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A bald, wide or apron blaze that extends over the muzzle and under the jaw, with or without black spots on or around the muzzle or white that extends or occurs past where the bridle would lay. High white stockings that extend past mid-knee or mid-hock or disconnected leg markings. Some form of body white, belly, girth spot etc. is also common. A loudly marked overo looking horse with lacey markings. In some cases the foal may be born almost pure white, usually with some speckles of chestnut or bay or black in the body and usually has a medicine hat (dark markings on the ears and forelock resembling a hat). Foals who are born almost pure white are not to be confused with the lethal white foal which dies at birth or shortly thereafter, a Sabino white foal is born healthy. Sabino is not a gene, but rather a phenotypical phenomenon, a trait likely either due to multiple genes, or due to genes that are incompletely expressed, or have other genes modifying whether they get turned "on" or "off". The Sabino trait is not to be confused with the Roaning trait or Rabicano trait. They are completely different traits that can sometimes occur together but are not necessarily indicative of Sabino.
Sabino Arabian Horse Association - A Color Registry
*Registration Requirements:
Your horse must be a registered Purebred Arabian, Registration pending (foals) will be accepted as long as the registration number is provided when registered.
Your horse must have one of the markings of a Sabino horse. You must send photos of the horse showing the markings on each side of the horse (front, back, and both sides, also underbelly shot if your horse has markings there). Please be aware that two of the submitted photos will be chosen for display on your horses Registration Certificate. Your horse will be displayed on this website and if you like you may indicate the photo you wish to have displayed, otherwise one will be chosen. These photos will not be returned and are the property of The Sabino Arabian Horse Registry.
Send a copy of your horse's Arabian Registration Certificate.
Upon registration you will recieve a Registration Certificate with your horses information and photos on it.
*Classifications of Registration:
Minimum Expressed Sabino (mn): Any Registered Purebred Arabian horse that has one or more of the following: high white leg markings extending past mid-knee or mid-hock; detached leg markings; a wide blaze, apron blaze, or bald face markings that extends past where the bridle would lay; these and/or white body markings that are not large enough to be registered pinto.
Moderately Expressed Sabino (md): Any Registered Purebred Arabian horse with enough white to be registered with the Pinto Horse Association (check pinto regulations at www.pinto.org) and up to 25% body white. As a Weanling (current year foal) four (4) square inches of white hair with underlying pink skin. As a Yearling, eight (8) square inches of white hair with underlying pink skin. As a two year old or older, fifteen (15) square inches of white hair with underlying pink skin.
Extreme Expressed Sabino (ex): Any Registered Purebred Arabian horse with an extreme amount of body white. The Extreme expressed Sabino often has splashy white markings and can be a loudly marked overo with body white over 25% and up to 50% with underlying pink skin.
Maximum Expressed Sabino (mx): Any Registered Purebred Arabian horse with over 50% body white with underlying pink skin. A Maximum expressed horse may be born almost pure white with a medicine hat (dark markings on the ears and forelock resembling a hat) and mottling of color over body. Foals born white are not to be confused with the Lethal White foal, which dies at birth or shortly thereafter. A Maximum Sabino foal is born perfectly healthy.
*Classification will be determined by the photos sent in for registration. Any questions can be directed via email to: sahr@uslink.net