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The Appaloosa
Appaloosas characteristically show a mottled (or 'spotty') coat, pale sclera (the part of the eye close to the cornea) and striped hooves.
The breed background of this well-loved horse is only partly understood. There is proof that spotted horses were present in many nation-states in Asia and europe, and historians have found cave drawings which have been dated back to 18000BC illustrating mottled horses that might be the origins of the modern appaloosa. It seems likely that the spotted skin was originally a form of camouflage, similar to the zebra's stripes.
The modern-day Appaloosa descends from horses carried to The usa by spanish conquistadors. These were passed to the Nez perce indian tribe, who skillfully turned them into the marvelous horses that we admire right now.
This fine horse was first referred to as the "Palouse horse", but gradually the name has changed into the modern form, "Appaloosa".
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