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The Appaloosa
Appaloosas typically show a leopard spotted skin, colorless sclera (the section of the eye close to the cornea) and vertically striped hooves.
The breed history of this popular horse is not totally recognized. There is some proof that mottled horses were being bred in quite a few countries in 'the old world', and archeologists have found cave pictures dating back to 18000BC clearly showing spotty horses that may be the origins of the horse we know today. It seems likely that the mottled skin was initially a type of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the zebra's stripes.
The contemporary Appaloosa is descended from horses brought to The u.s. by spanish conquistadors. These were passed on to the Nez perce indian tribe, who cleverly turned them into the excellent horses that we so admire these days.
Appaloosas were first referred to as the "Palouse horse", but bit by bit its name has changed into the modern-day variant, "Appaloosa".
The Mustang Horse
The mustang horse is a well-known horse and is held by many americans as a symbolic representation of the historic and pioneer spirit of the American wild west.
But Mustangs are usually called 'wild' horses, the more appropriate word is 'feral' horses as almost all free-roaming horses living in Mexico and the u.s. are descended from horses that were originally domestic horses shipped to The usa by the early settlers.
The majority of these early horses were of Andalusian or Arabian origins, but also included all possible colours and many americans types and breeds.
Clearly, some of these sturdy horses got loose or were stolen by local aboriginals, and quickly spread throughout the whole of america.
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