The Australian Palomino Horse & Pony Association Inc is unique in that it registers horses and ponies of palomino colouration based on genetics rather than phenotype. It honours the registrations of the Australian Palomino Horse Association which closed in 2013 and accepts palomino horses and ponies for registration throughout Australia which may have more white than some Societies accept or which have blue in their eyes as these horses are still genetically palomino and therefore acceptable for registration. Palomino horses which also contain other modifying genes such as roan, appaloosa, grey etc are not eligible for registration.

White horse registries are also provided for cremellos, perlinos and smokey creams, these are also registered according to their genotyoe in the same way as palominos.