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The Appaloosa
Appaloosas classically display a leopard spotted coat, white sclera (the bit of the eye next to the cornea) and striped hooves.
The background of this well-loved horse is not fully understood. There is some proof that mottled horses were present in many nations in 'the old world', and there are cave drawings which have been dated back to 18000BC showing mottled horses that could well be be related to the appaloosa we know today. It is quite likely that the mottled coat was first a type of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the zebra's stripes.
The modern Appaloosa is descended from horses shipped to Mexico and the u.s. by colonists. These were acquired by the Indigenous people known as the 'nez perce', who cleverly turned them into the first-rate horses that we know nowadays.
This wonderful horse was initially referred to as the "Palouse horse", although gradually the name transformed into the modern-day form, "Appaloosa".
The Mustang Horse
The mustang is an extremely well known horse and due to its unique place in history, is held by many americans as a living and breathing symbol of the historic and cowboy spirit of the American wild west.
Although Mustangs are usually known as 'wild' horses, the more appropriate term is 'feral' horses as almost all so-called 'wild' horses in America are bred from horses that were initially domestic horses shipped to The usa by the early colonists.
Most of these early horses were of Andalusian or Arabian origins, but included a wide range of colors and many people breeds and types.
Many of these independent and brave horses were set free or were traded by the indigenous inhabitants, and soon spread right through the whole country.
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