Equine Color Specialties

Welcome to Equine Color Specialties (formerly RM Paint & Quarter Horses), home of a breeding farm totally focused on quality-bred horses with enhancement of colors. Although owner, Robin Mitchell Forrest, had shown horses most of her life, and especially during the 1970's throughout Georgia and South Carolina competing with Quarter Horses and Arabians in Western Pleasure and Halter, she didn't start her own breeding program until 1991 following her move to Texas in 1979. Her favorite horses in those early years of showing were Buckskins and Palominos, and the love of those colors stuck with her. Continual compliments on her "golden" horses legitimized her personal belief that Buckskins and Palominos had a particular appeal to many other owners and exhibitors as well, and would prove to be a good market to focus on. Returning to competition in Texas after those years of inactivity in the show ring, Robin was bitten by the Team Penning bug, and her enthusiasm and ability soon had her in the winners' circle again, winning saddles, buckles, and money to boot. She also was nurturing some "winning" ideas of a breeding program which held special appeal for her ongoing admiration and devotion to the golden shades of Buckskins and Palominos. Robin had always been able to recognize a good horse regardless of color, but adamantly believed a good athlete should be pretty enough to "halter" as well as being capable enough of being a formidable competitor under saddle. With "color" added to the quality she would consistently insist in her own program, she would achieve her icing on the cake, and that became her goal in breeding 100% quality Buckskin and Palomino horses.