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The Mustang Horse
The mustang is a very well known horse and due to its unique place in history, is recognized by many horse lovers as a symbol of the historic and adventurous enthusiasm of the American wild west.
But Mustangs are often known as 'wild' horses, the more accurate term is 'feral' horses as most so-called 'wild' horses in The u.s. are bred from horses that were first domesticated horses brought to The u.s. by the conquistadors.
Most of these foreign horses were of Spanish or Arab breeding stock, although they also included all possible colours and many breed types.
Clearly, some of these independent and brave horses were set free or were stolen by local aboriginals, and rapidly spread all through the whole country.
The Appaloosa
Appaloosas usually display a mottled coat, colorless sclera (the bit of the eye next to the cornea) and vertically striped hooves.
The breed history of this well-loved horse is not completely recognized. There is plenty of proof that spotted horses were present in many nations in Europe, and historians have found cave drawings which have been dated back to 18000BC illustrating mottled horses that may be the origins of the horse we know today. It is quite likely that the mottled skin was initially a type of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the zebra's stripes.
The present-day Appaloosa is descended from horses brought to The u.s. by conquistadors. These got into the hands of the Indigenous people known as the 'nez perce', who expertly engineered them into the remarkable horses that we know nowadays.
The horse was initially known as the "Palouse horse", although slowly its name transformed into the modern interpretation, "Appaloosa".
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