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The Mustang Horse
The mustang is a desirable horse and due to its unique place in history, is held by many as a living and breathing symbol of the influential and pioneer spirit of the Old wild west.
But Mustangs are usually known as 'wild' horses, the more correct name is 'feral' horses as all free-roaming horses in The u.s. are descended from horses that were initially domestic horses shipped over to Mexico and the u.s. by the early colonists.
The majority of these early horses were of European or Arab origins, but also included a wide variety of colors and many horse lovers breeds and types.
It is thought that some of these independent and clever horses went wild or were taken by indigenous americans, and quickly spread right through the whole country.
The Appaloosa horse
Appaloosas generally show a mottled (or 'spotty') skin, colorless sclera (the bit of the eye around the cornea) and striped hooves.
The story of this well-loved horse is not totally recognized. There is proof that spotted horses were present in quite a few nations in Europe, and there are cave drawings which have been dated to 18000BC showing spotted horses that may be forefathers of the horse we know today. It is possible that the mottled coat was first a form of camouflage, much as the striped pattern on a zebra.
The modern Appaloosa descends from horses shipped to Mexico and the u.s. by colonists. These were somehow acquired by the Indigenous people known as the 'nez perce', who proficiently bred them into the terrific horses that we so admire today.
This fine horse was originally referred to as the "Palouse horse", although bit by bit its name was changed into the present-day adaptation, "Appaloosa".
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