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The Appaloosa
Appaloosas naturally display a mottled coat, white sclera (the section of the eye next to the cornea) and vertically striped hooves.
The breed history of this well-loved horse is not fully known. There is evidence that spotted horses were present in a good many countries in 'the old world', and there are cave drawings which have been dated back to 18000BC showing spotty horses that could well be be forefathers of the appaloosa we know today. It is possible that the spotted coat was originally a type of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the striped pattern on a zebra.
The present-day Appaloosa descends from horses shipped over to America by spanish conquistadors. These were somehow acquired by the Nez perce tribe, who skillfully engineered them into the extraordinary horses that we love at the present time.
This fine horse was originally called the "Palouse horse", but slowly its name transformed into the present-day form, "Appaloosa".
The Mustang Horse
The mustang is a very well known horse and due to its unique place in history, is revered by many as a living symbol of the romantic and pioneer excitement of the Old wild west.
Although Mustangs are usually referred to as 'wild' horses, the more accurate word is 'feral' horses as almost all so-called 'wild' horses in America are descended from horses that were first domesticated animals shipped over to America by the early colonists.
In most cases, these early horses were of Spanish or Arab breeding stock, but also included all conceivable colours and many horse lovers breed types.
It is believed that some of these independent and clever horses escaped captivity or were acquired by the indigenous peoples, and soon spread through the whole country.
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