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The Appaloosa is a breed of based on color. The
Appaloosa is simply a spotted horse. Named for the
Palouse River in Northwestern United States the Appaloosa is thought to be bred
by the Nez Perce Indian
tribe of the same region. How the original spotted horse was brought to the U.S.
originally is open to debate.
The horse was all but eradicated when the American Cavalry all but eradicated
the Nez Perce Indians in 1877.
There are now more than a million registered Appaloosa horses. Because the
coloring of the Appaloosa is its
primary qualification, there are several body styles found in the breed. There
are stock-types, sport horses,
pleasure horses, race horses and some that are very nearly ponies. Because of
this wide variety, Appaloosas can happily be used for just about anything.
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I took this picture this winter at our farm ZMI Tru Blu Companion |
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Originally from
en.wikipedia; description page is/was
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2007-03-10 (original upload date) |
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Original uploader was
Appaloosas at
en.wikipedia |
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