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The Appaloosa
Appaloosas characteristically have a mottled coat, pale sclera (the part of the eye close to the cornea) and vertically striped hooves.
The breed history of this attractive horse is not totally known. There is plenty of evidence that mottled horses were present in a good many countries in Asia and europe, and we know of cave paintings which have been dated to 18000BC showing spotty horses that may be forefathers of the modern appaloosa. It is very likely that the spotted coat was originally a type of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the zebra's stripes.
The contemporary Appaloosa is descended from horses carried to The u.s. by conquistadors. These were somehow acquired by the Nez perce tribe, who skillfully turned them into the extraordinary horses that we recognize at the present time.
This wonderful horse was first called the "Palouse horse", although over the years its name changed into the contemporary rendering, "Appaloosa".
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