What is Appaloosa?

Appaloosa is an American breed of a horse developed from foreign breeds than the features of native Americans in the northwest Pacific. The former Appaloosas were solid, but by the end of the 1980s, many had patterns of spotted coat, which is a breed known for today. There are six main recognized patterns for the Appaloosa breed. These include a blanket, leopard, few leopards, frost, snowflakes and varnish. The Leopard pattern is the most famous spot pattern Appaloosa and is defined as stains of any color on the white background. Several points of leopards are the same as the Leopards formula, but with several stains of color.

Appaloosas with frost pattern can have any color, but let some white hairs mix that give the coat a matte look. Asnowflake Appaloosa Spot formula is a white dot on any background color. The lacquer formula often occurs on the nose and knee of the horse and is also called the paint roan, because the main sample color is Roan.

Appaloosa usually has striped hooves. Eye color can be any shade of blue, brown or hazel or every eye can be a different color. Although the early Appaloosas had thin tails and manes, breeding for strong tails and manes became more common and desirable.

show appaloosas are often less muscular than the original breed and have bodies similar to horses or thoroughbreds. The English ride is used by Appaloosa called Appaloosa Sport Horse and it is thinner that the original Appaloosa and has longer legs.

Appaloosa is an official state horse Idaho. The Appaloosa Museum Foundation in Idaho began in 1975. The Foundation operates the free museum in Moscow, Idaho, which concerns the history and use of the Appaloosa horse breed. The Appaloosa Museum has educational programs and an interactive children's section and a gift shop.