Life expectancy: 30 years
Height: 14-16 hands high.
Colors: base colors include bay, black, chestnut, palomino, buckskin, cremello, perlino, roan, gray, dun and grulla. Patterns include blanket, leopard, snow cap, snowflake, few spot and varnish roan.
Country of origin: USA
Naming rules: no more than 20 characters, no numbers, punctuation marks or similarly spelled names are allowed. No naming after famous/notorious people or famous horses; vulgar or suggestive names are not permitted. Family names are common.
History: The Appaloosa’s partially open studbook allows Quarter horse, Thoroughbred and Arabian breeding. The main breed characteristics are striped hooves, mottled skin, and a white eye sclera, though some other breeds can show some of these characteristics too. Appaloosas were originally bred by the Nez Perce people. After the Nez Perce war, the Appaloosa was forgotten as a distinct breed for almost 60 years. The horses were called "Palouse horses" at first, and the name later became “Appaloosa.” In 1937, the Western Horseman magazine published an article about the breed's history and urging its preservation. This article led to the founding of the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) in 1938. The ApHC is now the principle body of promotion and preservation for the Appaloosa breed.
Height: 14-16 hands high.
Colors: base colors include bay, black, chestnut, palomino, buckskin, cremello, perlino, roan, gray, dun and grulla. Patterns include blanket, leopard, snow cap, snowflake, few spot and varnish roan.
Country of origin: USA
Naming rules: no more than 20 characters, no numbers, punctuation marks or similarly spelled names are allowed. No naming after famous/notorious people or famous horses; vulgar or suggestive names are not permitted. Family names are common.
History: The Appaloosa’s partially open studbook allows Quarter horse, Thoroughbred and Arabian breeding. The main breed characteristics are striped hooves, mottled skin, and a white eye sclera, though some other breeds can show some of these characteristics too. Appaloosas were originally bred by the Nez Perce people. After the Nez Perce war, the Appaloosa was forgotten as a distinct breed for almost 60 years. The horses were called "Palouse horses" at first, and the name later became “Appaloosa.” In 1937, the Western Horseman magazine published an article about the breed's history and urging its preservation. This article led to the founding of the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) in 1938. The ApHC is now the principle body of promotion and preservation for the Appaloosa breed.