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The Appaloosa horse
Appaloosas commonly display a leopard spotted skin, colorless sclera (the section of the eye next to the cornea) and striped hooves.
The breed history of this unusual horse is not completely recognized. There is some evidence that mottled horses were established in a number of countries in Europe, and archeologists have found cave pictures which have been dated back to 18000BC showing spotted horses that could well be be forefathers of the horse we know today. It is very likely that the spotted coat was initially a form of camouflage, similar to the zebra's stripes.
The modern-day Appaloosa descends from horses shipped to Mexico and the u.s. by colonists. These were passed on to the Nez perce tribe, who masterfully turned them into the terrific horses that we so admire at the present time.
The horse was initially known as the "Palouse horse", even though over the years the name transformed into the contemporary version, "Appaloosa".
The mustang horse
The mustang is a well known horse which is revered by many people as a symbolic representation of the influential and pioneer spirit of the Old wild west.
Although Mustangs are commonly called 'wild' horses, the more appropriate word is 'feral' horses as most free-roaming horses living in Mexico and the u.s. are bred from horses that were initially domesticated animals brought to The u.s. by the early colonists.
Mostly, these early horses were of Spanish or Arabian origins, although they also had amongst them a wide variety of colours and many breed types.
Many of these independent and brave horses escaped captivity or were taken by the indigenous peoples, and swiftly spread right through the whole country
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