I have an American paint and she is sweet and calm
To know what the personality is likely to be like in a paint horse, you need to first look at the horses breeding. Paint horses are this way due to colour genetics playing a part. This is nothing to do with the breed of the horse. Any breed of horse can be a paint if bred with the right colour genetics. Personality is more based on horse breed, for example Quarter Horses are known for their laid bay personalities where Thoroughbreds can be more highly strung...but either can be a paint horse in colour. Typically Quarter Horses and some pony breeds are found with paint colouring.
paint horses originated in north America
Indians did paint their horses.
In my opinion, paint horses are quite common horses, which does in fact make them a tad popular. Paint horses are great, they have a beautiful coat. But there are plenty of other popular horse out there to! Liek the friesian!
The Paint Horse Registry has a breeding stock designation for horses that do not meet the spotting criteria to be a paint. Breeding stock horses are registered and can be shown at paint shows they just don't show "color".
A paint horses in adult form weigh around 2000 punds
Quarter Horses Throughbreds Paint Horses
American Paint horses are found in all geographical locations.
The same as other horses...
Quarter Horses Throughbreds Paint Horses
There are spotted donkeys that have markings similar to paint horses.
Paint horses are in general great horses for any age. Kids tend to love their color especially.