009 at 4:34pm: Thanks! :D
We haven't really noticed much about his gait- He does tend to hold his head fairly high sometimes, and maybe pulls an "arab tail" But I don't think that can really add to anything?
I'm gonna look that up, actually. Maybe I'll find something. Thanks again!

Comment by Margaret Langlands on December 6, 2009 at 4:32pm: What a wonderful looking animal - I am so glad you saved him. Any idea if his gaits look funny - ie - nopt just a walk, trot, canter - could he be gaited? I have a National Spotted Saddlehorse who came from Kentucky - he looks like any other paint, but he is gaited (like a Rocky Mountain horse). A friend of mine may be getting a paint horse next week - when I asked her the breed she said it is probably quarter horse with something else thrown in. Paint horses can come from many different backgrounds - sometimes it is that certain look or movement that can give you a hint as to the breed or cross breeds - i.e. Arab, Quarterhorse, Thoroughbred - perhaps you can get a DNA done? I have a friend that seems to think she can get it done on her dog which is of mixed heritage - Good luck.