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The Appaloosa horse
Appaloosas frequently show a mottled coat, pale sclera (the section of the eye next to the cornea) and striped hooves.
The breed history of this well-loved horse is only partly understood. There is plenty of proof that spotted horses were present in a number of nations in Asia and europe, and there are cave paintings which have been dated to 18000BC clearly showing spotty horses that could well be be related to the horse we know today. It is possible that the spotted coat was initially a type of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the zebra's stripes.
The contemporary Appaloosa descends from horses shipped to Mexico and the u.s. by colonists. These were acquired by the Nez perce tribe, who skillfully turned them into the marvelous horses that we so admire nowadays.
This fine horse was first called the "Palouse horse", although gradually its name was changed into the present-day alternative, "Appaloosa".
The Mustang Horse
The mustang horse is an extremely wellknown horse that is recognized by many horse lovers as a symbolic representation of the influential and cowboy enthusiasm of the Wild west.
Although Mustangs are often referred to as 'wild' horses, the more appropriate word is 'feral' horses as most so-called 'wild' horses present in America are descended from horses that were initially domesticated animals brought to Mexico and the u.s. by the conquistadors.
The majority of these early horses were of European or Arab breeding stock, but also included a wide variety of colors and many horse lovers types and breeds.
A good number of these brave horses escaped captivity or were stolen by indigenous peoples, and swiftly spread all through the whole country.
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