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The Appaloosa
Appaloosas commonly show a mottled (or 'spotty') coat, pale sclera (the section of the eye next to the cornea) and striped hooves.
The history of this attractive horse is not completely recognized. There is some evidence that spotted horses were living in a number of countries in Asia, and there are cave paintings which are as old as to 18000BC illustrating mottled horses that may be related to the modern appaloosa. It is possible that the mottled pattern was by origin a form of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the zebra's stripes.
The contemporary Appaloosa descends from horses shipped over to Mexico and the u.s. by settlers. These were passed on to the Nez perce people, who masterfully bred them into the fantastic horses that we love right now.
This wonderful horse was by origin referred to as the "Palouse horse", although over the years the name transformed into the contemporary variant, "Appaloosa".
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