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The Appaloosa horse
Appaloosas classically show a mottled (or 'spotty') skin, white sclera (the bit of the eye next to the cornea) and vertically striped hooves.
The story of this well-loved horse is not totally known. There is some evidence that mottled horses were being bred in many countries in Asia and europe, and there are cave pictures which have been dated back to 18000BC clearly showing spotted horses that may be related to the modern appaloosa. It is quite possible that the mottled coat was originally a type of camouflage, much as the striped pattern on a zebra.
The contemporary Appaloosa descends from horses shipped over to Mexico and the u.s. by early settlers. These were passed to the Nez perce tribe, who masterfully engineered them into the first-rate horses that we admire nowadays.
The appaloosa was first known as the "Palouse horse", although slowly its name was changed into the contemporary variant, "Appaloosa".
The Mustang Horse
The mustang horse is a very popular horse and due to its unique place in history, is recognized by many horse lovers as a symbol of the romantic and pioneer excitement of the Old wild west.
But Mustangs are usually known as 'wild' horses, the more appropriate word is 'feral' horses as most so-called 'wild' horses in Mexico and the u.s. are descended from horses that were first domestic horses shipped to The usa by the spanish conquistadors.
Mostly, these imported horses were of Andalusian or Arab origins, although they also had amongst them all conceivable colors and many americans breeds and types.
A few of these independent and clever horses got loose or were acquired by the indigenous inhabitants, and swiftly spread right through the whole country.
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