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The Appaloosa horse
Appaloosas characteristically have a leopard spotted coat, pale sclera (the part of the eye close to the cornea) and striped hooves.
The breed background of this well-loved horse is not fully known. There is some proof that mottled horses were found in a good number of nation-states in Europe, and historians have found cave drawings which have been dated back to 18000BC showing spotty horses that may be the origins of the appaloosa we know today. It is possible that the mottled pattern was initially a type of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the zebra's stripes.
The contemporary Appaloosa descends from horses brought to The usa by early settlers. These were passed to the Nez perce indian tribe, who masterfully bred them into the superb horses that we love these days.
This wonderful horse was originally known as the "Palouse horse", although over time the name changed into the modern-day form, "Appaloosa".
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