The ABEA is hosting 2 new design contests with prizes! Please check the newsletter for more information and rules!

The American Brindle Equine Association began several years ago as a research study by Kay Isaac. This registry has been created to document, record, preserve, and promote the brindle characteristic in horses, donkeys, and mules. While widely noted in other species of animals, brindling is a rare phenomenon in equine, and this fact has made it very hard to study. It is my hope that this, the first brindle only registry, will allow further research into this unique characteristic, as well as a better understanding of its properties, through recording generations of offspring separated by appropriate classifications.

Horses of many diverse breeds have been reported to display the brindle pattern and or coat texturing, and as such the registry shall be open to and breed of equine. Horses, donkeys, and mules of all sizes are accepted by this registry including ponies and miniatures. No equine exhibiting zebra breeding will be registered with the ABEA, however chimeric and mosaic horses shall be accepted so long as they possess a brindle pattern.

Registration is open to any equine exhibiting brindle characteristics regardless of size, breed, age, gender or species. Memberships are not necessary, and any future programs hosted by the ABEA will be open based on the equines registration status not the rider.

This registry is run solely by volunteer effort. Any money gained goes into maintenance and upkeep of the registry. Any excess money will be donated to an animal rescue dealing with equine at our discretion.

More pages are forthcoming and have not yet been uploaded. Please be patient while we do our best to promote brindles!

*Precautions have been taken to assure that the photos found on this site do not infringe on any copyright laws. However, if you are the photographer of a picture found here and would like it removed please contact us and it will be done. Thank you for your understanding.